Secure Biometric Card and Method for Securing Information

摘要

Embodiments of the presently disclosed invention provide a secure card device and associated method for operation. In particular, embodiments provide a secure card device facilitating protection of secure information belonging to a cardholder. The secure card device includes a biometric interface allowing the cardholder to self-authenticate to the card a memory storing instructions and information pertaining to the cardholder and a card body connected with the memory, the card body including at least one planar face for communicating the secure information belonging to the cardholder upon self-authentication by the cardholder through the biometric interface. The card device also includes a data release circuit for releasing the secure information upon self-authentication by the cardholder and a display controller responsive to the data release circuit for causing the secure information to be readable from the at least one planar surface of the card body.