Personal digital key and receiver/decoder circuit system and method
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first personal digital key associated with an owner, the personal digital key capturing, at the first personal digital key, biometric information from a first person and authenticating, at the first personal digital key, the first person as the owner of the first personal digital key based at least in part on the captured biometric information, the first personal digital key including an encrypted digital key identifier unique to the first personal digital key for enabling automatic authentication of the first personal digital key and, upon the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner based on the captured biometric information, transmitting that same encrypted digital key identifier without the biometric information; and
an account linking system that performs automatic authentication of the first personal digital key, the account linking system including a receiver or decoder circuit integrated into a first device, the receiver or decoder circuit having a range defining proximity and automatically authenticating the first personal digital key based on the encrypted digital key identifier received responsive to the first personal digital key being in proximity to the receiver or decoder circuit and responsive to the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner, the first personal digital key and the receiver or decoder circuit automatically authenticating each other when in proximity to one, the receiver or decoder circuit detecting an item that is included in a plurality of items that are associated with the first personal digital key in a linked account responsive to authentication, the linked account, tracking the plurality of items associated with the first personal digital key, stored in a central database and the linked account being;
(a) decrypted responsive to the first personal digital key being located in a proximity to the receiver or decoder circuit and the first personal digital key being authenticated by the receiver or decoder circuit, the first personal digital key authenticated by the receiver or decoder circuit subsequent to the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner of the first personal digital key based at least in part on the captured biometric information, and(b) encrypted responsive to the first personal digital key being located out of the proximity to the receiver or decoder circuit,the account linking system accumulating data associated with a plurality of personal digital keys associated with different persons in an area including content received at a second device in use by an owner of a second personal digital key, the plurality of personal digital keys including the first personal digital key and the second personal digital key, determining devices associated with the area including the first device and the second device, determining to provide content similar to the content received at the second device in use by the owner of the second personal digital key to the first device based on satisfaction of a predefined threshold associated with the accumulated data associated with the plurality of personal digital keys in the area and including the content received at the second device in use by an owner of a second personal digital key as well as the linked account, the receiver or decoder circuit including a non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit and different from the encrypted digital key identifier received from the first personal digital key, the non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit used by a server to encrypt the determined content, the determined content received at the first device and sent from the server.
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Abstract
The present invention enables automatic authentication of a personal digital key based upon proximity of the key which is associated with a person. The system enables linking of the personal digital key to an account based upon the automatic authentication. The personal digital key includes encrypted digital data unique thereto, which enables automatic authentication based upon proximity thereof to a receiver and the account linking system. The system further includes an account linking system based upon automatic authentication of the personal digital key. The account linking system comprises a receiver/decoder circuit, which is able to automatically authenticate the personal digital key, whereby the personal digital key is able to be linked to and associated with an account.
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51 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first personal digital key associated with an owner, the personal digital key capturing, at the first personal digital key, biometric information from a first person and authenticating, at the first personal digital key, the first person as the owner of the first personal digital key based at least in part on the captured biometric information, the first personal digital key including an encrypted digital key identifier unique to the first personal digital key for enabling automatic authentication of the first personal digital key and, upon the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner based on the captured biometric information, transmitting that same encrypted digital key identifier without the biometric information; and an account linking system that performs automatic authentication of the first personal digital key, the account linking system including a receiver or decoder circuit integrated into a first device, the receiver or decoder circuit having a range defining proximity and automatically authenticating the first personal digital key based on the encrypted digital key identifier received responsive to the first personal digital key being in proximity to the receiver or decoder circuit and responsive to the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner, the first personal digital key and the receiver or decoder circuit automatically authenticating each other when in proximity to one, the receiver or decoder circuit detecting an item that is included in a plurality of items that are associated with the first personal digital key in a linked account responsive to authentication, the linked account, tracking the plurality of items associated with the first personal digital key, stored in a central database and the linked account being; (a) decrypted responsive to the first personal digital key being located in a proximity to the receiver or decoder circuit and the first personal digital key being authenticated by the receiver or decoder circuit, the first personal digital key authenticated by the receiver or decoder circuit subsequent to the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner of the first personal digital key based at least in part on the captured biometric information, and (b) encrypted responsive to the first personal digital key being located out of the proximity to the receiver or decoder circuit, the account linking system accumulating data associated with a plurality of personal digital keys associated with different persons in an area including content received at a second device in use by an owner of a second personal digital key, the plurality of personal digital keys including the first personal digital key and the second personal digital key, determining devices associated with the area including the first device and the second device, determining to provide content similar to the content received at the second device in use by the owner of the second personal digital key to the first device based on satisfaction of a predefined threshold associated with the accumulated data associated with the plurality of personal digital keys in the area and including the content received at the second device in use by an owner of a second personal digital key as well as the linked account, the receiver or decoder circuit including a non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit and different from the encrypted digital key identifier received from the first personal digital key, the non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit used by a server to encrypt the determined content, the determined content received at the first device and sent from the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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locating a first personal digital key proximate to a receiver or decoder circuit, the receiver or decoder circuit integrated into a first device and having a range defining proximity; receiving an encrypted digital key identifier from the first personal digital key upon the first personal digital key authenticating a first person as an owner associated with the first personal digital key based on captured biometric information from a biometric action; automatically authenticating the first personal digital key based on the encrypted digital key identifier, the encrypted digital key identifier received responsive to the first personal digital key being within proximity of the receiver or decoder circuit and responsive to authenticating the first person as the owner, the first personal digital key and the receiver or decoder circuit automatically authenticating each other based on proximity of the first personal digital key to the receiver or decoder circuit; associating the first personal digital key with a