Apparatus and method for increased security of wireless transactions

• US 8,676,249 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2008
• Issued: 03/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kioba Processing, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Tahnk Wireless Company LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rosenberg, Einar
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANH C
• Application Number:
  US12/007,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20080227391A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,262 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/418, 455/550.1, 455/410, 370/352, 709/221, 705/76
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 1/006 specially adapted for light-weight wheels, e.g. of strollers or wheel-chairs B60B1/003 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0002 assembling to the object, e.g. furniture
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0005 characterised by mounting method
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0015 characterised by adaptations made to castor
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0021 in the form of a mounting pin
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0039 Single wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0049 the rolling axle being horizontal
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0057 the rolling axle being offset from swivel axis
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0068 the swivel axis being vertical
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 33/0073 the swivel axis being symmetrical to wheel or wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2205/104 Detachable wheel units, e.g. together with the wheel shaft
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 9/00 Accessories or details specially adapted for children's carriages or perambulators providing for travelling on snow B62B19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3226 Use of secure elements separate from M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/00 Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive or capacitive transmission systems

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 mobile communication device for communicating using short distance communication signals, comprising:

a memory;

a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor of the mobile communication device is programmed to;

receive a first short distance contactless communication signal;

determine a transactional context of the mobile communication device based on the first short distance contactless communication signal; and

activate an information transfer application appropriate for the transactional context based on the determination; and

a transmitter in communication with the processor, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit, by way of the information transfer application, a first signal to a first financial institution of a user of the mobile communication device and a second signal to a second financial institution of a seller, wherein the second signal is piggy-backed to the first signal.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first contactless communication signal is received from a radio device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to deactivate the information transfer application from a foreground process to a background process.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to activate the information transfer application in response to a received selection on the mobile communication device.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the first short distance contactless communication signals travels approximately three inches.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the first short distance contactless communication signal travels approximately three feet.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to receive an authorization code.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to receive first data.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further programmed to cause a representation of the first data to be provided to a radio device.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the representation of the first data is provided to the radio device as a second short distance contactless communication signal.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the first short distance contactless communication signal and the second short distance contactless communication signal are near field communication signals.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a mobile communication device, wherein the computer-readable medium has instructions stored thereon, and wherein the instructions comprise:

instructions to receive an activation signal;

instructions to determine a transactional context of the mobile communication device based on the activation signal;

instructions to activate an information transfer program for the transactional context; and

instructions to cause the information transfer program to transmit a first signal to a first financial institution of a user of the mobile communication device and a second signal to a second financial institution of a seller, wherein the second signal is piggy-backed to the first signal.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising instructions to execute the information transfer program based on the activation signal.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

instructions to deactivate the information transfer program from a foreground process to a background process.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the activation signal is received from a radio device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the activation signal is received from the user of the mobile communication device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the activation signal travels approximately three inches to reach the mobile communication device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the activation signal travels approximately three feet to reach the mobile communication device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the activation signal is representative of a short distance contactless communication signal.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the short distance contactless communication signal is a near field communication signal.

21. A method for communicating using short distance communication signals, the method comprising:

receiving, by a mobile communication device, an activation signal;

determining a transactional context of the mobile communication device based on the activation signal;

activating an information transfer program for the transactional context; and

causing the information transfer program to transmit a first signal to a first financial institution of a user of the mobile communication device and a second signal to a second financial institution of a seller, wherein the second signal is piggy-backed to the first signal.