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Safety transaction method
Assignee: Singular Tech Corp
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Filing: 2000-11-01
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Granted: 2002-01-01
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Expires: 2020-11-01
Abstract
Abstract A safety transaction method through a PDFA (portable data & financing assistance) main unit formed of a PDA, a card reader, a fingerprint module, and a wireless communication module. The transaction method includes the steps of the steps of: (a) calling a bill built in a PDA (personal digital assistant) in a PDFA (portable data & financing assistance) main unit, (b) inputting the amount consumed. (c) inserting a shop data identification card of the shop in which the transaction is to be done, and then reading the data of the inserted shop data identification card and then inputting the data of the inserted shop data identification card automatically or by labor, (d) removing the inserted shop data identification card from said PDFA main unit, and then inserting the personal data credit card of the consumer, and then clicking a quick-dial key to connect to the financial center who issues the shop data identification card through a wireless communication module of said PDFA main unit, and (e) inputting the consumer's fingerprint, so as to complete the transaction after recognition of the inputted fingerprint by a finger print module of said PDFA main unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Liang Su-Hui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:24
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/346; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/40; G06Q20/401; G06Q20/4014; G06Q20/40145; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A safety transaction method of using a credit card to make a transaction, comprising the steps of: (1) calling a bill built in a PDA, personal digital assistant, in a PDFA, portable data & financing assistance, main unit; (2) inputting the amount consumed; (3) inserting a shop data identification card of the shop in which the transaction is to be done, and then reading the data of the inserted shop data identification card and then inputting the data of the inserted shop data identification card automatically or by labor; (4) removing the inserted shop data identification card from said PDFA main unit, and then inserting the personal data credit card of the consumer, and then clicking a quick-dial key to connect to the financial center who issues the shop data identification card through a wireless communication module of said PDFA main unit; and (5) inputting the consumer's fingerprint, so as to complete the transaction after recognition of the inputted fingerprint by a finger print module of said PDFA main unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A safety transaction method of using a credit card to make a transaction, comprising the steps of: (1) calling a bill built in a PDA, personal digital assistant, in a PDFA, portable data & financing assistance, main unit; (2) inputting the amount consumed; (3) inserting a shop data identification card of the shop in which the transaction is to be done, and then reading the data of the inserted shop data identification card and then inputting the data of the inserted shop data identification card automatically or by labor; (4) removing the inserted shop data identification card from said PDFA main unit, and then inserting the personal data credit card of the consumer, and then clicking a quick-dial key to connect to the financial center who issues the shop data identification card through a wireless communication module of said PDFA main unit; and (5) inputting the consumer's fingerprint, so as to complete the transaction after recognition of the inputted fingerprint by a finger print module of said PDFA main unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety transaction method of claim 1 , wherein said PDFA main unit comprises a card reader adapted to read the data of said shop data identification card and said personal data credit card.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety transaction method of claim 1 , wherein said PDA of said PDFA main unit comprises a plug-and-play PCMCIA card/memory, CF, card insertion interface slot and a RS-232 USB, universals serial bus, port.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The safety transaction method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication module of said PDFA main unit comprises a walkie-talkie module, a GSM/DCS/PHS system, and a particular frequency module.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The safety transaction method of claim 3 , wherein said PDFA main unit provides the function of portfolio after insertion of a plug-and-play PCMCIA card/memory CF, card.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
The safety transaction method of claim 4 , further comprising an e-mail sending procedure through said PDFA main unit, said e-mail sending procedure including the step of using a word processing software built in said PDA to process the data to be sent by e-mail and then setting up a file in said PDA, the step of inserting the personal data credit card of the user into said PDFA main unit and then inputting the file name of the file to be sent by e-mail, and the step of inputting the user's finger print, so as to complete the dispatch of the file by e-mail after recognition of the inputted finger print by said finger print module of said PDFA main unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
99 words
The safety transaction method of claim 4 , further comprising an on-line ordering procedure, said on-line ordering procedure comprising the step of inputting the name of amount of the commodity to be ordered, fetching the item code file, and the step of inserting the personal data credit card of the user into said PDFA main unit and then clicking a quick-dial button of said PDFA main unit, and the step of inputting the user's finger print, so as to complete the transaction after recognition of the inputted finger print by said finger print module of said PDFA main unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
90 words
The safety transaction method of claim 4 , further comprising a data transmitting procedure through a particular frequency module of said wireless communication module, said data transmitting procedure comprising the step of scan-storing the data to be transmitted in a server being linked to said PDFA main unit, the step of clicking a receiving button of said PDFA main unit to receive the data from said server, and the step of selectively storing the data in a plug-and-play PCMCIA card or memory, CF, card being in said PDFA main unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The safety transaction method of claim 1 , wherein said shop data identification card has the function of a credit card.
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