Patents by Inventor John Kenneth Bona

John Kenneth Bona has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9129280
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: X-CARD HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • Patent number: 8814052
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • Publication number: 20140052630
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: X-CARD HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • Patent number: 8628017
    Abstract: A card for use in secure transactions includes a card body having a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface having a combination of a plurality of symbols disposed thereon. The card body has a plurality of LEDs disposed in connection with the plurality of preprinted symbols, individual ones of LEDs being disposed to identify respective individual ones of the plurality of symbols when illuminated. An LED controller is coupled to the plurality of LEDs and operable upon actuation to selectively illuminate individual ones of the plurality of LEDs to identify a sub-combination of the plurality of symbols, thereby providing an illuminated one-time code for use in a secure transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Rune Petter Domsten, Finn Nielsen
  • Patent number: 8594730
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • Patent number: 8413894
    Abstract: A card for use in secure transactions includes a card body having a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface having a combination of a plurality of symbols disposed thereon. The card body has a plurality of LEDs disposed in connection with the plurality of preprinted symbols, individual ones of LEDs being disposed to identify respective individual ones of the plurality of symbols when illuminated. An LED controller is coupled to the plurality of LEDs and operable upon actuation to selectively illuminate individual ones of the plurality of LEDs to identify a sub-combination of the plurality of symbols, thereby providing an illuminated one-time code for use in a secure transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Rune Petter Domsten, Finn Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20120313754
    Abstract: A system and method for verifying the identity of an individual. The method may include for a smart card interfaced to a biometric interface device, determining if a match-on-card application exists on the smart card as a function of information contained on the card and capturing a biometric of an individual if a match-on-card application exists on the smart card using the biometric interface device. The captured biometric is then compared with a stored biometric. If the captured biometric matches with the stored biometric then a host application may be notified that the individual has been verified to access the data. Any one or several of these steps are performed without the use of a host application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: John Kenneth Bona
  • Publication number: 20120052800
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • Publication number: 20110140841
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: X-CARD HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • Publication number: 20110101109
    Abstract: A card for use in secure transactions includes a card body having a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface having a combination of a plurality of symbols disposed thereon. The card body has a plurality of LEDs disposed in connection with the plurality of preprinted symbols, individual ones of LEDs being disposed to identify respective individual ones of the plurality of symbols when illuminated. An LED controller is coupled to the plurality of LEDs and operable upon actuation to selectively illuminate individual ones of the plurality of LEDs to identify a sub-combination of the plurality of symbols, thereby providing an illuminated one-time code for use in a secure transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Rune Petter Domsten, Finn Nielsen