Patent ID: 7647279

Claim:
Method for making transactions secure based on a card-type medium ( 2 ) comprising a number ( 4 ) and a remote database ( 5 ) connected to a telecommunications network ( 9 ), characterized in that a unique volume based identifier ( 3 ) containing bubbles of random size, shape and arrangement which are clearly perceived in form size and relative position is physically integrated in the medium ( 2 ) comprising the number ( 4 ), this identifier ( 3 ) constitutes an unforgeable link between the number ( 4 ) located on the medium and information stored under the same number ( 4 ) in the database ( 5 ), said stored information comprises at least one representation of the identifier comprising an image ( 6 ) of the unique identifier ( 3 ), the method comprising authenticating the link at the time of a transaction by making a call to the database, retransmitting the stored image to a terminal monitor ( 11 ) and/or a printer ( 10 ) on which the image appears, and a human operator; visually comparing the identifier ( 3 ) located on the medium and its image displayed on the terminal ( 11 ) and/or on the receipt of the printer ( 10 ), and determining if there is agreement between the identifier ( 3 ) located on the medium and its image displayed on the terminal ( 11 ) and/or on the receipt of the printer ( 10 ) and either, authorizing the transaction if agreement is determined, or not authorizing the transaction if non-agreement is determined.