Device pairing via human initiated contact

• US 9,258,285 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2005
• Issued: 02/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K. Y., Rinaldo, Jr., John D., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Cohen, Alexander J., Malamud, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Traore, Fatoumata
• Application Number:
  US11/137,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20060267860A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,913 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0492 by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6033 for providing handsfree use or a loudspeaker mode in telephone sets arrangements for preventing acoustic echo H04M9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72502 with one base station connected to a single line
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/727 Identification code transfer arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A system may include and/or involve a first device, a second device, and logic to effect pairing of the first and second devices upon activation of contact sensors of both the first and second devices.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

circuitry configured to detect touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device;

circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual based at least partly on fingerprint information obtained at least partly through the at least one contact point of the device, the circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual including at least circuitry configured to authorize an extent of pairing of the device and at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device including;

circuitry configured to authorize access to functions and/or features of at least one of the device and the at least one other device to an extent of which varies according to the manner and/or point of contact with at least one of the device and the at least one other device; and

circuitry configured to wirelessly transmit encrypted payment information from the device to the at least one other device to accomplish at least one commercial transaction at least partly in response to authentication of the at least one individual.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to detect touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device comprises:

circuitry configured to at least one of;

(i) detect at least one instance of touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device, (ii) detect touch contact associated with at least one touch screen portion of the device, (iii) detect touch contact associated with at least one contact sensor of the device, (iv) detect at least one intensity of touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device, (v) detect at least one location of touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device, (vi) detect touch contact associated with at least one display of the device, (vii) detect at least one force of touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device, (viii) detect at least one touching a finger vertically up and down one or more times, (ix) detect at least one rotation, (x) detect an angle of incidence, (xi) detect a relative lateral motion, or (xii) detect a circular motion.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry configured to scan at least one fingerprint.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to wirelessly transmit encrypted payment information from the device to the at least one other device to accomplish at least one commercial transaction at least partly in response to authentication of the at least one individual comprises:

circuitry configured to wirelessly transmit encrypted payment information from the device to the at least one other device to accomplish at least one commercial transaction using at least one third device at least partly in response to authentication of the at least one individual.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry configured to obtain information from at least one card and/or memory device.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry configured to detect proximity between the device and at least one other device.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises one or more of:

a camera, a keyboard, a scanner, a cellular telephone, a wearable article, headphones, a personal digital assistant, a telephone, a laptop, a desktop, a tower, a server, a medical patient monitoring station, a machine control application, a network device, a medallion, a ring, or a palmtop.

8. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry configured for causing at least one vibration at least partly in response to effecting pairing of the device with the at least one other device to accomplish the at least one commercial transaction.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual including at least circuitry configured to authorize an extent of pairing of the device and the at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device comprises:

circuitry configured to authorize access to a greater number and/or different functions of at least one of the device and the at least one other device than would be available if the at least one of the device and the at least one other device were paired without contact taking place to at least one of the device and the at least one other device.

9. A method comprising:

detecting touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device;

authenticating at least one individual based at least partly on fingerprint information obtained at least partly through the at least one contact point of the device, the authenticating at least one individual including at least authorizing an extent of pairing of the device and at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device including;

authorizing access to a greater number and/or different functions of at least one of the device and the at least one other device than would be available if the at least one of the device and the at least one other device were paired without detecting the touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device; and

wirelessly transmitting encrypted payment information from the device to the at least one other device to accomplish at least one commercial transaction at least partly in response to authentication of the at least one individual.

10. A system comprising:

circuitry configured to detect touch contact associated with at least one contact point of a device;

circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual based at least partly on fingerprint information obtained at least partly through the at least one contact point of the device, the circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual including at least circuitry configured to authorize an extent of pairing of the device and at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device including;

circuitry configured to authorize access to a greater number and/or different functions of at least one of the device and the at least one other device than would be available if the at least one of the device and the at least one other device were paired without detecting the touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device; and

circuitry configured to wirelessly transmit encrypted payment information to accomplish at least one commercial transaction at least partly in response to authentication of the at least one individual.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual including at least circuitry configured to authorize an extent of pairing of the device and the at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device comprises:

circuitry configured to authorize access to functions and/or features of at least one of the device and the at least one other device to an extent of which varies according to the manner and/or point of contact of the detected touch contact associated with at least one contact point of the device.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual including at least circuitry configured to authorize an extent of pairing of the device and the at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device comprises:

circuitry configured to authorize access to functions and/or features of at least one of the device and the at least one other device to an extent of which varies according to the manner and/or point of contact with at least one of the device and the at least one other device.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual including at least circuitry configured to authorize an extent of pairing of the device and the at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device comprises:

circuitry configured to authorize a person to use at least one of the device and the at least one other device.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual including at least circuitry configured to authorize an extent of pairing of the device and the at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device comprises:

circuitry configured to authorize what extent a person is authorized to use at least one of the device and the at least one other device.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual including at least circuitry configured to authorize an extent of pairing of the device and the at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device comprises:

circuitry configured to determine an extent of pairing between at least one of the device and the at least one other device based at least in part upon which device is touched first.

17. The device of claim 10, wherein the circuitry configured to authenticate at least one individual including at least circuitry configured to authorize an extent of pairing of the device and the at least one other device according to at least one of identification of at least one of the device and the at least one other device, and identification of a user of at least one of the device and the at least one other device comprises:

circuitry configured to authorize an extent of paired access between at least one of the device and the at least one other device that varies based at least in part upon an amount of area touched on one or both devices of at least one of the device and the at least one other device.