Wireless module security system and method

• US 20020081993A1
• Filed: 10/05/2001
• Published: 06/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Toyoshima, Akihiko
• Granted Patent: US 7,460,853 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/410
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3816 Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A wireless module security system and method is provided which includes, in one embodiment providing security data to a wireless module. The security data including a security code provided to the wireless module after the wireless module has been activated. The method for providing the security code includes encrypting the security code after establishing a wireless module account, issuing the security code through wireless transmission to the wireless module, and decrypting and storing the security code inside the wireless module. The security system and method also utilizes user authorized associated peripheral devices which may be connected to the wireless module to provide further combinations of security data. In one embodiment, the wireless module is provided with an electronic serial number and that electronic serial number is stored to the peripheral device for a security measure. In another embodiment, the peripheral device is provided with peripheral device data and that peripheral device data is stored inside the wireless module for a further security measure. The wireless module is removably connected to any number of user authorized peripheral devices, and thus the wireless module security system and method is provided upon wireless module and peripheral device initialization.

Claims

1. A method for providing security to a wireless module, said method comprising providing security data to the wireless module.

2. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 1, wherein providing security data comprises providing a security code to the wireless module after the wireless module has been activated.

3. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 2, wherein providing a security code to the wireless module comprises:

encrypting said security code;

issuing said security code through wireless transmission to the wireless module; and

decrypting said security code.

4. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 3, further comprising storing said security code.

5. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 4, wherein storing said security code comprises storing said security code to the wireless module.

6. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 4, wherein storing said security code comprises storing said security code to a peripheral device.

7. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 5, wherein storing said security code further comprises storing said security code to a peripheral device.

8. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 7, further comprising:

providing the wireless module with an electronic serial number; and

storing said electronic serial number to said peripheral device.

9. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 7, further comprising:

providing said peripheral device with peripheral device data; and

storing said peripheral device data to the wireless module.

10. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

providing said peripheral device with peripheral device data; and

storing said peripheral device data to the wireless module.

11. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 2, further comprising notifying a user of a peripheral device of said security code.

12. A method for providing security to a wireless module as recited in claim 11, further comprising requiring at least one input of said security code into said peripheral device by said user.

14. A security system for a wireless module as recited in claim 13, wherein said security data comprises a security code, said wireless module configured to store said security code.

15. A security system for a wireless module as recited in claim 13, wherein said wireless module comprises an electronic serial number, said peripheral device configured to store said electronic serial number.

16. A security system for a wireless module as recited in claim 14, wherein said wireless module is further configured to store said peripheral device data.

17. A security system for a wireless module as recited in claim 14, wherein said wireless module comprises an electronic serial number, said peripheral device configured to store said electronic serial number and said security code.

19. A wireless module activation server as recited in claim 18, wherein said user activation web site is configured to activate and deactivate a wireless module.

20. A wireless module activation server as recited in claim 18, wherein said user activation web site is configured to be in electronic data communication with a wireless module configured to store said security data.

21. A wireless module activation server as recited in claim 18, wherein said user activation web site is configured to be in electronic data communication with a peripheral device configured to store said security data.

22. A wireless module activation server as recited in claim 18, wherein said user activation web site is in electronic data communication with at least one wireless module account.

24. A wireless module as recited in claim 23, further comprising security data.

25. A wireless module as recited in claim 24, wherein said wireless module is configured to store said security data within said peripheral device.

13. A security system for a wireless module, said system comprising:

a wireless module configured to receive security data; and

at least one peripheral device in electronic data communication with said wireless module, said peripheral device configured to receive said security data and transmit peripheral device data.

18. A wireless module activation server comprising at least one user activation web site configured to transmit security data.

23. A wireless module comprising an electronic serial number, said wireless module configured to be in electronic data communication with at least one peripheral device, said wireless module further configured to store said electronic serial number to at least one peripheral device.