Negotiated wireless peripheral security systems

• US 20050159173A1
• Filed: 01/27/2005
• Published: 07/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Eric M. Dowling
• Inventors: Dowling, Eric Morgan
• Granted Patent: US 7,209,946 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.300
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/00 Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00; network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00; security arrangements for protecting computers or computer systems against unauthorised activity G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• 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 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/164 at the network layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 : Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/16 : Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 : Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/14 : Reselecting a network or an air interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/22 : for handling the traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/38 : by fixed network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 : from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and business techniques are disclosed for use in mobile network communication systems. A mobile unit such as a smart phone is preferably equipped with a wireless local area network connection and a wireless wide area network connection. The local area network connection is used to establish a position-dependent ecommerce network connection with a wireless peripheral supplied by a vendor. The mobile unit is then temporarily augmented with the added peripheral services supplied by the negotiated wireless peripheral. Systems and methods allow the mobile unit to communicate securely with a remote server, even when the negotiated wireless peripheral is not fully trusted. Also mobile units, wireless user peripherals, and negotiated wireless peripherals that project a non-area constrained user interface image on a display surface are taught.

Claims

1-26. -26. (canceled)

27. For use in an information kiosk device, a method comprising:

establishing via a wireless local area network air interface a position-dependent ecommerce session with a mobile unit;

supplying a non-area constrained image viewing surface for viewing by the user of the mobile unit; and

downloading in response to a user request video information from the central server system and displaying the video information via the non-area constrained image viewing surface to the user.

28. The information kiosk of claim 27, wherein at least one of the group consisting of an input stream and an output stream is redirected from an area constrained user interface in the mobile unit to a non-area constrained user interface supplied by the information kiosk to provide a peripheral augmentation service.

29. The information kiosk of claim 28, wherein the non-area constrained user interface comprises the non-area constrained image viewing surface.

30. The information kiosk of claim 27, further comprising:

receiving a secure information record from the mobile unit and forwarding the secure information record to a central server system, wherein the secure information record contains encrypted user-specific information.

31. The information kiosk of claim 27, wherein the video information comprises an audio-visual video moving picture.

32. The information kiosk of claim 27, wherein the video information comprises a graphical user interface used to interface with an application program.

33. The information kiosk of claim 27, wherein the video information comprises directions to a specified destination.

34. The information kiosk of claim 27, wherein forwarding the secure information record to a central server system is via a wide area network connection.

35. For use in an information kiosk device, a method comprising:

establishing via a wireless local area network air interface a position-dependent ecommerce session with a mobile unit and to thereby identify a user identity associated with the user of the mobile unit;

receiving a secure information record from the mobile unit and forwarding the secure information record to a central serve system, wherein the secure information record contains encrypted user-specific information;

supplying a non-area constrained image viewing surface for viewing by the user of the mobile unit; and

receiving video information from the central server system and displaying the video information to the user using the non-area constrained image viewing surface, wherein the received video information is selected to be specifically relevant to the user.

36. The information kiosk of claim 35, wherein at least one of the group consisting of an input stream and an output stream is redirected from an area constrained user interface in the mobile unit to a non-area constrained user interface supplied by the information kiosk to provide a peripheral augmentation service.

37. The information kiosk of claim 36, wherein the non-area constrained user interface comprises the non-area constrained image viewing surface.

38. The information kiosk of claim 35, further comprising:

receiving a secure information record from the mobile unit and forwarding the secure information record to a central server system, wherein the secure information record contains encrypted user-specific information.

39. The information kiosk of claim 35, wherein the video information comprises an audio-visual moving picture.

40. The information kiosk of claim 35, wherein the video information comprises a graphical user interface used to interface with an application program.

41. The information kiosk of claim 35, wherein the video information comprises directions to a specified destination.

42. The information kiosk of claim 35, wherein forwarding the secure information record to a central server system is via a wide area network connection.

43. For use in an information kiosk device, a method comprising:

establishing via a wireless local area network air interface a position-dependent ecommerce session with a mobile unit and to thereby identify a user identity associated with the user of the mobile unit;

supplying a non-area constrained image viewing surface for viewing by the user of the mobile unit; and

receiving video information from the central server system and displaying the video information to the user in order to provide information to the user, wherein the received video information is selected to be specifically relevant to the user and is qualified by the fact that the user'"'"'s present geographic location is in the vicinity of the information kiosk.

44. The information kiosk of claim 43, wherein at least one of the group consisting of an input stream and an output stream is redirected from an area constrained user interface in the mobile unit to a non-area constrained user interface supplied by the information kiosk to provide a peripheral augmentation service.

45. The information kiosk of claim 44, wherein the non-area constrained user interface comprises the non-area constrained image viewing surface.

46. The information kiosk of claim 43, further comprising:

receiving a secure information record from the mobile unit and forwarding the secure information record to a central server system, wherein the secure information record contains encrypted user-specific information.

47. The information kiosk of claim 43, wherein the video information comprises audio-visual moving picture.

48. The information kiosk of claim 43, wherein the video information comprises a graphical user interface used to interface with an application program.

49. The information kiosk of claim 43, wherein the video information comprises directions to a specified destination.

50. The information kiosk of claim 43, wherein forwarding the secure information record to a central server system is via a wide area network connection