Patent ID: 9704312
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,G06Q,G07C,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of authorizing an electronic transaction or process to be performed utilizing an electronic transaction device which cooperates with a terminal apparatus which is responsive to said transaction device for generating instructions for the performance of said electronic transaction or process, the method comprising: (a) receiving a verification command at a verification device which comprises a biometric sensor and has first biometric data stored therein, said verification device being separate from said transaction device and said terminal, said verification command being received via a telecommunications network independently of said terminal and said transaction device; (b) responsive to receipt of said verification command, performing by the verification device an authentication process which comprises the verification device obtaining, from said biometric sensor, second biometric data and comparing the first and second biometric data with each other; and (c) in the event of a match between said first and second biometric data, said verification device generating a response signal indicative of said match and transmitting said response signal, independently of said transaction device and said terminal, to a predetermined destination for authorizing said transaction or process.