WIRELESS NETWORKING-ENABLED PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

• US 20170041879A1
• Filed: 10/18/2016
• Published: 02/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Su, David Kuochieh, Zhang, Ning
• Granted Patent: US 10,154,461 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/082 applying multi-factor authentication cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/084 using delegated authorisation, e.g. open authorisation [OAuth] protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0264 by selectively disabling software applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A personal identification device may conserve power by delegating one or more operations to another device. For example, the one or more operations may be associated with the authentication of the personal identification device. In one example, the personal identification device may determine an amount of power greater than a power threshold will be consumed by the personal identification device to perform the one or more operations. The personal identification device may determine it can communicate with a mobile device that is capable of performing the one or more operations, and may then delegate the one or more operations to the mobile device to conserve power. In one example, the personal identification device may receive the results of the one or more operations from the mobile device, and may provide data associated with the results to a personal identification device detector for authentication of the personal identification device.

Claims

1. A method for conserving power at a personal identification device, the method comprising:

determining, by the personal identification device, to perform one or more operations;

determining the personal identification device will consume an amount of power greater than a power threshold to perform the one or more operations;

determining the personal identification device can communicate with a first device that is capable of performing the one or more operations; and

delegating the one or more operations to the first device based, at least in part, on determining the personal identification device will consume the amount of power that is greater than the power threshold to perform the one or more operations.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the personal identification device, results of the one or more operations from the first device; and

providing data associated with the results to a second device for authentication of the personal identification device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the personal identification device, a beacon message from a second device; and

determining to perform the one or more operations in response to receiving the beacon message, the one or more operations for authenticating the personal identification device with the second device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the personal identification device can communicate with a second device that is capable of performing the one or more operations;

determining that the first device is more appropriate to perform the one or more operations than the second device, wherein

delegating the one or more operations to the first device is in response to determining that the first device is more appropriate to perform the one or more operations than the second device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining that the first device is more appropriate to perform the one or more operations than the second device is based on at least one member of the group consisting of a battery capacity of the first device, a remaining battery life of the first device, a processing power of the first device, a power source of the first device, and an operational state of the first device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more operations comprise at least one member of the group consisting of encrypting authentication related data and transmitting the authentication related data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein delegating the one or more operations to the first device comprises providing data representing the one or more operations to the first device, wherein the data representing the one or more operations comprises at least one member of the group consisting of an indication of the one or more operations to perform, input data for the one or more operations, and an indication that results of the one or more operations are to be transmitted to one of the personal identification device or a second device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device is a cellphone, a tablet computer, or a laptop computer, and the personal identification device is a keychain device, an electronic credit card, or a watch.

9. A personal identification device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled with the memory, the processor configured to;

determine to perform one or more operations;

determine the personal identification device will consume an amount of power greater than a power threshold to perform the one or more operations;

determine the personal identification device can communicate with a first device that is capable of performing the one or more operations; and

delegate the one or more operations to the first device based, at least in part, on a determination that the personal identification device will consume the amount of power that is greater than the power threshold to perform the one or more operations.

10. The personal identification device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive results of the one or more operations from the first device; and

provide data associated with the results to a second device for authentication of the personal identification device.

11. The personal identification device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a beacon message from a second device; and

determine to perform the one or more operations in response to receiving the beacon message, the one or more operations for authenticating the personal identification device with the second device.

12. The personal identification device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine the personal identification device can communicate with a second device that is capable of performing the one or more operations;

determine that the first device is more appropriate to perform the one or more operations than the second device; and

delegate the one or more operations to the first device in response to determining that the first device is more appropriate to perform the one or more operations than the second device.

13. The personal identification device of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to determine that the first device is more appropriate to perform the one or more operations than the second device based on at least one member of the group consisting of a battery capacity of the first device, a remaining battery life of the first device, a processing power of the first device, a power source of the first device, and an operational state of the first device.

14. The personal identification device of claim 9, wherein the one or more operations comprise at least one member of the group consisting of encrypting authentication related data and transmitting the authentication related data.

15. The personal identification device of claim 9, wherein the processor configured to delegate the one or more operations to the first device comprises the processor configured to provide data representing the one or more operations to the first device, wherein the data representing the one or more operations comprises at least one member of the group consisting of an indication of the one or more operations to perform, input data for the one or more operations, and an indication that results of the one or more operations are to be transmitted to one of the personal identification device or a second device.

16. The personal identification device of claim 9, wherein the first device is a cellphone, a tablet computer, or a laptop computer, and the personal identification device is a keychain device, an electronic credit card, or a watch.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors of a personal identification device cause the personal identification device to perform operations that comprise:

determining to perform one or more operations;

determining the personal identification device will consume an amount of power greater than a power threshold to perform the one or more operations;

determining the personal identification device can communicate with a first device that is capable of performing the one or more operations; and

delegating the one or more operations to the first device based, at least in part, on determining the personal identification device will consume the amount of power that is greater than the power threshold to perform the one or more operations.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving results of the one or more operations from the first device; and

providing data associated with the results to a second device for authentication of the personal identification device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a beacon message from a second device; and

determining to perform the one or more operations in response to receiving the beacon message, the one or more operations for authenticating the personal identification device with the second device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining the personal identification device can communicate with a second device that is capable of performing the one or more operations;

determining that the first device is more appropriate to perform the one or more operations than the second device; and

delegating the one or more operations to the first device in response to determining that the first device is more appropriate to perform the one or more operations than the second device.