WO2001061660A1 - Payment system and method of operation thereof - Google Patents

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WO2001061660A1
WO2001061660A1 PCT/ZA2000/000026 ZA0000026W WO0161660A1 WO 2001061660 A1 WO2001061660 A1 WO 2001061660A1 ZA 0000026 W ZA0000026 W ZA 0000026W WO 0161660 A1 WO0161660 A1 WO 0161660A1
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Jaco Stefan Botes
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/08—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means
    • G07F7/10—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means together with a coded signal, e.g. in the form of personal identification information, like personal identification number [PIN] or biometric data
    • G07F7/1008—Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/30—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks
    • G06Q20/34—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards
    • G06Q20/341—Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/38—Payment protocols; Details thereof
    • G06Q20/40—Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
    • G06Q20/401—Transaction verification
    • G06Q20/4014—Identity check for transactions
    • G06Q20/40145—Biometric identity checks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/20—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/22—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
    • G07C9/25—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
    • G07C9/257—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition electronically

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  • This invention relates to a payment system and, more particularly, to a payment system which utilizes a payment token to transfer value from one party to another.
  • the invention extends to a method of operation of the payment system.
  • payment tokens such as cheques, credit cards, debit cards and the like for or party to party payments is in widespread use in national and international financial systems.
  • payment tokens are convenient to use and each of them has various advantages and disadvantages dependent upon factors such as cost, ubiquity , commonality in use, and security.
  • a payment system including a payment token for effecting party-to-party payments characterized in that the payment token has a recording means integral therewith capable of recording at least one biometric parameter relating to a user of the payment token.
  • the payment system to include a biometric parameter reader operable to read a reference biometric parameter related to the user of the payment token, for the payment system to include a reference storage means for storing the reference biometric parameter therein, for the system to include a comparator facility operable to compare the recorded at least one biometric parameter against the stored reference biometric parameter, and for the reference storage means to be remote from the payment token, alternatively for the reference storage means to be integral with the payment token itself, further alternatively both.
  • the payment token to include a plurality of different recording means integral therewith, for the biometric parameter to be any one or more of a retinal scan or a fingerprint, for the biometric parameter reader to be a retinal scanner, alternatively a fingerprint scanner, for the recording means to be a chemically impregnated pad, for the chemically impregnated pad to record an impression of the fingerprint thereon, and for the chemically impregnated pad to be quick drying.
  • the payment token to be any one of a credit card, a debit card, and automated teller machine (ATM) card, a smart card or a negotiable instrument, and for the negotiable instrument to be a cheque or a traveller's cheque.
  • ATM automated teller machine
  • the reference storage means to be any one of a bar code, a magnetic strip or a card chip, for the bar code to be a two dimensional bar code, and for the reference biometric parameter to be stored on the reference storage means in an encrypted format.
  • the invention extends to a method of operation of a payment system, comprising the steps of: providing a payment token having a recording means integral therewith capable of recording at least one biometric parameter thereon; recording at least one biometric parameter relating to a user of the payment token prior to presentation of said token to effect a party-to-party payment; comparing the recorded at least one biometric parameter against a reference biometric parameter; and disabling the party to party payment if the recorded biometric parameter is different from the reference biometric parameter.
  • the method to include the further step of storing the reference biometric parameter, for storing the reference biometric parameter in a storage means remote from the payment token, alternatively in a storage means integral with the payment token itself, further alternatively, both.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a payment system according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of a payment token of the payment system of Figure 1 , in the form of a cheque;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of an alternative embodiment of the payment token of the payment system of Figure 1.
  • a payment system is indicated generally by reference numeral (1).
  • the payment system (1) includes, at its core, a payment token (2) for effecting party-to-party payments.
  • the payment token (2) is a cheque or other negotiable instrument.
  • the payment token (2) has a recording means (3) thereon for recording a biometric parameter relating to a user of the payment token.
