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Transfer of valuable information between a secure module and another module

US5949880A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 26, 1997
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F7/0826
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to system, apparatus and method for communicating valuable data from a portable module to another module via an electronic device. More specifically, the disclosed system, apparatus and method are useful for enabling a user to fill a portable module with a cash equivalent and to spend the cash equivalent at a variety of locations. The disclosed system incorporates an encryption/decryption method.

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