Patents Assigned to VeriFone, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9792803
    Abstract: A secure PIN entry device including a PIN entry assembly operative to receive a PIN from a user, a PIN entry prompter operative when actuated to prompt a user to enter a PIN via the PIN entry assembly, a PIN entry prompt security check enabled controller operative to prevent operation of the PIN entry prompter unless a predetermined security check has been successfully completed and security check functionality operative to check at least part of the PIN entry device for the presence of an unauthorized PIN eavesdropping element thereat and to provide an output to the PIN entry prompt security check enabled controller indicating whether the predetermined security check has been successfully completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: John Henry Barrowman, Douglas L. Manchester
  • Patent number: 9779270
    Abstract: A data entry device including a housing including a top housing portion including key apertures, a plurality of data entry keys mounted in the housing to have data entry key depression travel paths in the housing, the plurality of data entry keys being associated with a substrate, which is disposed below the top housing portion and anti-tampering electrical conductors arranged between the top housing portion and the substrate thereby to prevent unauthorized access to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventor: Dave Faoro
  • Patent number: 9747530
    Abstract: A payment card receiver including at least one element defining a payment card receiving slot, a shutter, pivotably mounted with respect to the payment card receiving slot for selectably blocking the payment card receiving slot and a card-operated shutter movement restricting switch operative to retain the shutter in a shutter movement restricting operative orientation, in which the shutter blocks the payment card receiving slot, in the absence of at least partial insertion of a payment card in the payment card receiving slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventor: James Kei Choong Goh
  • Publication number: 20170220826
    Abstract: A magnetic stripe reader including a base element defining a first spring seat, a magnetic module support element arranged for limited pivotable motion relative to the base element and defining a second spring seat, a generally truncated conical spring having a first, relatively large diameter end seated in the first spring seat and a second, relatively small diameter end seated in the second spring seat and a magnetic module fixedly mounted onto the magnetic module support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Bolling CHEN, Steve HSU
  • Patent number: 9721124
    Abstract: A magnetic stripe reader including a base element defining a first spring seat, a magnetic module support element arranged for limited pivotable motion relative to the base element and defining a second spring seat, a generally truncated conical spring having a first, relatively large diameter end seated in the first spring seat and a second, relatively small diameter end seated in the second spring seat and a magnetic module fixedly mounted onto the magnetic module support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Bolling Chen, Steve Hsu
  • Patent number: 9715603
    Abstract: A smart card connector including a housing defining a smart card receiving slot communicating with a smart card ingress slit formed in the housing, a plurality of smart card contacts mounted within the housing and being configured for reading contact with a smart card inserted into the slot and a movable smart card contact mounting assembly supporting at least one of the plurality of smart card contacts and for positioning the at least one of the plurality of smart card contacts in a first position, in the absence of a smart card in the slot, and in a second position, different from the first position, when a smart card is fully inserted in the slot, wherein when the at least one of the plurality of smart card contacts is in the first position it is relatively inaccessible to tampering via the smart card ingress slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: Davey Faoro, Christian Eric Schulz
  • Publication number: 20170192930
    Abstract: A modular interconnectivity assembly for interconnecting elements of a point of sale system, the modular interconnectivity assembly including at least one interconnectivity module including an Input/Output (I/O) hub having at least one upstream facing port and at least two downstream facing ports, at least one upstream connector connected to the at least one upstream facing port of the (I/O) hub and adapted for communication in accordance with a first communication protocol, at least one downstream connector connected to at least one of the at least two downstream facing ports and adapted for communication in accordance with the first communication protocol and at least one interface connected to another of the at least two downstream facing ports and adapted for communication in accordance with a second communication protocol, different from the first communication protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Scott William MCKIBBEN, Ricardo Ernesto ESPINOZA-IBARRA, Dennis CARR, Paul SEROTTA
  • Publication number: 20170193254
    Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Igal Yosef YANKO, Scott William MCKIBBEN, John Henry BARROWMAN
  • Patent number: 9691066
    Abstract: A virtual payment system including a customer-specific, customer geolocation responsive, limited time duration payment identifier generator operative to generate a customer-specific, customer geolocation responsive, limited time duration payment identifier, a customer-specific limited time duration payment identifier communicator operative to communicate the customer-specific, customer geolocation responsive, limited time duration payment identifier to a customer and a limited time duration payment identifier validator, operative to verify genuineness and timeliness of the customer-specific, customer geolocation responsive, limited time duration payment identifier presented by the customer at a point of sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Brad McGuinness, David Ezell, Paul Jannarone, Erik Vlugt, Mike Thomas Roach
  • Patent number: 9679290
    Abstract: A system for facilitating secure transactions between a purchaser and a vendor is provided. The system might include a purchaser token data capture device for reading token data into the system, an encryption module for encrypting the token data and a network based vendor input form for communicating the encrypted token data to the vendor. The system might further include a purchaser terminal for routing the encrypted token data to a transaction processing network or a vendor for providing payment and confirmation to the vendor of an authorized token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Verifone, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick K. Hazel, Scott Yale, Clay von Mueller
