Systems and methods for one-time password authentication

• US 10,749,861 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2020
• Issued: 08/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DataLogic Software, Inc.
• Original Assignee: DataLogic Software, Inc.
• Inventors: Ledesma, Ricardo Margarito
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Luu T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Long, Edward X
• Application Number:
  US16/745,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20200153817A1
• Time in Patent Office: 215 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0838 using one-time-passwords
• 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 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/106 Packet or message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/64 using geofenced areas
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity

Abstract

In an aspect, the present disclosure provides an electronic device for OTP authentication of a present location, comprising: a power source, a processor, and a memory in a housing; a strap comprising first and second ends, and a first wire extending from the first end to the second end of the strap and forming an external loop, wherein the first wire establishes a first electrical connection between the power source and the processor; and a second electrical connection operatively connected to the processor and the memory, the processor configured to generate an OTP, only when the processor is connected to the power source by the first electrical connection without interruption once the first electrical connection is established. The OTP authentication may be time-based one-time password (TOTP) authentication, and the generated OTP may be a time-based one-time password (TOTP).

Claims

1. A method for one-time password (OTP) authentication of a present location of an electronic device, comprising:

providing the electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises;

a power source in a housing,

a processor in the housing,

a memory in the housing,

a connector on the housing, and

a strap comprising a first end, a second end, and a first wire extending from the first end to the second end of the strap and forming an external loop outside of the housing;

attaching the strap to a subject or a permanent object or location;

connecting the strap to the connector;

establishing a first electrical connection between the power source and the processor, only when the strap is connected to the connector without interruption once the first electrical connection is established, enabling the processor to connect to the power source by the first electrical connection and to the memory by a second electrical connection within the housing; and

generating, using the processor, a first OTP based on a unique identifier of the electronic device at a first time for authentication of the present location of the electronic device,

while maintaining the attachment of the strap to the subject or the permanent object or location by not irreversibly breaking the strap, to maintain the established first electrical connection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the OTP authentication is time-based one-time password (TOTP) authentication, and wherein the generated first OTP is a time-based one-time password (TOTP).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the strap further comprises a ground wire substantially coincident with the first wire along the external loop from the power source to a ground conductor and connectable thereto.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a maximum dimension of no more than about 12 inches, no more than about 10 inches, no more than about 8 inches, no more than about 6 inches, no more than about 3 inches, no more than about 2 inches, or no more than about 1 inch.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the power source comprises a battery comprising a capacity of no more than about 500 milliampere hours (mAh), no more than about 400 mAh, no more than about 300 mAh, no more than about 200 mAh, no more than about 100 mAh, or no more than about 50 mAh.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the external loop comprises a length of no more than about 3 feet, no more than about 2 feet, no more than about 18 inches, no more than about 12 inches, no more than about 10 inches, no more than about 8 inches, no more than about 6 inches, no more than about 4 inches, no more than about 3 inches, no more than about 2 inches, or no more than about 1 inch.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the processor to store the generated first OTP in the memory.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a display of the electronic device to display the generated first OTP.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated first OTP comprises a bar code or a numerical code.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the bar code comprises a QR code.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the bar code comprises a UPC bar code.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the bar code comprises a 2-dimensional matrix bar code.

13. The method of claim 2, further comprising using the processor to generate a plurality of subsequent TOTPs at each of a plurality of fixed time intervals after generating a previous TOTP.

14. The method of claim 2, further comprising using the processor to process the TOTP with a time stamp corresponding to the first time to generate an authentication of the TOTP.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein processing the TOTP with the time stamp comprises applying an authentication algorithm to the TOTP and the time stamp, wherein the authentication algorithm comprises a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) based one-time password algorithm (HOTP).

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the authentication algorithm comprises an HOTP with a time stamp used in place of an incrementing counter.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising attaching the strap to the subject, and generating the first OTP while maintaining the attachment of the strap to the subject by not irreversibly breaking the strap, to maintain the established first electrical connection.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising attaching the strap to the permanent object or location, and generating the first OTP while maintaining the attachment of the strap to the permanent object or location by not irreversibly breaking the strap, to maintain the established first electrical connection.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising attaching the strap to the subject or the permanent object or location via an irreversible tightening mechanism.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the irreversible tightening mechanism comprises a ziptie.