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US 12,223,020 B2Granted
Biometric account card
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsMark Charles Davis, Douglas Warren Robinson
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Abstract
A card can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to: decrypt a private key of a payor stored in memory of the card, where the private key is associated with digital cryptocurrency; use the decrypted private key to generate a signed message to transfer the digital cryptocurrency to an address of a payee; and output the signed message.
Claims19
A card that comprises a thickness in a range from 0.3 mm to 3 mm, the card comprising:
- a processor;
- memory accessible to the processor;
- a display;
- a fingerprint sensor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to:
- store information for digital cryptocurrency accounts to the memory;
- render an interface to the display for navigation of the digital cryptocurrency accounts and selection of one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts using the fingerprint sensor, wherein at least one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts comprises associated graphics;
- responsive to input via the fingerprint sensor, navigate to and select one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts for transfer of ownership of digital cryptocurrency from the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts or for receipt of ownership of digital cryptocurrency by the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts;
- using biometric information acquired via the fingerprint sensor, decrypt a private key of a payor stored in the memory of the card, wherein the private key is associated with the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts for transfer of the ownership of the digital cryptocurrency from the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts;
- use the decrypted private key to generate a signed message to transfer the ownership of the digital cryptocurrency to an address of a payee;
- and
- output the signed message.
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A method comprising:
- rendering an interface to a display of a card for navigation of the digital cryptocurrency accounts and selection of a digital cryptocurrency account from digital cryptocurrency accounts using a fingerprint sensor of the card, wherein at least one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts comprises associated graphics, and wherein the card comprises a thickness in a range from 0.3 mm to 3 mm;
- responsive to input via the fingerprint sensor, navigating to and selecting one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts for transfer of ownership of digital cryptocurrency from the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts or for receipt of ownership of digital cryptocurrency by the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts;
- using biometric information acquired via the fingerprint sensor, via a processor of the card, decrypting a private key of a payor stored in memory of the card, wherein the private key is associated with the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts for transfer of the ownership of the digital cryptocurrency from the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts;
- using the decrypted private key, generating a signed message to transfer the ownership of the digital cryptocurrency to an address of a payee;
- and
- via circuitry of the card, outputting the signed message.
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One or more computer-readable storage media comprising instructions executable by a processor of a card to:
- render an interface to a display of a card for navigation of the digital cryptocurrency accounts and selection of a digital cryptocurrency account from digital cryptocurrency accounts using a fingerprint sensor, wherein at least one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts comprises associated graphics, and wherein the card comprises a thickness in a range from 0.3 mm to 3 mm;
- responsive to input via the fingerprint sensor, navigate to and select one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts for transfer of ownership of digital cryptocurrency from the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts or for receipt of ownership of digital cryptocurrency by the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts;
- using biometric information acquired via the fingerprint sensor, decrypt a private key of a payor stored in memory of the card, wherein the private key is associated with the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts for transfer of ownership of the digital cryptocurrency from the selected one of the digital cryptocurrency accounts;
- use the decrypted private key to generate a signed message to transfer the ownership of the digital cryptocurrency to an address of a payee;
- and
- output the signed message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.