Payment system
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsGeoffrey H. Cooper, Guy L. AlLee, JR.
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Abstract
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to couple to a terminal, verify an account with an account institution using Direct Anonymous Attestation (DAA), and request an action related to the account using DAA. In an example, the DAA is accomplished using enhanced privacy identification (EPID). The account institution can be a banking institution, and the requested action can be to add an electronic representation of monetary funds to the account. In another example, the device is a payment card, the terminal is a point of sale terminal, and the requested action is related to a sale of goods or services.
Claims25
At least one machine readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- couple to a terminal;
- verify an account with an account institution using Direct Anonymous Attestation (DAA);
- and
- request an action related to the account using DAA.
An apparatus comprising:
- a communication engine, wherein the communication engine is configured to communicate data to allow the apparatus to:
- couple to a terminal;
- verify an account with an account institution using Direct Anonymous Attestation (DAA);
- and
- request an action related to the account using DAA.
A method comprising:
- coupling to a terminal;
- verifying an account with an account institution using Direct Anonymous Attestation (DAA);
- and
- requesting an action related to the account using DAA.
A payment system comprising:
- a payment card configured to:
- couple to a terminal;
- verify an account with an account institution using Direct Anonymous Attestation (DAA);
- and
- request an action related to the account using DAA.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.