Hybrid device having a personal digital key and receiver-decoder circuit and methods of use
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1. A hybrid device comprising:
- an integrated personal digital key (PDK) for storing information and capable of communicating wirelessly with at least one external receiver-decoder circuit (RDC); and
an integrated RDC for communicating wirelessly with at least one external PDK within a proximity zone, the integrated RDC coupled to the integrated PDK by a first signal line for communication, the integrated RDC coupled to at least one other component of the hybrid device by a second signal line, one or more of the integrated RDC and integrated PDK enabling one or more of an application, a function, and a service on one or more of the hybrid device and a device associated with the external RDC.
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Abstract
A hybrid device includes a personal digital key (PDK) and a receiver-decoder circuit (RDC). In one embodiment, the hybrid device also provides a physical interconnect for connecting to other devices to send and receive control signals and data, and receive power. The hybrid device operates in one of several modes including, PDK only, RDC only, or PDK and RDC. This allows a variety of system configurations for mixed operation including: PDK/RDC, RDC/RDC or PDK/PDK. The disclosure also includes a number of system configurations for use of the hybrid device including: use of the hybrid device in a cell phone; simultaneous use of the PDK and the RDC functionality of hybrid device; use of multiple links of hybrid device to generate an authorization signal, use of multiple PDK links to the hybrid device to generate an authorization signal; and use of the hybrid device for authorization inheritance.
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1. A hybrid device comprising:
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an integrated personal digital key (PDK) for storing information and capable of communicating wirelessly with at least one external receiver-decoder circuit (RDC); and an integrated RDC for communicating wirelessly with at least one external PDK within a proximity zone, the integrated RDC coupled to the integrated PDK by a first signal line for communication, the integrated RDC coupled to at least one other component of the hybrid device by a second signal line, one or more of the integrated RDC and integrated PDK enabling one or more of an application, a function, and a service on one or more of the hybrid device and a device associated with the external RDC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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creating a first wireless link between an integrated receiver-decoder circuit (RDC) of a hybrid device and an external personal digital key (PDK), the hybrid device including an integrated PDK and the integrated RDC; receiving a first signal at the integrated RDC via the first wireless link from the external PDK; generating an enablement signal enabling one or more of an application, a function and a service on one or more of the hybrid device and a device associated with an external RDC; and sending the enablement signal to one or more of the hybrid device and the device associated with an external RDC. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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