Portable electronic authorization system and method

Details Portable electronic authorization system and method Portable electronic authorization system and method

2006-02-21

2006-02-21

Reagan, James A (Department: 3621)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Business processing using cryptography

C235S375000, C235S379000, C235S380000, C235S487000, C235S492000, C705S014270, C705S026640, C705S027200, C705S039000, C705S040000, C705S041000, C705S044000, C705S068000, C705S075000, C380S030000, C713S172000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07003495

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment an apparatus includes a housing; a user authenticator, supported by the housing, that authenticates an identity of a user; at least one memory, supported by the housing, that stores transaction information for at least first and second media; and at least one output, supported by the housing, that releases at least a portion of the transaction information to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal after the user authenticator has authenticated the identity of the user. In another embodiment, a method involves steps of: storing transaction information for at least first and second media in a memory of a device; receiving as input a user's selection of one of the at least first and second media; displaying a visual indication to the user regarding which of the at least first and second media has been selected; and transferring at least a portion of the transaction information from the device to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal.

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