Patent ID: 6275991
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G06Q,G07F,H04B,H04N

Abstract:
A television remote control unit for transmitting IR (infra-red) signals to an interactive location such as a television set top box, said remote control unit comprising:an integral magnetic stripe financial ATM transaction type card reader for reading ATM type financial card information from a magnetic stripe of an ATM type card swiped through said reader to form read ATM card information;a keypad for entering ATM transaction information for a particular ATM card transaction and for entering ATM card identification information relating to a specific personal identification number (PIN) to form PIN information;receiver means for receiving a personal encryption key (PEK) from said interactive location to code said PIN information thereby forming coded PIN information;a processor for processing said ATM transaction information and said coded PIN information to form IR ATM card transaction signals; andan IR transmitter means for transmitting said IR ATM card transaction signals to said interactive location.