  • the biometric parameter is a fingerprint.
  • the recording means (3) comprises one or more pads (4) integral with the payment token (2). Each pad (4) is impregnated with a quick-drying colourless ink which is commonly employed by law enforcement agencies to record fingerprints therewith. Each pad (4) is sealed with a foil to prevent evaporation and drying of the ink prior to use.
  • the payment system (1) includes a reference storage means (5) suitable for storing a reference biometric parameter therein.
  • the reference storage means (5) may be remote from the payment token (2) or may, alternatively, be integral with the payment token itself. Further alternatively, the reference storage means (5) made the both remote from the payment token (2) as well as integral therewith.
  • the payment system (1) includes, further, a biometric parameter reader (6) in the form of a fingerprint scanner operable to scan a fingerprint recorded in the recording means (3) recorded on the pad (4) of the payment token (2).
  • the payment system (1) includes, still further, a comparator facility (7) capable of comparing the recorded biometric parameter against the stored reference biometric parameter in the reference storage means (5).
  • the cheque ( 2) includes, on its face, two impregnated pads (4a and 4b) covered with a protective foil, as described above.
  • a payment token (2) in the form of a cheque is indicated in greater detail.
  • the cheque ( 2) includes, on its face, two impregnated pads (4a and 4b) covered with a protective foil, as described above.
  • one or two authorized signatories each remove the protective for oil from either one or both pads (4a and 4b), respectively, and "sign" the cheque by placing a respective fingerprint on the pad.
  • the institution is required to scan the fingerprint, or fingerprints recorded on the pads (4a and 4b) and compare the scanned fingerprints with corresponding reference fingerprints stored on a computer network connected to the reference storage means (5) containing the bank's records of fingerprints obtained from authorized cheque signatories. If the recorded fingerprints match the reference fingerprints in the bank's records, the cheque can be passed for payment. Alternatively, if there is no match, some suitable alarm can be generated to facilitate the apprehension of a
  • the cheque (2) in addition to the to the two impregnated pads (4) described above, contains two corresponding reference storage means (5a and 5b) in the form of two dimensional bar codes for storing fingerprints of the authorized a signatories of the cheque.
  • This embodiment has the advantage that the identity of any authorized signatories of the cheque can be verified immediately at any financial institution by scanning the fingerprints recorded in the impregnated pads (4) and comparing them with the corresponding reference fingerprints represented by the two-dimensional bar codes.
  • the validity of a cheque (2) can be verified in an environment when the fingerprint scanner (6) is used locally where it is not connected to the financial institution's centralised reference storage means (5).
  • the reference storage means (5) close bracket may be used both in a centralized and in a localized environment as a combination of the two options described above.
  • the payment token (2) may be any one of a credit card, a debit card, an automated teller machine card, or a smart card.
  • the negotiable instrument may be a traveller's cheque instead of a conventional payment cheque.
  • the payment token (2) is a card-based token as described above
  • the card has an impregnated pad (4) on the reverse side in place of, or in addition to, a conventional magnetic strip or the like.
  • a user Upon receipt of the card, a user removes the sealing oil on the impregnated pad (4) and validates the card by impressing his fingerprint thereon.
  • the validated card can be used in a manner analogous to that described above to prevent fraudulent use of the card by a unauthorised parties.
  • biometric parameter used in the invention may be a retinal scan instead of a fingerprint.
  • Retinal scanners are well-known in the art and it is quite feasible for this alternative biometric parameter, or any other suitable biometric parameter, to be to form the kernel of the invention, instead of the fingerprint.
  • the invention therefore provides an inexpensive and effective payment system for the reduction of cheque and credit card fraud.

Abstract

A payment system (1) for effecting party-to-party payments including a payment token (2) which has a chemical pad (4) integral with the payment token (2) itself which is capable of recording one or more biometric parameters thereon relating to user of the pa yment token (2).