linked account upon automatic authentication of the first personal digital key, the linked account tracking a plurality of items that are associated with the first personal digital key including a file; responsive to the first personal digital key being within proximity of the receiver or decoder circuit and the first personal digital key being authenticated by the receiver or decoder circuit, the first personal digital key authenticated by the receiver or decoder circuit subsequent to the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner of the first personal digital key based at least in part on the captured biometric information, granting permission to access the file and granting permission to access the linked account, one or more of the file as well as the linked account stored in a central database; responsive to the first personal digital key no longer being within the proximity of the receiver or decoder circuit, securing the file and securing the linked account; accumulating data associated with a plurality of personal digital keys associated with different persons in an area including content received at a second device in use by an owner of a second personal digital key, the plurality of personal digital keys including the first personal digital key and the second personal digital key; determining devices associated with the area including the first device and the second device; determining content similar to the content received at the second device in use by the owner of the second personal digital key for the first device based on satisfaction of a predefined threshold associated with the accumulated data associated with the plurality of personal digital keys in the area and including the content received at the second device in use by an owner of a second personal digital key as well as the linked account, the receiver or decoder circuit including a non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit and different from the encrypted digital key identifier received from the first personal digital key, the non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit used by a server to encrypt the determined content; and receiving the determined content at the first device from the server. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system comprising:
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a first personal digital key that includes a computer readable storage medium for storing an encrypted digital key identifier unique to the first personal digital key for enabling automatic authentication of the first personal digital key, the first personal digital key capturing, at the first personal digital key, biometric information from a first person and authenticating, at the first personal digital key, the first person as an owner of the first personal digital key based at least in part on the captured biometric information, and upon the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner based on the captured biometric information, transmitting that same encrypted digital key identifier without the biometric information; and a receiver or decoder circuit, associated with a first device, the receiver or decoder circuit having a range defining proximity and automatically authenticating the first personal digital key based on the encrypted digital key identifier received responsive to the first personal digital key being within a proximity of the receiver or decoder circuit and responsive to the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner, the first personal digital key and the receiver or decoder circuit automatically authenticating each other based on proximity of the first personal digital key to the receiver or decoder circuit, the receiver or decoder circuit detecting an item that is included in a plurality of items that are associated with the first personal digital key responsive to authentication, a linked account, which tracks the plurality of items associated with the first personal digital key, stored in a central database and the linked account being; (a) accessible responsive to the first personal digital key being located in a proximity to the receiver or decoder circuit and the first personal digital key being authenticated by the receiver or decoder circuit, the first personal digital key authenticated by the receiver or decoder circuit subsequent to the first personal digital key authenticating the first person as the owner of the first personal digital key based at least in part on the captured biometric information, and (b) secured responsive to the first personal digital key being located out of the proximity to the receiver or decoder circuit, the receiver or decoder circuit accumulating data associated with a plurality of personal digital keys associated with different persons in an area including content received at a second device in use by an owner of a second personal digital key, the plurality of personal digital keys including the first personal digital key and the second personal digital key, determining devices associated with the area including the first device and the second device, performing a determination of content for the first device similar to content received at the second device in use by the owner of the second personal digital key based on satisfaction of a predefined threshold associated with accumulated data associated with the plurality of personal digital keys in the area and including the content received at the second device in use by the owner of the second personal digital key as well as the linked account, the receiver or decoder circuit including a non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit and different from the encrypted digital key identifier received from the first personal digital key, the non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit used by a server to encrypt the determined content, the determined content received at the first device from the server. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method comprising:
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providing a tangible, first personal digital key to a user, wherein the first personal digital key contains unique identifier information that is used by a receiver or decoder circuit as a cryptographic key, enabling the receiver or decoder circuit to associate media with the first personal digital key and encrypt and decrypt a computer readable media as needed, the first personal digital key performing a biometric action to authenticate the user as an owner; authenticating the user as the owner and associated first personal digital key responsive to the information relayed from the first personal digital key matching identification data previously provided or stored on a linked account and responsive to the first personal digital key being within a proximity of an account linking system and responsive to the biometric action taken by the first personal digital key authenticating the user as the owner, wherein the information relayed lacks biometric information, wherein the identification data includes identification of the media, and wherein the biometric action comprises capturing, at the first personal digital key, the biometric information from the user and authenticating, at the first personal digital key, the user as the owner based at least in part on the captured biometric information; responsive to authenticating the user as the owner and the associated first personal digital key and the first personal digital key being within the proximity of the account linking system, granting permission to access the media and the linked account, the linked account stored in a central database; and responsive to the first personal digital key no longer being within the proximity of an account linking system, securing the media and securing the linked account, the linked account stored in a central database, wherein the first personal digital key and the receiver or decoder circuit authenticate each other based on proximity of the first personal digital key to the receiver decoder circuit; accumulating data associated with a plurality of personal digital keys associated with different persons in an area including content received at a second device in use by an owner of a second personal digital key, the plurality of personal digital keys including the first personal digital key and the second personal digital key; determining devices associated with the area including the first device and the second device; determining content for a first device associated with the receiver or decoder circuit that is similar to the content received at the second device in use by the owner of the second personal digital key based on satisfaction of a predefined threshold associated with the accumulated data associated with the plurality of personal digital keys in the area and including the content received at the second device in use by an owner of a second personal digital key as well as the linked account, the receiver or decoder circuit including a non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit and different from an encrypted digital key identifier received from the first personal digital key, the non-user-modifiable unique identifier associated with the receiver or decoder circuit used by a server to encrypt the determined content; and receiving the determined content at the first device from the server. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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