System for verifying a communication device and a security communication device

• US 9,323,230 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2012
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Copy Stop Systems ApS
• Original Assignee: Copy Stop Systems ApS
• Inventors: Nielsen, Finn, Domsten, Rune, stbirk, Nils
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Brian
• Application Number:
  US14/123,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20140091902A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,428 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 1/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID

Abstract

A system for verifying a communication device, the system comprising at least a one communication device comprising a transmitter for performing communication, and a storage for holding first information, the first information comprising ID information of the communication device, at least a one security communication device comprising a transmitter for performing communication, and a storage for holding second information, the second information comprising ID information of the security communication device, a verification element, and a communication element for receiving the ID information from one or more of the communication devices and one or more of the security communication devices, transmitting the received ID information to the verification element, wherein the verification element is adapted to verify each of the one or more communication devices only if the received ID information of the pertaining communication device can be verified and the received ID information of at least one of the one or more security communication devices can be verified.

Claims

1. A system for verifying a communication device, the system comprising:

at least one communication device comprising;

a transmitter for wirelessly performing RFID, UHFRFID or LFRFID communication with a communication element, and

a storage for holding first information, the first information comprising ID information of the communication device,

at least one security communication device comprising;

a transmitter for wirelessly performing communication with the communication element, and

a storage for holding second information, the second information comprising ID information of the security communication device,

a verification element, and

the communication element being configured to;

wirelessly receive the ID information from one or more of the communication devices and one or more of the security communication devices,

transmit the received ID information to the verification element,

wherein the verification element is adapted to verify each of the one or more communication devices only if the received ID information of the pertaining communication device can be verified and the received ID information of at least one of the one or more security communication devices can be verified.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the verification element comprises a first and a second verification unit wherein:

the first verification unit comprises security verification information relating to ID information of verifiable or verified security communication devices, the first verification unit being adapted to output at least part of the verification information to the second verification unit, and

the second verification unit comprises information relating to ID information of verifiable or verified communication devices, the second verification unit being adapted to;

receive the at least part of the verification information,

receive the ID information from the communication element,

compare the received security ID information to the at least part of the verification information and the received ID information to the information and output, on the basis of the comparison, information relating to whether the communication device is verified or not.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the security communication devices is adapted to receive and store new security ID information.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein:

the first verification unit is adapted to output to the second verification unit new security ID information, and

the second verification unit is adapted to store the new security ID information and output the new security ID information to the one of the security communication devices.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein:

the security ID information and the new security ID information of the pertaining security communication device both comprises a first part and a second part, the first part of the security ID information and the first part of the new security ID information being identical, and the second part of the security ID information and the second part of the new security ID information being different,

the second verification unit is adapted to compare, when having received the security ID information from the one of the security communication devices, the second part of the received security ID information with a corresponding part of the received at least part of the verification information and, if no correspondence is determined, request, prior to the comparing step, updated verification information from the first verification unit.

6. The system according to claim 2, wherein the first verification unit is adapted to compare an identity of the second verification unit to a list of recognized second verification units and output the at least part of the verification information only if the second verification unit is represented on the list.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the communication element is an RFID scanner and wherein the transmitter of the security communication device(s) are adapted to perform RFID, UHFRFID or LFRFID communication.

7. A method of verifying a communication device, the method comprising the steps of:

at least one communication device wirelessly transmitting, as RFID, UHFRFID or LFRFID communication, ID information of the communication device to a communication element,

at least one security communication device wirelessly transmitting security ID information of the security communication device to the communication element,

the communication element wirelessly receiving the ID information from one or more of the communication devices and the security ID information from one or more of the security communication devices, and transmitting the received ID information and security ID information to a verification element,

the verification element verifying each of the one or more communication devices only if the received ID information of the pertaining communication device can be verified and the received security ID information of at least one of the one or more security communication devices can be verified.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the steps of, pursuant to the verification step:

transmitting new security ID information to the security communication device and storing the new security ID information in the security communication device.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the verification element comprises a first and a second verification unit wherein:

the first verification unit holds verification information for verifying security communication devices and outputs at least part of the verification information to the second verification unit, and

the second verification unit;

holds information for verifying communication devices,

receives the at least part of the verification information,

receives the ID information from the communication element,

receives the security ID information from the security communication element and

compares the received security ID information to the at least part of the verification information and the received ID information to the information and outputs, on the basis of the comparison, information relating to whether the communication device is verified or not.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

the first verification unit outputting to the second verification unit new security ID information,

the second verification unit storing the new security ID information and outputting the new security ID information to the one of the security communication devices.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein:

the security ID information and the new security ID information both comprises a first part and a second part, the first part of the security ID information and the first part of the new security ID information being identical, and the second part of the security ID information and the second part of the new security ID information being different,

the second verification unit comparing, when having received the security ID information from the one of the security communication devices, the second part of the received security ID information with a corresponding part of the verification information and, it no correspondence is determined, requesting, prior to the comparing step, updated verification information from the first verification unit.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the step of the first verification unit outputting the at least part of the verification information comprises the first verification unit comparing an identity of the second verification unit to a list of recognized second verification units and outputting the verification information only if the second verification unit is represented on the list.

14. The method according to claim 7, wherein the transmitting step of transmitting the security ID information comprises performing RFID, UHFRFID or LFRFID communication.

15. A system for verifying a communication device, the system comprising:

at least one communication device comprising;

a transmitter for performing communication, and

a storage for holding first information, the first information comprising ID information of the communication device,

at least one security communication device comprising;

a transmitter for performing communication, and

a storage for holding second information, the second information comprising ID information of the security communication device,

a verification element, and

a communication element for;

receiving the ID information from one or more of the communication devices and one or more of the security communication devices,

transmitting the received ID information to the verification element,

wherein;

the verification element is adapted to verify each of the one or more communication devices only if the received ID information of the pertaining communication device can be verified and the received ID information of at least one of the one or more security communication devices can be verified

the verification element further is adapted to output new security ID information to at least one of the security communication devices, wherein the security ID information and the new security ID information of the pertaining security communication device both comprises a first part and a second part, the second part of the security ID information and the second part of the new security ID information being different, and

the at least one of the security communication devices is adapted to receive and store the new security ID information.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the verification element comprises a first and a second verification unit wherein:

the first verification unit comprises security verification information relating to ID information of verifiable or verified security communication devices, the first verification unit being adapted to output at least part of the verification information to the second verification unit, the first verification unit being adapted to output to the second verification unit the new security ID information and

the second verification unit comprises information relating to ID information of verifiable or verified communication devices, the second verification unit bring adapted to;

receive the at least part of the verification information,

receive the ID information from the communication element,

compare the received security ID information to the at least part of the verification information and the received ID information to the information and output, on the basis of the comparison, information relating to whether the communication device is verified or not,

store the new security ID information and output the new security ID information to the one or more of the security communication devices.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the second verification unit is adapted to compare, when having received the security ID information from the one of the security communication devices, the second part of the received security ID information with a corresponding part of the received at least part of the verification information and, if no correspondence is determined, request, prior to the comparing step, updated verification information from the first verification unit.

18. The system according to claim 15, wherein the verification element is adapted to output the new security ID information where the first part of the security ID information and the first part of the new security ID information are identical.

19. The system according to claim 15, wherein the verification element is adapted to store both the second part of the new security ID information and the second part of the security ID information.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the verification element is adapted to verify a security communication device, if the second part of the received ID information therefrom is stored in the verification element.