Personal Digital Key and Receiver/Decoder Circuit System and Method

• US 20170270738A1
• Filed: 02/27/2017
• Published: 09/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Proxense, LLC
• Original Assignee: Proxense, LLC
• Inventors: Giobbi, John J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,026,253 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/346 Cards serving only as information carrier of service
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

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.

Claims

1. A system for enabling automatic authentication of a personal digital key based upon proximity of the personal digital key, wherein the personal digital key is able to be associated with a person, and for enabling linking of the personal digital key to an account based upon the automatic authentication, comprising:

A personal digital key, able to be associated with a person, which includes encrypted digital data unique thereto, and which enables automatic authentication based on proximity thereof to an account linking system; and

An account linking system based upon automatic authentication of the personal digital key, which account linking system includes a receiver/decoder circuit, which is able to automatically authenticate the personal digital key upon proximity of the personal digital key to the receiver/decoder circuit, and whereby the personal digital key is able to be linked to and associated with an account.