CONFIGURABLE DIGITAL BADGE HOLDER

• US 20150279133A1
• Filed: 03/11/2015
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Assa Abloy AB
• Original Assignee: Assa Abloy AB
• Inventors: Audebert, Yves Gabriel Louis, Le Saint, Eric F., Hart, Jason, Fedronic, Dominique Louis Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 10,204,463 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2115 Third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/21 having a variable access code
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/25 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/29 the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

A portable authentication system includes a security module, that may be a smart card, SIM (Subscriber Identity Module), USB controller with a secure chip, or similar module capable of storing one or more credentials, and an interface module such as a digital badge holder that is able to communicate with the security module, for instance by providing a smart card communication interface. The portable authentication system may be either a single integrated system or a dual system where the security module can be removed or disconnected from the interface system.

Claims

1. A portable authentication device for the authentication of an individual to at least one Access Control System, comprising a section for storing at least one credential which authenticates the device to the Access Control System, and at least one interface protocol for exchanging data with at least one type of access point of said at least one Access Control System, wherein it further comprises:

a section for defining several contexts represented with context identification data referencing at least one credential and at least one interface protocol corresponding to said type of access point,

a selector for dynamically selecting one of said contexts to correspond with the said Access Control System.

2. A portable authentication device according to claim 1, comprising:

a security module for protecting said at least one credential, and

an interface module which includes said at least one interface protocol, and said selector.

3. A portable authentication device according to claim 2, wherein said security module comprises a section that authenticates said individual before releasing any information protected by said security module.

4. A portable authentication device according to claim 2, wherein said security module comprises a section that confirms consent of the individual before releasing any information protected by said security module.

5. A portable authentication device according to claim 2, wherein said security module is embedded in said portable authentication device and includes one element of the group consisting of a smart card chip, a Subscriber Identity Module and a USB controller.

6. A portable authentication device according to claim 2, wherein said security module is removable from said portable authentication device and includes one element of the group consisting of a smart card, a Subscriber Identity Module and a USB controller, and wherein said interface module includes one element of the group consisting of a badge holder, a Subscriber Identity Module holder and a USB controller.

7. A portable authentication device according to claim 6, wherein said interface module includes a security module detector for detecting when said security module is connected to said interface module.

8. A portable authentication device according to claim 1, wherein said selector is a manual selector to be dynamically activated by said user.

9. A portable authentication device according to claim 1, wherein said selector includes a detector for detecting a type of access point of said at least one Access Control System and a switch for automatically switching to the context which corresponds to said detected type of access point.