| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a method and process by which an existing and large network (102) of devices can be used by consumers to authenticate themselves, and permits each consumer to apply any of the various payments mechanisms available to him. The existing broadly distributed network (102) is active and passive radio frequency identification ("RFID") devices held by consumers. Various types of accounts (116) are linked to devices and allow users to perform various purchase transactions, as well as non-financial transactions. |
