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US 2020/0265133 A1Published application
Authentication Using Vaporization Device
AssigneeVisa International Service Association
InventorGaurav Srikant Mokhasi
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Abstract
Provided is an authentication method, including detecting, with at least one sensor arranged in a vaporization device, a plurality of breaths inhaled from and/or exhaled into the vaporization device, the plurality of breaths in at least one pattern, and communicating, from the vaporization device, authentication data representing the at least one pattern to an authentication system.
Claims20
An authentication method, comprising:
- detecting, with at least one sensor arranged in a vaporization device, a plurality of breaths inhaled from and/or exhaled into the vaporization device, the plurality of breaths in at least one pattern;
- and
- communicating, from the vaporization device, authentication data representing the at least one pattern to an authentication system.
A vaporization device, comprising:
- a mouthpiece;
- at least one sensor configured to detect a plurality of breaths inhaled from and/or exhaled into the mouthpiece;
- and
- at least one controller in communication with the at least one sensor, the at least one controller programmed and/or configured to:
- communicate with an authentication system;
- and based on data received from the authentication system, prompt a user of the vaporization device to input the plurality of breaths to the vaporization device.
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An authentication method, comprising:
- detecting, with at least one sensor arranged in a vaporization device, a plurality of breaths from a user, the plurality of breaths comprising at least one pattern;
- determining, with at least one processor, that the at least one pattern matches at least one authentication pattern associated with the user or a payment device;
- and
- in response to determining that the at least one pattern matches the at least one authentication pattern, authenticating, with at least one processor, a transaction between the user and a merchant.
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