International Business Machines Corporation

Nelson Jay Smith, Iv

Richard Hutzler

Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman

William King Morse

Gregory Carson Windsor

Steve Ngoc Nguyen

Mary E Montano

Steve Ngoe Nguyen

Biometric authorization is provided for a passive secure data card. An additional layer of security may be provided in the form of a biometric password. Session timing may be enforced to limit opportunities of third parties to snoop transmitted information while providing ample time to complete the card transaction. Biometric retries may be enforced to limit opportunities of third parties to hack the biometric security.

Secure data card with passive RFID chip and biometric sensor

Provided are a method, system, and program for initiating emergency communication in response to detecting bio-feedback satisfying an alert condition. A portable electronic device is coupled to a body of a user to monitor biofeedback from the body of the user through a monitoring device disposed within the portable electronic device. Detection is made that that the monitored biofeedback satisfies an alert condition. An operation is initiated to cause a wireless transmission of an emergency communication to an emergency station in response to detecting that the monitored biofeedback satisfies the alert condition.

Initiating emergency communication in response to detecting bio-feedback satisfying an alert condition

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Tucson, AZ, United States of America

Nelson Jay Smith, Iv