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Two-Way, Token-Based Validation for NFC-Enabled Transactions

  • US 20140279558A1
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for facilitating the two-way, token-based validation of a near field communications (NFC)-enabled transaction, the system comprising:

  • at least one web server capable of providing a graphical user interface, via a communications network, to a plurality of NFC-enabled mobile devices, and communicatively coupled, via said communications network, to a plurality of validator devices; and

    at least one application server, coupled to said at least one web server, said at least one application server comprising;

    a time slot database comprising a plurality of time slots for a plurality of days;

    a time slot key generator service capable of generating a plurality of time slot keys, each corresponding to one of said plurality of time slots;

    a time slot keys database comprising said plurality of time slot keys generated by said time slot key generator service;

    a registration service capable of generating a plurality of unique identification numbers, each corresponding to one of said plurality of NFC-enabled mobile devices;

    an identification database comprising said plurality of unique identification numbers generated by said registration service; and

    a token generation module capable of generating a plurality of time-based tokens, each is generated using one of said plurality of time slot keys and one of said plurality of unique identification numbers;

    wherein said at least one application server facilitates a transaction when one of said plurality of NFC-enabled mobile devices is presented to one of said plurality of validator devices, wherein said transaction is secured by a two-way authentication based upon one of said plurality of time-based tokens.

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