Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing user authentication
First Claim
1. A wearable device configured to be worn on a user, comprising:
- a short-range transceiver;
an ultra short-range transceiver;
a user input interface; and
a processor to facilitate a personal communication device to communicate with a transaction device, wherein the wearable device is external to the transaction device and the personal communication device, the processor is configured to;
receive user authentication information via the user input interface and send the user authentication information to the personal communication device or the transaction device;
receive an encryption key from the personal communication device via the ultra short-range transceiver;
receive, at the wearable device, transaction completion information from the personal communication device through an encrypted communication channel established using the encryption key via the short-range transceiver;
process the transaction completion information on the wearable device; and
send the processed transaction completion information from the wearable device to the transaction device via the ultra short-range transceiver.
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Abstract
The methods, apparatuses and systems described herein provide a system for authenticating users, authorization or information during secure transactions. The system may include a transaction device requiring user authentication, a personal communication device, and a wearable authentication device that communicates with both of the other devices. In one aspect, the wearable authentication device may be configured to communicate with the transaction device requiring authentication and the personal communication device through one or more wireless communication technologies, wherein the wearable authentication device may be configured to act as an intermediary between the transaction device and the personal communication device to facilitate the exchange of at least one authentication information or transaction completion information between the personal communication device and the transaction device.
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28 Claims
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1. A wearable device configured to be worn on a user, comprising:
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a short-range transceiver; an ultra short-range transceiver; a user input interface; and a processor to facilitate a personal communication device to communicate with a transaction device, wherein the wearable device is external to the transaction device and the personal communication device, the processor is configured to; receive user authentication information via the user input interface and send the user authentication information to the personal communication device or the transaction device; receive an encryption key from the personal communication device via the ultra short-range transceiver; receive, at the wearable device, transaction completion information from the personal communication device through an encrypted communication channel established using the encryption key via the short-range transceiver; process the transaction completion information on the wearable device; and send the processed transaction completion information from the wearable device to the transaction device via the ultra short-range transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wearable device configured to be worn on a user, comprising:
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a short-range transceiver; an ultra short-range transceiver; a user input interface; and a processor to facilitate a personal communication device to communicate with a transaction device, wherein the wearable device is external to the transaction device and the personal communication device, the processor is configured to; receive user authentication information via the user input interface and send the user authentication information to the personal communication device or the transaction device; receive an encryption key from the personal communication device via the ultra short-range transceiver; establish an encrypted communication channel with the personal communication device using the encrypted key via the short-range transceiver; receive, at the wearable device, a request from the transaction device via the ultra short-range transceiver for transaction completion information; process the request for the transaction completion information on the wearable device; and send the processed request for the transaction completion information through the established encrypted communication channel to the personal communication device via the short-range transceiver from the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for facilitating a personal communication device to communicate with a transaction device via a wearable device configured to be worn on a user, comprising:
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receiving user authentication information via a user input interface of the wearable device; sending the user authentication information to the personal communication device or the transaction device; receiving, at the wearable device, an encryption key from the personal communication device via an ultra short-range transceiver; receiving, at the wearable device, transaction completion information from the personal communication device through an encrypted communication channel established using the encryption key via a short-range transceiver; processing the transaction completion information on the wearable device; and sending the processed transaction completion information to the transaction device via the ultra short-range transceiver from the wearable device, wherein the wearable device is external to the transaction device and the personal communication device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for facilitating a personal communication device to communicate with a transaction device via a wearable device configured to be worn on a user, comprising:
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receiving user authentication information via a user input interface of the wearable device; sending the user authentication information to the personal communication device or the transaction device; receiving, at the wearable device, an encryption key from the personal communication device via an ultra short-range transceiver; establishing an encrypted communication channel with the personal communication device using the encrypted key via a short-range transceiver; receiving, at the wearable device, a request from the transaction device via the ultra short-range transceiver for transaction completion information from the transaction device via the ultra short-range transceiver; processing the request for the transaction completion information on the wearable device; and sending the processed request for the transaction completion information through the established encrypted communication channel to the personal communication device via the short-range transceiver from the wearable device, wherein the wearable device is external to the transaction device and the personal communication device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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