Patent ID: 7966262
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: G06Q,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for securing information using cryptographically keyed units, comprising the steps of: a. receiving at a first cryptographically keyed unit (“CKU”) consumer information from a fuel pump device over a first connection, said first CKU comprising a first processor, said consumer information comprising at least one of consumer payment information or consumer identity information; b. encrypting the consumer information by the first processor; c. transmitting the encrypted consumer information from the first CKU to a second CKU over a second connection, said second CKU comprising a second processor, wherein the second connection is unsecured; d. receiving and decrypting the encrypted consumer information by the second processor to produce the consumer information; and e. communicating the consumer information from the second CKU to a remote device.