Patent Application Titled “IAMNOTANUMBER.COPYRGT. Card System: an Image-Based Technique for the Creation and Deployment of Numberless Card Systems”…
Patent Application Titled "IAMNOTANUMBER.COPYRGT. Card System: an Image-Based Technique for the Creation and Deployment of Numberless Card Systems" Published Online (USPTO 20170255783)
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Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "This invention is in the field of card systems used for obtaining access to a wide variety of services either in a physical setting or in an online computer network setting. This field is concerned with the diverse techniques that are used in facilitating the secure communication of confidential or proprietary information (messages) between two or more entities. For purposes of this patent application, we restrict our attention to six types of cards--credit cards, debit cards, employee ID cards, drivers licenses, health insurance cards and social security cards. Under current technological practices, all these types of cards contain identifying information--usually alphanumeric strings specifying name of issuing entity, name of the party to whom the card has been issued, a specific number associated with the card, and period of validity, security code and signature of the card holder.
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"In the case of employee ID cards, it is extremely simple to make fake ID cards in order to gain access to buildings and computing facilities. In some special political or social situations, even if fake ID cards are not the issue, some employers may not wish to have either their identity or their employees' identities revealed for fear of having their assets compromised or their employees harmed or taken hostage for ransom purposes as, for example, diplomats. In the case of stolen health insurance cards and social security cards, thieves can establish bogus identities and submit fraudulent claims for medical and financial benefits.
"The ability of crooks or malefactors to use stolen cards for nefarious purposes is made quite easy because the stolen cards contain names and numbers which are easily read and reproduced. One way to prevent this from happening is to create cards which contain no identifying names or numbers but instead contain other types of information such as images. Transaction processing systems employing images that are currently in existence such as CAPTCHA [See
In addition to obtaining background information on this patent application, NewsRx editors also obtained the inventor's summary information for this patent application: "SUMMARY:"
For more information, see this patent application: Marshall, Roger G. IAMNOTANUMBER.COPYRGT. Card System: an Image-Based Technique for the Creation and Deployment of Numberless Card Systems. Filed
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