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Personal digital key initialization and registration for secure transactions

  • US 9,251,326 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2014
  • Issued: 02/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • reading, with a programming device, notary information from a notary personal digital key (PDK) to determine whether a notary is authorized to witness an initialization of a first PDK;

    determining, with the programming device, a status of the notary PDK based at least in part on a registry including data describing the status of the notary PDK;

    responsive to determining that the status of the notary PDK is in a good standing, determining, with the programming device, that the notary PDK is authorized to witness the initialization of the first PDK;

    acquiring a biometric input from a user, wherein the acquisition is witnessed by the notary; and

    responsive to the notary being authorized, storing a biometric profile on the first PDK.

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