Wearable device and a method for storing credentials associated with an electronic device in said wearable device

• US 9,489,511 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2014
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Dimovski, Dragan, Rodzevski, Aleksandar, Bengtsson, Henrik
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh, Minh
• Application Number:
  US14/533,492
• Publication Number:
  US 20150161377A1
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/026 Measuring blood flow A61B3/1233, A61B3/1241 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1101 Detecting tremor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/45 Structures or tools for the administration of authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/065 Continuous authentication

Abstract

The disclosure relates in general to a wearable device for serving as a personal id towards electronic devices. In particular the disclosure provides a wearable device for storing credential data or password from an electronic device, which device is configured for serving as personal id towards an electronic device, such as a mobile phone or other smart devices.

Claims

1. A wearable device for temporarily storing credential data associated with at least one electronic device comprising:

a detector unit configured for detecting the presence of a human body;

a radio communication interface configured to communicate with the at least one electronic device;

a data storage configured to store the credential data;

a processing circuitry configured;

to broadcast a signal, indicating an ability to temporarily store credential data, when said detector unit detects the presence of a human body;

to receive, using the radio communication interface, the credential data from said electronic device;

to store, in the data storage, the received credential data in the data storage as long as said detector unit detects the presence of a human body, and

to transmit the credential data to the electronic device, when a request for credentials is received.

2. The device according to claim 1 wherein said processing circuitry is configured to delete the credential data when the presence of a human body is no longer detected.

3. The device according to claim 1 wherein said processing circuitry is configured to receive encrypted credential data.

4. The device according to claim 1 wherein said device further comprises an electronic module and a wearable unit.

5. The device according to claim 4 wherein said electronic module comprises said radio communication interface, said data storage and said processing circuitry.

6. The device according to claim 4 wherein said electronic module further comprises said detector unit.

7. A method, performed in a wearable device, of temporarily storing credentials associated with at least one electronic device within the wearable device, the method comprising the steps of:

broadcasting a signal, indicating an ability to temporarily store credential data, when the presence of a human body is detected by a detector unit;

receiving, using a radio communication interface, credential data from said electronic device,

storing, in a data storage, the received credentials in the data storage as long as said detector unit detects the presence of a human body, and

transmitting the credential data to the electronic device, when a request for credential data is received.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said method further comprising the steps of:

deleting the credential data when the presence of a human body is no longer detected.