Patent ID: 9349232
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K,G07C

Claim Text:
1. An autonomous, portable apparatus for identifying and authenticating electronic user credentials, comprising: a. a physical enclosure with an aperture for receiving a smartcard; b. a reading/writing means for reading and writing to a smartcard, such that when a smartcard is placed into said aperture of said physical enclosure, the smartcard connects to said reading/writing means such that the smartcard can be read or written; and c. a personal authentication device comprising an authentication means for biometric authentication, a wireless transceiver, a communication means for communicating with said reading/writing means, and a processing means for electronic data processing and storage, located inside said enclosure and coupled to said reading/writing means; and said reading/writing means and said personal authentication device being implemented together on an application-specific integrated circuit, such that communications between said reading/writing means and said personal authentication device are secure and tamper-resistant.