System and method for creating and managing a trusted constellation of personal digital devices
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a personal computer to manage a constellation of trusted devices, comprising;
a database to store a plurality of sets of credentials;
a plurality of personal digital devices in the constellation, each device comprising;
an internal secured storage area to store one of the plurality of sets of credentials;
wherein the plurality of personal digital devices are each coupled with the personal computer to receive one of the plurality of sets of credentials via secured wireless or wired coupling or via transportable storage media.
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Abstract
A system comprises a PC and a plurality of personal digital devices, each device to store one of a plurality of sets of credentials in an internal secured storage area. A method of managing a constellation of trusted devices comprises coupling a device with the PC, adding the device to the constellation if the device is not a member of the constellation, and transmitting the set of credentials from the PC to the internal secured storage area if the device does not have the credentials. A method of enabling communication between devices comprises coupling a first personal digital device with a second personal digital device, validating both devices, authenticating both devices, and prompting both devices to couple with the PC to become members of the constellation and obtain new sets of credentials if both devices are not authenticated and validated.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a personal computer to manage a constellation of trusted devices, comprising;
a database to store a plurality of sets of credentials;
a plurality of personal digital devices in the constellation, each device comprising;
an internal secured storage area to store one of the plurality of sets of credentials;
wherein the plurality of personal digital devices are each coupled with the personal computer to receive one of the plurality of sets of credentials via secured wireless or wired coupling or via transportable storage media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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coupling a personal digital device with a personal computer via secured wireless or wired coupling or via transportable storage media;
determining whether the personal digital device is a member of a constellation of trusted devices;
if the personal digital device is not a member of the constellation, adding the personal digital device to the constellation;
determining whether the personal digital device has a set of credentials stored in an internal secured storage area; and
if the personal digital device does not have the set of credentials stored in the internal secured storage area, transmitting the set of credentials from a database in the personal computer to the internal secured storage area on the personal digital device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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coupling a first personal digital device with a second personal digital device;
determining whether the second device is a member of a constellation of trusted devices of which the first device is a member;
if the second device is a member of the constellation, authenticating the second device and determining whether the second device has at least a portion of a set of credentials in an internal secured storage area;
if the second device has the at least a portion of the set of credentials, validating the second device and enabling communication between the devices; and
if the second device is not authenticated and validated, prompting the second device to couple with a personal computer to become a member of the constellation and obtain a new set of credentials via secured wireless or wired coupling or via transportable storage media. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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