BCC ENABLED KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method performed in a key management system comprising a wireless communication device and at least one wearable communication device, for managing digital keys, wherein the wireless communication device and the wearable communication device are Body Coupled Communication, BCC, enabled, the method comprises:
- receiving, in the wireless communication device, one or more digital keys to a lock from an external server;
detecting, in the wireless communication device, one or more wearable communication devices using BCC;
sending, using BCC, the one or more digital keys from the wireless communication device to the detected one or more wearable communication devices;
receiving, using BCC, the one or more digital keys from the wireless communication device in the one or more wearable communication devices, thereby enabling the wearable communication device to open the lock.
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Abstract
A system with a wireless communication device and one or more wearable communication devices utilizing Body coupled communication, BCC, technology for managing digital keys to a lock. The key management system comprises a wireless communication device and at least one wearable communication device, for managing digital keys, wherein the wireless communication device and the wearable communication device are Body Coupled Communication, BCC, enabled. The method comprises receiving, in the wireless communication device, one or more digital keys to a lock from an external server, detecting, in the wireless communication device, one or more wearable communication devices using BCC, sending, using BCC, the one or more digital keys from the wireless communication device to the detected one or more wearable communication devices and receiving, using BCC, the one or more digital keys from the wireless communication device in the one or more wearable communication devices, thereby enabling the wearable communication device to open the lock.
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15 Claims
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1. A method performed in a key management system comprising a wireless communication device and at least one wearable communication device, for managing digital keys, wherein the wireless communication device and the wearable communication device are Body Coupled Communication, BCC, enabled, the method comprises:
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receiving, in the wireless communication device, one or more digital keys to a lock from an external server; detecting, in the wireless communication device, one or more wearable communication devices using BCC; sending, using BCC, the one or more digital keys from the wireless communication device to the detected one or more wearable communication devices; receiving, using BCC, the one or more digital keys from the wireless communication device in the one or more wearable communication devices, thereby enabling the wearable communication device to open the lock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. (canceled)
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5. A method performed in a Body Coupled Communication, BCC, enabled wireless communication device for managing digital keys, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more digital keys to a lock from an external server; detecting one or more wearable communication device using Body Coupled Communication, BCC; sending, using BCC, the one or more digital keys from the wireless communication device to the detected one or more wearable communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. (canceled)
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13. A method performed in a Body Coupled Communication, BCC, enabled wearable communication device, the method comprising:
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broadcasting a BCC signal; receiving, via BCC, one or more digital keys to a lock from a wireless communication device, thereby enabling the wearable communication device to open the lock. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. (canceled)
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