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Secure communication with a traffic control system

  • US 10,114,102 B1
  • Filed: 06/13/2017
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, by a processor, an indication from a radio frequency identification (RFID) device that a mobile device is in a predetermined area, wherein the mobile device contains a public decryption key, and wherein the public decryption key is obtained from a regulatory entity;

    sending, by the processor, a private key on a first frequency at a first time to the mobile device the private key verifying an identity of a communicator, wherein the communicator is maintained by the regulatory entity;

    receiving, by the processor and in response to sending the private key on the first frequency, a communication request from the mobile device to communicate with the communicator;

    sending, from the communicator, encrypted configuration information and encrypted state information to the mobile device;

    generating, by the mobile device, a status report using the encrypted configuration information and the encrypted state information, wherein the mobile device decrypted the configuration information and the state information using the public decryption key;

    presenting, by the mobile device, the status report to a user; and

    disabling, in response to generation of the status report, text messaging functions of the mobile device for the duration of a traffic indicator associated with the state information.

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