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US 2014/0279561 A1Published application
Alphanumeric keypad for fuel dispenser system architecture
AssigneeGilbarco Inc.
InventorsGiovanni Carapelli, Bruce Welch
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Abstract
A vending machine can include a secure payment platform comprising one or more secure components for communicating sensitive information, an alphanumeric keypad configured outside of the secure payment platform for receiving input., and a keypad application operating within the secure payment platform to obtain input received on the alphanumeric keypad.
Claims16
A vending machine, comprising:
- a secure payment platform comprising one or more secure components for communicating sensitive information, wherein at least a portion of the secure payment platform is certified by payment card industry (PCI) security counsel;
- an alphanumeric keypad configured outside of the secure payment platform for receiving input, wherein the alphanumeric keypad is not certified by the PCI security counsel;
- and
- a keypad application operating within the secure payment platform to obtain input received on the alphanumeric keypad.
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A method for using an input device outside of a secure payment platform, comprising:
- receiving a request for input data from an application executing within the secure payment platform, wherein the request specifies one or more of a set of prompts related to the input data;
- activating a PIN entry device based on receiving the request;
- displaying the one or more prompts on a secure display;
- obtaining encrypted input from an alphanumeric keypad;
- deactivating the PIN entry device;
- decrypting the encrypted input using a stored decryption key;
- and
- providing the input to the application.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.