US 12,444,011 B2
PIN entry device with secure survey functionality
Georgina Nelson, London (GB); and Peter Salmon, Haslemere (GB)
Assigned to TRURATING LIMITED, St. Albans (GB)
Filed by TRURATING LIMITED, St. Albans (GB)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/501,533.
Application 18/501,533 is a continuation of application No. 15/523,845, granted, now 11,836,820, previously published as PCT/GB2015/053292, filed on Nov. 2, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 1419547 (GB), filed on Nov. 3, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0062324 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/00 (2023.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0203 (2023.01); G06Q 50/26 (2012.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 50/265 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/202 (2013.01); G06Q 20/206 (2013.01); G06Q 20/208 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40 (2013.01); G06Q 20/4012 (2013.01); G06Q 20/4014 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0203 (2013.01); G07F 7/0886 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus for settling financial payments, the apparatus configured to receive one or more inputs from a user, the apparatus comprising:
at least one display for displaying text to a user, and,
a processor executing computer instructions or circuitry that cause the apparatus to perform the steps of:
receiving and processing a trigger to start a financial transaction;
starting a ratings process, comprising calling a ratings server and receiving at least one response from the ratings server, the at least one response specifying unapproved text to be displayed on the at least one display to the user;
displaying the unapproved text to the user on a display screen, the unapproved text requesting one or more inputs from the user, and on displaying the unapproved text, configuring the apparatus to read a single key input response as input data from user's one or more inputs in response to the unapproved text, and to ignore or disable further one or more inputs from the user following the single key input response;
receiving a key input response through a user interface, wherein the key input response comprises at least one key input from the user, reading and processing a single key input response as input data received through the user interface in case of a user response to the unapproved text, and sending the single key input response as input data to the ratings server or other server;
displaying an approved text to the user on the display screen, the approved text being a request for the user to provide one or more inputs through the user interface for proceeding with the financial transaction; and
receiving and processing through the user interface, the one or more inputs from the user, for proceeding with the financial transaction, wherein the one or more inputs authorizes the financial transaction to proceed.