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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDavid C. Russell, Bart A. Singer, David M. Petka, Barry W. Johnson
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The invention is directed towards methods, systems and apparatuses, see FIG. 1, (100) for providing secure and private interactions. The invention provides capability for verifying the identity of a party initiating an electronic interaction with another party through data input module (140) which is verified by the identity verification module (150), which further includes a self-destruct mechanism (153). Embodiments of the invention include secure methods for conducting transactions and for limiting the transfer and distribution of personal data to only those data that are absolutely necessary for the completion of the transactions. The invention facilitates the transfer of additional personal data contingent upon an agreement that appropriately compensates the provider of the personal data.
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An apparatus, comprising:
An authentication method for an apparatus comprising a portable housing, a biometric sensor carried by the portable housing to collect biometric samples from a user, and a memory carried by the portable housing, the method comprising:
The method of claim 12 further comprising changing the specified number of user authentications between each biometric template update.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium for an apparatus comprising a portable housing, a biometric sensor carried by the portable housing to collect biometric samples from a user, and a memory carried by the portable housing, the non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing the apparatus to perform steps comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.