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Methods for authentication using near-field

  • US 8,850,196 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2010
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of authentication using a near-field signal, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a first device of a user having a first electronic serial number, a second electronic serial number from a second device of the user, wherein the second electronic serial number is received in a near-field signal;

    deriving, by the first device, an authentication result as a function of at least a portion of the first electronic serial number and at least a portion of the second electronic serial number; and

    sending the authentication result to an authenticator device to use in authenticating at least one of the first device, the second device, or the user of the first and second devices.

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