Apparatus and method for increased security of wireless transactions

• US 7,330,714 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2005
• Issued: 02/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kioba Processing, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Einar Rosenberg
• Inventors: Rosenberg, Einar
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Danh C.
• Application Number:
  US11/105,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20050178830A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,034 Days
• Field of Search: 455/558, 455/556.2, 455/418, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 705/26, 705/16, 705/2, 713/202, 340/572.1, 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3226 Use of secure elements separate from M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3255 using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• 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 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0886 the card reader being portable for interacting with a POS or ECR in realizing a payment transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

A mobile communication device with security mechanisms is provided for enabling wireless personal information transfer with increased security. In another embodiment of the invention, a mobile communication device is used to confirm a transaction.

Claims

1. A method of medical prescription usage, comprising:

placing a mobile communication device near an RFID tag on a medicine container to receive said first signal;

receiving said first signal provided by said RFID tag on said medicine container associated with a person'"'"'s medical prescription, said first signal including personal prescription information; and

running, based on receiving said first signal, a pharmacy application program on a mobile communication device having near-field communications capability,

wherein said first signal comprises prescription drug information including dosage information.

2. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 1, where said first signal comprising prescription quantity for indicating the number of units of the prescribed drug provided in the medicine container, said first signal comprising prescription refill information for indicating the number of times the prescription is refillable.

3. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 2, further comprising:

generating a refill signal for reminding a user to refill a prescription, where said refill signal is calculated based on the dosage information, quantity information and refill information.

4. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 3, further comprising:

requesting refill request information from said user; and

depending on said user'"'"'s refill request information, generating a signal to a pharmacy requesting that the prescription be refilled.

5. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 4, further comprising:

receiving from said pharmacy by said by said mobile communication device a signal indicating that the prescription has been refilled.

6. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 2, further comprising:

generating a reminder signal to remind a user to take the medication.

7. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 6, wherein said reminder signal is an alarm signal on the mobile communication device.

8. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 6, wherein said reminder signal is an SMS signal generated from a server.

9. A method of medical prescription usage, comprising:

placing a mobile communication device having near field communications near a near field communications tag on a medicine container; and

receiving a first signal provided by said near field communications tag on said medicine container associated with a person'"'"'s medical prescription, said first signal comprises;

personal prescription information,

prescription quantity for indicating the number of units of the prescribed drug provided in the medicine container,

prescription refill information for indicating the number of times the prescription is refillable, and

dosage information.

10. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 9, further comprising:

generating by said mobile communication device a reminder signal to remind a user to take medication.

11. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 10, wherein said reminder signal is an alarm signal on said mobile communication device.

12. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 10, wherein said reminder signal is an SMS signal generated from a server.

13. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 10, further comprising:

generating a refill signal for reminding a user to refill a prescription, where said refill signal is calculated based on the dosage information, quantity information and refill information.

14. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 13, further comprising:

requesting refill request information from said user; and

depending on said user'"'"'s refill request information, generating a signal to a pharmacy requesting that the prescription be refilled.

15. The method of medical prescription usage as in claim 14, further comprising:

receiving from said pharmacy by said mobile communication device a signal indicating that the prescription has been refilled.