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PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a payment system and, more particularly, to a payment system which utilizes a payment token to transfer value from one party to another. The invention extends to a method of operation of the payment system.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
The use of payment tokens such as cheques, credit cards, debit cards and the like for or party to party payments is in widespread use in national and international financial systems. Such payment tokens are convenient to use and each of them has various advantages and disadvantages dependent upon factors such as cost, ubiquity , commonality in use, and security.
A common feature of all of these categories of payments tokens is that they are all subject to fraudulent use by unscrupulous users thereof. It has been determined that the loss through a fraudulent use of cheques alone exceeds losses due to armed robberies in certain jurisdictions. In southern Africa, in particular, official police statistics indicate that the loss due to cheque fraud exceeds the loss due to bank robberies by a factor of about 1000.
This type of fraud is difficult to in investigate and requires skilled personnel to be provided by the law enforcement agencies. Such agencies are often understaffed due to budgetary constraints, and the problem is aggravated by the fact that, once the perpetrators of such fraud are apprehended, it is difficult to obtain a successful conviction of such persons due to the heavy burden of proof which is required of prosecutors by courts of law. This results in an unsatisfactory level of convictions for or perpetrators of this type of payment token-based fraud.
Although in the description which follows, the invention will be described with particular reference to the use of cheques, it is to be clearly understood that the use of the invention is not to limited to this particular application.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of this invention to provide a payment system and a method of operation thereof which will, least partially, alleviate the above mentioned difficulties and disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with this invention, there is provided a payment system including a payment token for effecting party-to-party payments characterized in that the payment token has a recording means integral therewith capable of recording at least one biometric parameter relating to a user of the payment token.
Further features of the invention provide for the payment system to include a biometric parameter reader operable to read a reference biometric parameter related to the user of the payment token, for the payment system to include a reference storage means for storing the reference biometric parameter therein, for the system to include a comparator facility operable to compare the recorded at least one biometric parameter against the stored reference biometric parameter, and for the reference storage means to be remote from the payment token, alternatively for the reference storage means to be integral with the payment token itself, further alternatively both.
Still further features of the invention provide for the payment token to include a plurality of different recording means integral therewith, for the biometric parameter to be any one or more of a retinal scan or a fingerprint, for the biometric parameter reader to be a retinal scanner, alternatively a fingerprint scanner, for the recording means to be a chemically impregnated pad, for the chemically impregnated pad to record an impression of the fingerprint thereon, and for the chemically impregnated pad to be quick drying.
Yet further features of the invention provide for the payment token to be any one of a credit card, a debit card, and automated teller machine (ATM) card, a smart card or a negotiable instrument, and for the negotiable instrument to be a cheque or a traveller's cheque.
There is further provided for the reference storage means to be any one of a bar code, a magnetic strip or a card chip, for the bar code to be a two dimensional bar code, and for the reference biometric parameter to be stored on the reference storage means in an encrypted format.
The invention extends to a method of operation of a payment system, comprising the steps of: providing a payment token having a recording means integral therewith capable of recording at least one biometric parameter thereon; recording at least one biometric parameter relating to a user of the payment token prior to presentation of said token to effect a party-to-party payment; comparing the recorded at least one biometric parameter against a reference biometric parameter; and disabling the party to party payment if the recorded biometric parameter is different from the reference biometric parameter.
There is further provided for the method to include the further step of storing the reference biometric parameter, for storing the reference biometric parameter in a storage means remote from the payment token, alternatively in a storage means integral with the payment token itself, further alternatively, both.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A preferred embodiment of the invention is described below, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a payment system according to the invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of a payment token of the payment system of Figure 1 , in the form of a cheque; and
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of an alternative embodiment of the payment token of the payment system of Figure 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Referring to Figures 1 to 3, in which like features of the invention are indicated by like numerals, a payment system is indicated generally by reference numeral (1).