  • Patent number: 9665746
    Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: Igal Yosef Yanko, Scott William McKibben, John Henry Barrowman
  • Publication number: 20170140179
    Abstract: A slidable magnetic card reader particularly suitable for magnetic payment cards having at least one longitudinal edge surface, the card reader including a magnetic card reading head operative to provide a data output in response to sliding thereby of a magnetic card bearing readable magnetically encoded data and a sliding track defining assembly including an elongate magnetic card edge engagement surface arranged for sliding engagement with a longitudinal edge surface of a magnetic card, the elongate magnetic card edge engagement surface extending at least to a location generally underlying the magnetic card reading head, at least a portion of the elongate magnetic card edge engagement surface being electrically conductive and being coupled to electrical ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Hee Hock NEO, Thai Wee ANG, Kian Tiong YEO
  • Patent number: 9635020
    Abstract: A method for password-protected physical transfer of password-protected devices including at a receiving location, generating at least one security file including an encrypted element generated using a one-way encryption function utilizing at least one secure code, transmitting the at least one security file to a shipping location at which the password-protected devices are located, at the shipping location, using at least one shipping location password, loading the at least one security file into at least one password-protected device, shipping the at least one password-protected device to the receiving location and at the receiving location, employing the at least one secure code to supply an input to the at least one password-protected device and employing the at least one security file to enable establishment of at least one receiving location password for the at least one password-protected device which replaces the at least one shipping location password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Serotta, Jeffery Allen Reich, Chris Anthony Madden
  • Patent number: 9595174
    Abstract: A case-open switch assembly for a data entry device including a housing, the case-open switch assembly including at least one arrangement of electrical contacts arranged on a base surface, the at least one arrangement including a central contact and at least one contact spaced from and at least partially surrounding the central contact and at least one element, having a conductive contact surface including a central contact engagement portion and at least one contact engagement portion spaced from and at least partially surrounding the central contact engagement portion, which contacts the central contact and the at least one contact spaced from and at least partially surrounding the central contact and defines a short circuit between the central contact and at least one of the at least one contact when in a closed operative orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Wai Loon Ooi, Tai Liang Ting, Derek Nang Hui Chan
  • Publication number: 20170061259
    Abstract: A payment card receiver including at least one element defining a payment card receiving slot, a shutter, pivotably mounted with respect to the payment card receiving slot for selectably blocking the payment card receiving slot and a card-operated shutter movement restricting switch operative to retain the shutter in a shutter movement restricting operative orientation, in which the shutter blocks the payment card receiving slot, in the absence of at least partial insertion of a payment card in the payment card receiving slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventor: James Kei Choong GOH
  • Publication number: 20160342816
    Abstract: A data entry device including a housing including a top housing portion including key apertures, a plurality of data entry keys mounted in the housing to have data entry key depression travel paths in the housing, the plurality of data entry keys being associated with a substrate, which is disposed below the top housing portion and anti-tampering electrical conductors arranged between the top housing portion and the substrate thereby to prevent unauthorized access to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventor: Dave FAORO
  • Publication number: 20160314664
    Abstract: A case-open switch assembly for a data entry device including a housing, the case-open switch assembly including at least one arrangement of electrical contacts arranged on a base surface, the at least one arrangement including a central contact and at least one contact spaced from and at least partially surrounding the central contact and at least one element, having a conductive contact surface including a central contact engagement portion and at least one contact engagement portion spaced from and at least partially surrounding the central contact engagement portion, which contacts the central contact and the at least one contact spaced from and at least partially surrounding the central contact and defines a short circuit between the central contact and at least one of the at least one contact when in a closed operative orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: VERIFONE INC.
    Inventors: Wai Loon OOI, Tai Liang TING, Derek Nang Hui CHAN
  • Publication number: 20160267299
    Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Igal Yosef YANKO, Scott William MCKIBBEN, John Henry BARROWMAN
  • Patent number: 9436293
    Abstract: A data entry device including a housing including a top housing portion including key apertures, a plurality of data entry keys mounted in the housing to have data entry key depression travel paths in the housing, the plurality of data entry keys being associated with a substrate, which is disposed below the top housing portion and anti-tampering electrical conductors arranged between the top housing portion and the substrate thereby to prevent unauthorized access to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventor: Dave Faoro
  • Patent number: 9436856
    Abstract: A magnetic stripe card reader including a magnetic stripe reader head support base having an aperture communicating with a card swipe slot, a magnetic stripe reader head, a magnetic stripe reader head bracket supporting the magnetic stripe reader head at least partially in the aperture and a pair of coil springs associated with the magnetic strip reader head bracket and the magnetic stripe reader head support base and arranged such that resilient axial retraction of the magnetic stripe reader head in the aperture is permitted with respect to the card swipe slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Igal Yosef Yanko, Erik Neil Larson, Pao-Ling Chen