Communication Method and System

• US 20080208925A1
• Filed: 08/19/2005
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seneration Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Seneration Company Limited
• Inventors: Shum, Kam Hong
• Application Number:
  US11/994,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20080208925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/202
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A communication method is disclosed as including the steps of (a) associating sensor with an object; (b) associating a mobile phone or personal digital assistant with a secure token capable of communication contactlessly with the sensor; (c) setting a number of rules of possible allowable ways of interaction between the object and the mobile pone; (d) the sensor obtaining information relating to the object; (e) the secure token initiating and establishing information contactless communication with the sensor and receiving from the sensor the information obtained by the sensor; and (f) the secure token issuing an output on the basis of the rules of possible or allowable ways of interaction and the information received from the sensor.

Claims

1. A communication method, including the steps of:

(a) associating at least one sensor with a first object;

(b) associating a second object with at least one secure token adapted to communicate contactlessly with said sensor;

(c) setting at least a first rule of possible or allowable way of interaction between said first and second objects;

(d) said sensor obtaining information relating to said first object;

(e) said secure token initiating and establishing contactless communication with said sensor and receiving from said sensor said information obtained by said sensor; and

(f) said secure token issuing an output on the basis of said at least first rule of possible or allowable way of interaction and said information received from said sensor.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said secure token communicates with said sensor via RF protocol, IR protocol and/or NFC.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein said second object is a mobile communication device or a personal digital assistant.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein said secure token is a Universal Subscriber Identification Module (USIM)/Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein said secure token is also a sensor.

6. A method according to claim 1 further including a step (g) of storing the history of interactions between said sensor and said secure token.

7. A method according to claim 6 wherein said history of interactions between said sensor and said secure token is stored in said secure token.

8. A method according to claim 6 wherein said history of interactions between said sensor and said secure token is stored in said sensor.

9. A method according to claim 1 further including a step (h) of storing the outputs issued by said secure token in said step (f).

10. A method according to claim 1 wherein said output issued in said step (f) includes a suggested course of action, results of evaluation, or a suggested second rule of possible or allowable way of interaction between said first and second objects.

11. A method according to claim 10 further including a step (i) of a user continuing said suggested course of action.

12. A method according to claim 10 further including a step (j) of a user refusing said suggested course of action.

13. A method according to claim 10 further including a step (k) of a user confirming said suggested second rule of possible or allowable way of interaction between said first and second objects.

14. A method according to claim 10 further including as step (l) of a user refusing said suggested second rule of possible or allowable way of interaction between said first and second objects.

15. A method according to claim 1 further including a step (m) of forwarding the history of interactions between said sensor and said secure token to a server remote of said secure token.

16. A method according to claim 1 wherein, in said step (e), said secure token establishes contactless communication with said sensor and receiving from said sensor said information obtained by said sensor via at least a second secure token.

17. A method according to claim 1 wherein, in said step (e), said secure token establishes contactless communication with a plurality of sensors each associated with a respective object, and receives from said sensors said information obtained by said sensors.

18. A method according to claim 1 wherein, in said step (c), a set of possible or allowable ways of interaction between said first and second object are set.

19. A method according to claim 1 wherein in said step (f), said secure token issues said output to said sensor of said second object.

20. A method according to claim 19 wherein said output comprises instructions to said sensor to execute an action.

21. A method according to claim 19 wherein said output comprises information to be outputted by said second object.

22. A method according to claim 19 wherein in said step (f), said secure token issues said output to another secure token to execute an action.

23. A method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one rule of possible or allowable way of interaction is unique to said secure token.

24. A method according to claim 1 further including the following steps:

(n) identifying critical checkpoints of measurements/attributes;

(o) setting a time window of state records;

(p) generating ranges of input stamps on the basis of said time window;

(q) generating at least a summary of measurements within said time window on the basis of said critical checkpoints of measurements/attributes;

(r) generating at least a summary of actions/responses within said time window on the basis of said critical checkpoints of measurements/attributes;

(s) generating at least a summary of analyzed results within said time window on the basis of said critical checkpoints of measurements/attributes;

(t) generating a historical stage profile based on the outputs of steps (o) to (s); and

(u) removing the state records within said time window from the memory.

25. A communication system comprising at least one sensor associated with, and adapted to obtain information relating to, a first object, and at least one secure token associated with a second object;

wherein said secure token is adapted to initiate and establish contactless communication with said sensor and to receive from said sensor said information obtained by said sensor; and

wherein said secure token is adapted to issue an output on the basis of at least a first pre-set rule of possible or allowable way of interaction between said first and second objects and said information received from said sensor.

26. A system according to claim 25 wherein said secure token is adapted to communicate with said sensor via RF protocol, IR protocol and/or NFC.

27. A system according to claim 25 wherein said second object is a mobile communication device or a personal digital assistant.

28. A system according to claim 25 wherein said secure token is a Universal Subscriber Identification Module (USIM)/Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card.

29. A system according to claim 25 wherein said secure token is also a sensor.

30. A system according to claim 25 further including means storing the history of interactions between said sensor and said secure token.

31. A system according to claim 30 wherein said history of interactions between said sensor and said secure token is stored in said secure token.

32. A system according to claim 30 wherein said history of interactions between said sensor and said secure token is stored in said sensor.

33. A system according to claim 25 further including means for storing the outputs issued by said secure token.

34. A system according to claim 25 wherein said output issued by said personal hardware token includes a suggested course of action, results of evaluation, or a suggested second rule of possible or allowable way of interaction between said first and second objects.

35. A system according to claim 34 further including means for allowing a user to confirm said suggested course of action.

36. A system according to claim 34 further including means for allowing a user to refuse said suggested course of action.

37. A system according to claim 34 further including means for allowing a user to confirm said suggested second rule of possible or allowable way of interaction between said first and second objects.

38. A system according to claim 34 further including means for allowing a user to refuse said suggested second rule of possible or allowable way of interaction between said first and second objects.

39. A system according to claim 25 further including a remote server communicable with said first object.

40. A system according to claim 25 further including means for forwarding the history of interactions between said sensor and said secure token to said remote server.

41. A system according to claim 25 further including at least a second secure token via which said secure token is adapted to establish contactless communication with said sensor and receiving from said sensor said information obtained by said sensor.

42. A system according to claim 25 further including a plurality of sensors each being associated with a respective object, and adapted to obtain information therefrom.

43. A system according to claim 25 wherein said secure token is adapted to issue outputs on the basis of a set of pre-set rules of possible or allowable ways of interaction between said first and second objects and said information received from said sensor.

44. A system according to claim 25 wherein said secure token is adapted to issue said output to said sensor of said second object.

45. A system according to claim 44 wherein said sensor is adapted to execute an action in accordance with instructions outputted by said secure token.

46. A system according to claim 44 wherein said sensor is adapted to output information received from said second object.