The payment system (1) includes, at its core, a payment token (2) for effecting party-to-party payments. In this embodiment, the payment token (2) is a cheque or other negotiable instrument. The payment token (2) has a recording means (3) thereon for recording a biometric parameter relating to a user of the payment token. In this embodiment, the biometric parameter is a fingerprint. The recording means (3) comprises one or more pads (4) integral with the payment token (2). Each pad (4) is impregnated with a quick-drying colourless ink which is commonly employed by law enforcement agencies to record fingerprints therewith. Each pad (4) is sealed with a foil to prevent evaporation and drying of the ink prior to use.
The payment system (1) includes a reference storage means (5) suitable for storing a reference biometric parameter therein. The reference storage means (5) may be remote from the payment token (2) or may, alternatively, be integral with the payment token itself. Further alternatively, the reference storage means (5) made the both remote from the payment token (2) as well as integral therewith.
The payment system (1) includes, further, a biometric parameter reader (6) in the form of a fingerprint scanner operable to scan a fingerprint recorded in the recording means (3) recorded on the pad (4) of the payment token (2). The payment system (1) includes, still further, a comparator facility (7) capable of comparing the recorded biometric parameter against the stored reference biometric parameter in the reference storage means (5).
Turning now to Figure 2, a payment token (2) in the form of a cheque is indicated in greater detail. The cheque ( 2) includes, on its face, two impregnated pads (4a and 4b) covered with a protective foil, as described above. When the cheque (2) is issued, one or two authorized signatories, as desired, each remove the protective for oil from either one or both pads (4a and 4b), respectively, and "sign" the cheque by placing a respective fingerprint on the pad. When the cheque is presented for payment to a financial institution, the institution is required to scan the fingerprint, or fingerprints recorded on the pads (4a and 4b) and compare the scanned fingerprints with corresponding reference fingerprints stored on a computer network connected to the reference storage means (5) containing the bank's records of fingerprints obtained from authorized cheque signatories. If the recorded fingerprints match the reference fingerprints in the bank's records, the cheque can be passed for payment. Alternatively, if there is no match, some suitable alarm can be generated to facilitate the apprehension of a would-be fraudster.
In order to ease the burden of proof faced by law enforcement agencies in providing a satisfactory evidence to courts of law in cases of cheque fraud, a simple modification the to the cheque (2) requires a further three impregnated pads (4) to be provided on the reverse of the cheque. These pads (4) can be used in a manner analogous to that described above, to record the fingerprints of all parties who are involved in either receiving, depositing or cashing the cheque, respectively. This facility enables the cheque to be used to provide positive proof of the identities of parties involved in the handling of a cheque between the issuing thereof and its presentation for payment.
In use, in this method of use of the cheque (2) will, of itself, provide satisfactory evidence, in the event of theft or fraudulent use of the cheque, of:
1. the identity of a person or persons who issued the cheque;
2. the identity of a person who received the cheque from the issuer; and
3. the identity of a person who cashed the cheque.
Turning now to Figure 3, an alternative embodiment of a payment token (2) is indicated. In this embodiment, the cheque (2), in addition to the to the two impregnated pads (4) described above, contains two corresponding reference storage means (5a and 5b) in the form of two dimensional bar codes for storing fingerprints of the authorized a signatories of the cheque. This embodiment has the advantage that the identity of any authorized signatories of the cheque can be verified immediately at any financial institution by scanning the fingerprints recorded in the impregnated pads (4) and comparing them with the corresponding reference fingerprints represented by the two-dimensional bar codes. Thus, the validity of a cheque (2) can be verified in an environment when the fingerprint scanner (6) is used locally where it is not connected to the financial institution's centralised reference storage means (5).
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the reference storage means (5) close bracket may be used both in a centralized and in a localized environment as a combination of the two options described above.
Numerous modifications are possible to this embodiment without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the payment token (2) may be any one of a credit card, a debit card, an automated teller machine card, or a smart card. Additionally, the negotiable instrument may be a traveller's cheque instead of a conventional payment cheque.
