Line-based chip card tamper detection

    公开(公告)号:US11113698B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16810700

    申请日:2020-03-05

    Applicant: Square, Inc.

    Abstract: A payment processing device can implement a monitoring system to detect for tamper attempts at a chip card interface. The monitoring system can establish a baseline when no chip card is present in the chip card interface, or in some embodiments, when it is known that an authentic chip card 14 is present in the slot 21. During subsequent evaluations of the chip card interface by the monitoring system, a response received by the monitoring system that deviates from the baseline can indicate that a tamper attempt at the chip card interface may have occurred. If a tamper attempt is determined by the monitoring system, a remedial or corrective action can be taken.

    Scanning system with direct access to memory

    公开(公告)号:US10528928B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US16397957

    申请日:2019-04-29

    Applicant: Square, Inc.

    Abstract: A payment terminal can have an integrated memory scanning system that has direct access to the memory of the payment terminal. By having direct access to the memory of the payment terminal, the memory scanning system can access information about the operating system and the applications of the payment terminal to determine if the operating system or applications are performing unauthorized or forbidden actions, which may indicate that a fraudulent transaction or tamper attempt is occurring at the payment terminal. The memory scanning system can determine if an unauthorized action is occurring by comparing the information regarding the operating system or applications obtained from the memory to test criteria stored by the memory scanning system. In addition, the memory scanning system can also have a direct communications with a payment server using information from a network stack in memory that can be accessed directly by the memory scanning system.

    Devices with modifiable physically unclonable functions

    公开(公告)号:US10263793B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-16

    申请号:US15942288

    申请日:2018-03-30

    Applicant: Square, Inc.

    Abstract: A device may include a physically unclonable function (PUF) source that has at least one fuse embedded in the device. The PUF source may be responsive to an input for transmitting a signal through the fuse and providing a PUF value based on a measurement of such signal. The device also has circuitry that is configured to modify the fuse by transmitting a signal of sufficiently high current or voltage through the fuse to change its resistance, thereby changing a response of the PUF source to the input.

    RADIO FREQUENCY NOISE MANAGEMENT
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190102759A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US15721864

    申请日:2017-09-30

    Applicant: Square, Inc.

    Abstract: A payment terminal has a clock management unit for providing clock signals to components of the payment terminal. The payment terminal also has a wireless communication interface for communicating wireless signals. A processing unit of the payment terminal may monitor clock signals provided by the clock management unit and determine a phase and frequency difference between a clock signal provided to a component producing RF noise and a clock signal provided to a wireless communication interface of the payment terminal. When RF noise present in the received wireless signal falls below a threshold, the processing unit may sample the received wireless signal.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220019993A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17246342

    申请日:2021-04-30

    Applicant: Square, Inc.

    Abstract: A wearable payment device, such as a finger ring worn by a user, communicates payment data to a payment reader that uses the payment data in order to request a payment transaction. Such wearable payment device may be conveniently carried by and accessible to the user such that utilization of the payment device for the payment transaction is less burdensome for the user, thereby encouraging use of the payment device for payments. Indeed, in some cases, such as when the payment device is implemented as a finger ring or other type of jewelry, the user may be encouraged to carry the payment device in an exposed manner such that it is readily available for the payment transaction without the user having to search in a wallet, pocket, or purse.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220019992A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17246329

    申请日:2021-04-30

    Applicant: Square, Inc.

    Abstract: A wearable payment device, such as a finger ring worn by a user, communicates payment data to a payment reader that uses the payment data in order to request a payment transaction. Such wearable payment device may be conveniently carried by and accessible to the user such that utilization of the payment device for the payment transaction is less burdensome for the user, thereby encouraging use of the payment device for payments. Indeed, in some cases, such as when the payment device is implemented as a finger ring or other type of jewelry, the user may be encouraged to carry the payment device in an exposed manner such that it is readily available for the payment transaction without the user having to search in a wallet, pocket, or purse.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220019991A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17219570

    申请日:2021-03-31

    Applicant: Square, Inc.

    Abstract: A wearable payment device, such as a finger ring worn by a user, communicates payment data to a payment reader that uses the payment data in order to request a payment transaction. Such wearable payment device may be conveniently carried by and accessible to the user such that utilization of the payment device for the payment transaction is less burdensome for the user, thereby encouraging use of the payment device for payments. Indeed, in some cases, such as when the payment device is implemented as a finger ring or other type of jewelry, the user may be encouraged to carry the payment device in an exposed manner such that it is readily available for the payment transaction without the user having to search in a wallet, pocket, or purse.

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