OPERATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE INVOLVING WIRELESS TOKENS

• US 20150201329A1
• Filed: 08/26/2014
• Published: 07/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wherepro, LLC
• Original Assignee: Wherepro, LLC
• Inventors: Daigle, Mark R.
• Application Number:
  US14/469,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20150201329A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/32 using wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3829 involving key management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3228 One-time or temporary data, i.e. information which is sent for every authentication or authorization, e.g. one-time-password, one-time-token or one-time-key
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00

Abstract

Tokens can be sent from a token generator using wireless radio frequency signals, such as in the form of a network name. A computing device operates in a first mode when receiving the tokens and in a second mode when not receiving the tokens. Also, the network name can include a URL, a part of a URL, or data usable to obtain a URL. A computing device can utilize the URL to obtain content from a data communication network. The computing device can display a link to the content, which may include a graphical icon associated with the content.

Claims

1. A token generator comprising:

a processor device; and

a wireless communication device operably connected to the processor device and configured to wirelessly transmit a token using radio frequency signals according to a radio frequency data communication protocol, wherein the token is transmitted by the wireless communication device as a network name according to the data communication protocol, and the token includes at least a portion of a uniform resource locator.

2. The token generator according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency data communication protocol is a Wi-Fi protocol according to one of the IEEE 802.11 family of protocols, and wherein the network name is a Wi-Fi network name.

3. The token generator of claim 1, wherein the token generator is a mobile computing device further comprising:

a touch sensitive display configured to generate a user interface, operably connected to the processor device, and operable to receive input from a user; and

a cellular communication device configured to wirelessly communicate with a cellular data communication network and operably connected to the processor device.

4. The token generator of claim 1, wherein the data further includes a transaction amount.

5. The token generator of claim 1, wherein the token generator is one of:

a remote control, a non-mobile computing device, a mobile computing device, a keychain, and a wireless network device.

6. A method of operating a token generator, the method comprising:

wirelessly transmitting a token with the token generator, the token generator including at least a processing device and a wireless communication device, wherein the token is transmitted with radio frequency signals according to a radio frequency data communication protocol as a network name, the token including at least a portion of a uniform resource locator.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the token generator is a mobile computing device, and further comprising:

receiving an input into a touch sensitive display of the mobile computing device;

wirelessly transmitting the token after receipt of the input to a second mobile computing device that is within a wireless transmission range of the mobile computing device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the input provides a transaction amount, and wherein the token includes the transaction amount to request approval of a transaction from the second mobile computing device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

sending a request to a token server including the transaction amount;

receiving a hash code from the token server in response to the request; and

including the hash code in the token when wirelessly transmitting the token.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the token generator is a wireless network device providing a wireless hotspot for accessing a data communication network, the method further comprising alternating between transmission of the token and transmission of a descriptive name of the wireless hotspot.

11-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A method of operating a mobile computing device, the method comprising:

wirelessly receiving a token from a radio frequency signal using a wireless communication device, the token including at least a part of a uniform resource locator; and

sending a request to a web server with a cellular communication device using at least the part of the uniform resource locator.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving the token comprises receiving the token from a network name from the radio frequency signal according to a wireless radio frequency data communication protocol.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the token includes a transaction amount, and further comprising displaying the transaction amount to the user with a display device and prompting the user to approve a transaction.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein prompting the user to approve a transaction comprises displaying a graphical element, and further comprising receiving approval of the transaction by receiving an input selecting the graphical element.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

displaying a selectable graphical icon on the mobile computing device, the graphical icon including a company logo;

receiving an input selecting the graphical element; and

sending the request for data upon receipt of the input.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising receiving multiple tokens including multiple different URLs, and a selectable graphical element for each of the multiple tokens.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein sending the request to the web server causes the web server to generate a work order.

21-22. -22. (canceled)