Where the payment token (2) is a card-based token as described above, it is envisaged that the card has an impregnated pad (4) on the reverse side in place of, or in addition to, a conventional magnetic strip or the like. Upon receipt of the card, a user removes the sealing oil on the impregnated pad (4) and validates the card by impressing his fingerprint thereon. The validated card can be used in a manner analogous to that described above to prevent fraudulent use of the card by a unauthorised parties.
Still further, the biometric parameter used in the invention may be a retinal scan instead of a fingerprint. Retinal scanners are well-known in the art and it is quite feasible for this alternative biometric parameter, or any other suitable biometric parameter, to be to form the kernel of the invention, instead of the fingerprint.
The invention therefore provides an inexpensive and effective payment system for the reduction of cheque and credit card fraud.

Claims

1. In accordance with this invention, there is provided a payment system including a payment token for effecting party-to-party payments characterized in that the payment token has a recording means integral therewith capable of recording at least one biometric parameter relating to a user of the payment token.
2. A payment system as claimed in claim 1 which includes a biometric parameter reader operable to read a reference biometric parameter related to the user of the payment token,
3. A payment system as claimed in claim 3 which includes a reference storage means for storing the reference biometric parameter therein.
4. A payment system as claimed in either one of claims 2 or 3 which includes a comparator facility operable to compare the recorded at least one biometric parameter against the stored reference biometric parameter.
5. A payment system as claimed in claim 3 in which the reference storage means is remote from the payment token.
6. A payment system as claimed in claim 3 in which the reference storage means is integral with the payment token itself.
7. A payment system as claimed in claim 3 in which the reference storage means is both remote from the payment token and integral with the payment token itself.
8. A payment system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which the payment token includes a plurality of different recording means integral therewith.
9. A payment system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which the biometric parameter is any one or more of a retinal scan or a fingerprint.
10. A payment system as claimed in claim 9 in which the biometric parameter reader is a retinal scanner.
11. A payment system as claimed in claim 9 in which the biometric parameter reader is a fingerprint scanner.
12. A payment system as claimed in claim 11 in which the recording means is a chemically impregnated pad.
13. A payment system as claimed in claim 12 in which the chemically impregnated pad records an impression of the fingerprint thereon.
14. A payment system as claimed in claim 13 in which the chemically impregnated pad is quick drying.
15. A payment system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which the payment token is any one of a credit card, a debit card, an automated teller machine (ATM) card, a smart card or a negotiable instrument.
16. A payment system as claimed in claim 15 in which the negotiable instrument is a cheque or a traveller's cheque.
17. A payment system as claimed in any one of claims 3 or 5 to 7 in which the reference storage means is any one of a bar code, a magnetic strip or a card chip.
18. A payment system as claimed in claim 17 in which the bar code is a two dimensional bar code.
19. A payment system as claimed in either one of claims 17 or 18 in which the reference biometric parameter is stored on the reference storage means in an encrypted format.
20. A method of operation of a payment system, comprising the steps of: providing a payment token having a recording means integral therewith capable of recording at least one biometric parameter thereon; recording at least one biometric parameter relating to a user of the payment token prior to presentation of said token to effect a party-to-party payment; comparing the recorded at least one biometric parameter against a reference biometric parameter; and disabling the party to party payment if the recorded biometric parameter is different from the reference biometric parameter.
21. A method as claimed in claim 20 which includes the further step of storing the reference biometric parameter.
22. A method as claimed in claim 21 which provides for storing the reference biometric parameter in a storage means remote from the payment token.
23. A method as claimed in claim 21 which provides for storing the reference biometric parameter in a storage means integral with the payment token itself.
24. A method as claimed in claim 21 which provides for storing the reference biometric parameter both in a storage means remote from the payment token, and in a storage means integral with the payment token itself.
25. A payment system, substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
26. A method of operation of a payment system, substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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