Wireless authentication system

• US 20060138212A1
• Filed: 12/01/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shroeder Prudent
• Original Assignee: Shroeder Prudent
• Inventors: Prudent, Shroeder
• Application Number:
  US11/293,713
• Publication Number:
  US 20060138212A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications

Abstract

This invention depicts a wireless authentication system in which an object'"'"'s authenticity can be quickly obtained using a cell phone or any wireless web enable device.

Claims

1. A wireless authentication system that wirelessly verifies the authenticity of an object, comprising:

a wireless microchip transmitter configured to transmit an encoded signal using radio frequency transmission technology;

a wireless receiver configured to receive the encoded signal from said wireless microchip transmitter, utilizing radio frequency transmission technology;

a wireless web enable device configured to send and receive data to and from a remote website residing on a remote Internet server, by means of a wireless network;

a wireless communication network;

a global networking system, also known as the Internet;

a code verification server;

a database; and

a set of merchant terminals.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless microchip transmitter is a radio frequency transmitter that transmits an encoded radio frequency signal.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless receiver is a radio frequency receiver that intercepts the encoded radio frequency signal from said wireless microchip transmitter, and transmits said encoded signal in digital format to said wireless web enable device, via a connection port.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless web enable device is a wireless telephone configured to send and receive data to and from a remote website residing on a remote Internet server, and configured to communicate on a wireless network.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless web enable device is a computer, such as a held hand computer, with wireless capability configured to send and receive data to and from a remote website residing on a remote Internet server, and configured to communicate on said wireless communication network.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless web enable device is a wireless phone with said wireless microchip receiver integrated within the cell phone and configured to send and receive data to and from a remote website residing on a remote Internet server, and configured to communicate on a wireless network.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein said code verification server is a specialized computer with specialized software configured to take input from said merchant terminals, web clients, client computers, and other servers, process the input and return a result to the client.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein said merchant terminal is a client computer configured to provide said code verification server, a code word.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein said database is a software configured to store and retrieve data to and from a storage area within said code verification server

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein said database is a software configured to store and retrieve data to and from a remote storage area via a connection port and return the result of any queries to said code verification server

11. The wireless receiver of claim 3, wherein said connection port is a serial port.

12. A method for authenticating an object using the wireless authentication system, comprising;

a manufacturer encoding a wireless microchip transmitter with a code word for transmission;

said code word is registered with a code verification server using said manufacturer merchant terminal;

said code verification server receives said code word, verifies said manufacturer identity, verifies said code word format, and stores said code word in a database.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

said wireless microchip transmitter, transmitting said code word by means of radio frequency transmission;

said code word is intercepted by a wireless radio frequency receiver;

said receiver sends a digital copy of said code word to a wireless web enable device;

said wireless web enable device accesses a remote website on said remote code verification server and sends said code word to said code verification server via the wireless network and the internet;

said code verification server compares the code word to entries in said database for an exact match;