Patent ID: 6270011
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
A method for remote credit card authentication comprising the steps of:initiating a purchase transaction in which a purchaser provides credit card information from a purchaser location;transmitting said credit card information to a credit card database;requesting provision of personal information associated with said purchaser;obtaining said personal information, including at least one fingerprint image, from the purchaser at said purchaser location, wherein said at least one fingerprint image is not included within the credit card information contained on the credit card;processing said at least one fingerprint image in a stand-alone device, said stand-alone device being connected as an add-on unit whereat said purchase transaction is initiated;transmitting said obtained personal information including said processed at least one fingerprint image to said credit card database;processing, in said credit card database, said obtained personal information to match said personal information with stored personal information including at least one fingerprint image of the owner of the credit card; andproviding a message to said purchaser location in accordance with the results of said processing step for completion of said purchase transaction.