A circuit for a passive RFID card, including an antenna for receiving an RF signal, an RFID chip for controlling an output of the RFID card, and a biometrics processing device separate from the RFID chip and having a fingerprint sensor, where the antenna has first and second pairs of terminals, where when the RF signal is received by the antenna, the first pair of terminals, receives the full voltage generated across the antenna and the second pair of terminals, receives a lower voltage than a voltage generated across the first pair of terminals, such that in a first mode of operation, the biometric sensor scans fingerprint data and compares it to pre-stored fingerprint data, and in a second mode of operation, the RFID chip communicates with an RFID scanner, and a switch is controlled such that the biometrics processing device is powered by the voltage generated across the first pair of terminals, when the circuit is operating in the first mode of operation, and such that the biometrics processing device is powered by the voltage generated across the second pair of terminals, in the second mode of operation.

A fingerprint author sable device including a control system for controlling the device, where the control system is arranged to provide access to one or more functions of the device in response to identification of an authorized fingerprint, and a fingerprint sensor assembly including a fingerprint sensor for obtaining fingerprint data for use in the fingerprint authorization, where the fingerprint sensor assembly further includes a protective layer located on top of a sensing surface of the fingerprint sensor, the protective layer including a scratch resistant material.

A wearable device may include: an authentication unit suitable for authenticating a user by verifying user identification information of the user; a sensor suitable for detecting contact between the authenticated user and the wearable device; a wireless communication unit suitable for wirelessly provide link success information to an electronic device requiring user authentication; and a control unit suitable for controlling the wireless communication unit to provide the link success information to the electronic device during the contact after success of the authentication of the authentication unit.

A biometric authorised smartcard 102 comprises: a biometric sensor 130; a control system 114, 128 for controlling operation of the smartcard 102; and a graphical user interface 18 for displaying alphanumeric information to a user of the smartcard 102. The smartcard 102 has one or more protected feature(s) that are accessible to a user identified via the biometric sensor 130 and the graphical user interface 18 displays information in response to interaction of the user with the biometric sensor 130. The information can be used to guide enrolment of a user via the biometric sensor 130 and/or to aid the interaction of the user with the biometric sensor 130 during biometric authorisation after enrolment.

An apparatus for testing a battery-powered device is provided. The apparatus is configured to be inserted into a button cell battery slot of the device to provide temporary power for testing the device. The testing apparatus may include a button cell battery, electrical contacts connected to or provided by the button cell battery and configured to engage electrical contacts within the button cell battery slot of the device, and an extension portion shaped to project from the slot when the testing apparatus is inserted into the button battery slot.

A method for facilitating mobile device payments, multimedia capture, calling, and messaging may include providing a payment, multimedia capture, calling, and messaging interface on a display of a mobile and wearable device and sensing a haptic input of the user via the haptic control associated with one touch payment, one tap payment, and one touch service. In response to the haptic input, a cloud-based application associated with the mobile and wearable device may be activated. The haptic input may be analyzed to determine a duration of the haptic input. Based on the duration of the haptic input, an operation may be selected from the list of predetermined operations to be performed by the cloud-based application. The predetermined operations include at least a payment operation, a multimedia capture operation, a calling operation, and a messaging operation. The method may include operably connecting the mobile and wearable device to a cloud storage.

A biometric imaging device is provided with: placement unit that supports a biological object, imaging unit that takes images of the biological object, and determining unit that determines whether or not the biological object is placed on the placement unit, based on whether or not a feature of the biological object has changed at a place where the placement unit and the biological object are in contact, in the image(s).

Aspects of the disclosure relate to notification, and assistance systems that may utilize sensor-based authentication techniques. A computing platform may receive user information corresponding to a first user. The user information may be authentication information from a sensor and/or a first communication device associated with the user. Based on the received user information, the computing platform may authenticate an identity of the first user and determine a location of the first user. Then, based on authenticating the identity and determining the location, the sensor may retrieve data corresponding to the first user and transmit the data to a second communication device.

Universal cards are used in place of all the other traditional cards which a person may want to carry. The universal card can include a short range communications transceiver to communicate with a mobile device. The mobile device can include a user interface and an e-wallet application so that the user can interface with the e-wallet application for programming the universal card via the short range communication link. Once programmed, the universal card emulates a function of a traditional card.

A smart card includes a card body, a transmission unit, a fingerprint sensor, a processing unit and a cover layer. The card body is formed with a cavity. The transmission unit is disposed on the card body, and outputs electricity. The fingerprint sensor is connected to the transmission unit, is accommodated in the cavity, and generates a detection signal after receiving the electricity. The processing unit is disposed in the card body, is connected to the transmission unit and the fingerprint sensor, and performs signal processing on the detection signal after receiving the electricity. The cover layer is disposed in the cavity and covers the fingerprint sensor.