Patent ID: 11887123
Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
an authenticator device comprising a piezoelectric effect material embedded on the authenticator device, wherein the piezoelectric effect material generates an electrical signal having a pattern unique to a user of the authenticator device in response to mechanical stress applied to the piezoelectric effect material by a portion of the user's body; and
a computing device comprising:
a memory configured to store financial account information of the user and a predetermined signal pattern associated with the user; and
a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, configured to:
initiate a financial transaction with a point of sale device using the financial account information of the user;
detect the electrical signal generated by the piezoelectric effect material on the authenticator device;
generate authentication data for the user based on matching the pattern of the detected electrical signal to the predetermined signal pattern associated with the user; and
transmit the authentication data for the user to the point of sale device to facilitate authorization of the financial transaction.