Method and apparatus for a token
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1. A token comprising:
- a low power receiver to receive an indication indicating a presence of a nearby short-range terminal, the indication including information that expires;
a wake-up logic to wake up the token in response to receiving the ping;
a transceiver to return a connection request to the short-range terminal, the connection request including the information that expires, to prove that the ping is recent; and
an identity verifier to perform a biometric authentication of a user, based on biometric data received from the terminal, by comparing the biometric data received from the terminal with the user'"'"'s biometric pattern data securely stored on the token, without requiring user interaction with the token, thereby creating a two-factor authentication based on the token the user has and the biometric the user is, and without releasing the biometric pattern data to the terminal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of using a token comprises receiving an indication of a presence of a nearby short-range terminal and waking up the token in response to receiving the indication. The method further comprises performing authentication between the token and the terminal, without requiring a user to directly interact with the token.
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1. A token comprising:
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a low power receiver to receive an indication indicating a presence of a nearby short-range terminal, the indication including information that expires; a wake-up logic to wake up the token in response to receiving the ping; a transceiver to return a connection request to the short-range terminal, the connection request including the information that expires, to prove that the ping is recent; and an identity verifier to perform a biometric authentication of a user, based on biometric data received from the terminal, by comparing the biometric data received from the terminal with the user'"'"'s biometric pattern data securely stored on the token, without requiring user interaction with the token, thereby creating a two-factor authentication based on the token the user has and the biometric the user is, and without releasing the biometric pattern data to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A terminal to permit use of a wireless token for authentication, the terminal comprising:
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a ping generator to generate periodic pings, a ping including information that expires; a transceiver to receive a connection request from a wireless token, the wireless token sending the connection request in response to receiving the ping, the connection request including the information from the ping, wherein the ping is received when the wireless token is within a radius associated with the terminal, the radius associated with the terminal based on a type of the terminal; a biometric sensor to receive a biometric from the user; the transceiver to send the biometric to the wireless token, and to receive an authentication from the wireless token confirming an identity of the user, without releasing a biometric template to the terminal; a secure session logic to establish a secure session with the wireless token when the information within the connection request is not expired and the wireless token is authorized; and access control logic to provide access to a limited access system, in response to receiving authentication information from the wireless token, the authentication information based on the biometric sent by the terminal to the wireless token. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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