CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20130212661A1
• Filed: 02/13/2013
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC (Allegion PLC)
• Original Assignee: Xceedld Corporation
• Inventors: Neafsey, Jeffrey Scott, Vitali, Rocco, Andrini, Alberto
• Application Number:
  US13/766,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20130212661A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/45 Structures or tools for the administration of authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00206 the keyless data carrier being hand operated
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/24 using dedicated network management hardware
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning

Abstract

A server may communicate with a mobile device and/or a reader device via an Internet connection. The server may be configured to generate a credential and transmit the credential to the mobile device. The mobile device may use the credential in an access control system, a payment system, a transit system, a vending system, or the like.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

presenting a mobile device within a field of a reader device;

emulating a master credential with the mobile device to place the reader device in a programming mode; and

emulating a plurality of user credentials with the mobile device to program the user credentials into the reader device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, with the mobile device, at least one of the master credential and the user credentials from a server.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, with the mobile device, the user credentials to the server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the reader device is an electronic lock.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a notification to mobile phones associated with the user credentials, wherein the notification includes a status of an associated user credential.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the notification is one of an email and a text message.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the notification includes the corresponding user credential.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the notification includes a uniform resource locator associated with a server, wherein the server is configured to store the user credentials and provide the user credentials for downloading.

10. A system, comprising:

a reader device configured to actuate a lock when presented with a registered user credential; and

an administrative mobile device configured to wirelessly transmit a master credential to the reader device to place the reader device in a programming mode, wherein the administrative mobile device is further configured to wirelessly transmit a user credential to the reader device when the reader device is in the programming mode to register the user credential in the reader device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the administrative mobile device is a mobile phone.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

a server configured to transmit the user credential to a user mobile device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the server is further configured to generate credentials in a plurality of formats.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the server is further configured to transmit the master credential to the administrative mobile device.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

a mobile phone configured to wirelessly emulate a master credential to place a reader device in a programming mode and to wirelessly emulate a plurality of user credentials to program the user credentials into the reader device.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the mobile phone is configured to receive at least one of the master credential and the user credentials from a server.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the reader device is an electronic lock.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the mobile phone is configured to transmit a notification to user mobile phones associated with the user credentials.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the notification is one of an email and a text message.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the notification includes the corresponding user credential.