	US 7,597,265 B2
	Method and system for vascular scan recognition with a smartcard
David S. Bonalle, New Rochelle, N.Y. (US); and Glen Salow, Holmdel, N.J. (US)
Assigned to American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., New York, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/862,261.
Application 11/862261 is a division of application No. 10/710335, filed on Jul. 01, 2004, granted, now 7,318,550.
Prior Publication US 2008/0173708 A1, Jul. 24, 2008
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/00 (2006.01); G06K 5/00 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2006.01); G07D 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 235—487 [235/379; 235/380; 235/382; 235/492; 340/5.52; 340/5.6; 340/10.1; 340/572.1]

11 Claims

1. A smartcard transaction system configured with a vascular security system, said system comprising:

a smartcard configured to communicate with a smartcard reader;

an integrated circuit device disposed within said smartcard and configured to communicate with said reader, said integrated circuit device comprising a common application and a second application, said second application being configured to store travel-related information associated with a cardholder;

said second application comprising a common file structure and a partner file structure, wherein said partner file structure provides write access to a field within said partner file structure for a first partnering organization and denies write access to said field for a second partnering organization, and said common file structure provides write access for said first partnering organization and said second partnering organization to a field in said common file structure;

said smartcard reader configured to communicate with said smartcard transaction system;

a vascular scan sensor built into said smartcard, said vascular scan sensor is configured to detect a proffered vascular scan sample and to recognize at least one of structures, depths, and biometric reference points of human tissue samples, said vascular scan sensor configured to communicate with said smartcard transaction system;

a device configured to verify said proffered vascular scan sample to facilitate a transaction;

a first enterprise data collection unit associated with a first enterprise, said first enterprise data collection unit configured to store update transactions and pending transactions associated with said smartcard and said first enterprise;

a second enterprise data collection unit associated with a second enterprise, said second enterprise data collection unit configured to store update transactions and pending transactions associated with said smartcard and said second enterprise;

an access point configured to interface with said smartcard and said first and second enterprise data collection units;

a secure support client server configured to communicate with said access point, said secure support client server further configured to adaptively provide communication functionality in accordance with said communication functionality available at said access point;

a card object database system coupled to said first and second enterprise data collection units and configured to store said smartcard information in accordance with said update transactions and said pending transactions, wherein said smartcard information comprises a card object having an application; and,

an update logic system configured to route said smartcard information from said first and second enterprise data collection units to said access point in order to effect synchronization of said smartcard information associated with said smartcard and said card object database system, wherein said verification device activates said update logic system upon verification of said proffered vascular scan sample.