Devices, systems, and methods for tokenizing sensitive information
AssigneeTokenex, Inc.
InventorsJerald Dawkins, Alex Pezold
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for tokenizing sensitive information are provided herein. Methods may include the steps of receiving sensitive information via an input device, the input device being communicatively coupled to a transaction terminal, tokenizing the sensitive information at the input device to generate a token, and associating the token and the sensitive information together in a storage medium associated with the input device.
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A method for tokenizing sensitive data, comprising:
- receiving sensitive information via an input device, the input device being communicatively coupled to a transaction terminal;
- tokenizing the sensitive information at the input device to generate a token;
- and
- associating the token and the sensitive information together in a storage medium associated with the input device.
A method for tokenizing sensitive data, comprising:
- receiving a token from a tap device disposed between a sensitive information source and a transaction terminal, the token including sensitive information that has been tokenized by the tap device, the tap device being operatively connected to the sensitive information source;
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- associating the token and the sensitive information together in a storage medium associated with the tap device.
A system for tokenizing sensitive information, comprising:
- a tap device configured to be disposed between a sensitive information source and a transaction terminal, the tap device including a tokenization application stored in memory and executable by a processor of the tap device to receive sensitive information from the sensitive information source and generate a token from the sensitive information source;
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- a provider system communicatively coupled to the tap device that receives the sensitive information and the token from the tap device and associates the sensitive information and the token together in a storage medium.
A tap device for tokenizing sensitive information, comprising:
- a communications module that receives sensitive information from a credit card reader;
- a tokenizing module that tokenizes sensitive information received from the credit card reader to produce a token;
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- wherein the tap device is configured to reside inline between the credit card reader and a point of sale terminal, at a retail location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.