Radio frequency identification enabled mobile device

1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device, comprising:

a controller; and

a set of mobile device sensors disposed in electrical communication with the controller, the controller being configured (i) to receive sensor attributes from one or more of the sensors and (ii) based upon the received sensor attributes one of provide or disallow the release of RFID information to an RFID interrogation system;

wherein the set of mobile device sensors includes at least one accelerometer configured to provide the controller with contextual information including at least one of acceleration, tilt angle, motion, and vibration of the mobile device in response to the RFID interrogation, and the controller further allows the release of RFID information based upon the contextual information matching a stored value.

2. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the set of mobile device sensors includes at least one camera configured to provide the controller with a current image in response to the RFID interrogation system.

3. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 2 , wherein the current image includes facial recognition attributes of a user of the mobile device and the controller allows the release of RFID information based on the facial recognition attributes matching a set of stored values.

4. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the set of mobile device sensors includes at least one GPS circuit configured to provide the controller with a current location in response to the RFID interrogation system.

5. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 4 , wherein the controller compares the current location to a stored list of known safe locations and the controller allows the release of RFID information based upon the current location matching a known safe location.

6. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the controller does not allow the release of RFID information based on the current location not matching a known safe location, sends a request for personal identification information to a display device of the mobile device, and allows the release of RFID information if the personal identification information matches a stored value.

7. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 4 , wherein further the controller stores information including at least one of a plurality of past locations and times, frequent mobile device usage locations, and usage patterns over a time period;

the controller calculates a risk value of the current location and time; and

allows the release of RFID information if the risk value is below a stored value.

8. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine a user identification based upon a stored pattern of mobile device motions including at least one of a tap, a tilt direction, a vertical motion, a horizontal motion, a forward motion, and gestures formed by combinations of motions, and the controller further allows the release of RFID information based upon the user identification matching a stored value.

9. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the set of mobile device sensors includes a wireless transceiver configured to connect to an internet device configured to provide the controller with a calculated risk score in response to the RFID interrogation system, the risk score based upon risk factors received from a plurality of external sources, and the internet device configured to transmit the calculated risk score to the controller.

10. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the internet device comprises a server including a memory location storing authentication information and configured to communicate with the controller;

the server configured to transmit a disallowance to the controller to disallow the release of RFID information to an RFID interrogation system when a calculated risk score is greater than a stored value;

the server configured to transmit a request to the controller for authentication information responses based upon the risk score; and

the server being configured to compare the authentication information responses to the memory location storing authentication information, recalculate the risk score when the authentication information matches a stored value, and transmit an allowance to the controller to allow release of RFID information to an RFID interrogation system when the calculated risk score is less than a stored value.

11. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 10 wherein the stored authentication information includes at least one of a personal identification number (PIN), biometric information, and at least one life question selected from the list including mobile device location at a specified prior time, favorite pet, family names, and employment information.

12. The radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mobile device of claim 1 wherein the set of mobile device sensors includes:

a global positioning satellite (GPS) circuit coupled to the controller,

an accelerometer circuit coupled to the controller, and

a camera coupled to the controller, and

wherein the controller, when one of providing or disallowing the release of RFID information to the RFID interrogation system based upon the received sensor attributes, is constructed and arranged to:

generate a risk score based on at least some of the sensor attributes including, (i) a geolocation input from the GPS circuit, the geolocation input indicating a current geolocation of the RFID enabled mobile device, (ii) an acceleration input from the accelerometer circuit, the acceleration input indicating an amount of current acceleration of the RFID enabled mobile device, and (iii) a video input from the camera, the video input indicating a current amount of light available to the RFID enabled mobile device,

compare the risk score to a predefined risk threshold, and

output a control signal which releases the RFID information to the RFID interrogation system when the risk score is less than the predefined risk threshold, and prevents release of the RFID information to the REID interrogation system when the risk score is greater than the predefined risk threshold.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a controller associated with a radio frequency identification enabled mobile device, a sensor attribute from at least one sensor associated with the mobile device;

comparing, by the controller, the received sensor attribute with an assigned sensor attribute; and

based upon the received sensor attribute, providing or disallowing, by the controller, the release of radio frequency identification (RFID) information to an RFID interrogation system;

wherein receiving the at least one sensor attribute further includes at least one accelerometer providing the controller with information on the location, acceleration, tilt angle, motion, and vibration of the mobile device, the controller allowing release of RFID information based upon the attributes matching stored value ranges.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving the at least one sensor attribute further includes a camera providing the controller with a current image in response to the RFID interrogation, the current image including at least one of facial recognition attributes of a user of the mobile device and an ambient light level attribute, the controller allowing release of RFID information based upon the attributes matching a stored value range.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving the at least one sensor attribute further includes using the tilt angle, motion, and vibration of the mobile device to determine a user identification based upon comparing the sensor attributes to a stored pattern of mobile device motions including at least one of a tap, a tilt direction, a vertical motion, a horizontal motion, a forward motion, and gestures formed by combinations of mobile device motions, the controller allowing release of RFID information based upon the user identification matching a stored value.

16. The method of claim 13 , further including the release of radio frequency identification (RFID) information based upon transmitting the sensor attribute using a wireless transceiver configured to connect to an internet device configured to provide the controller with a calculated risk score based upon risk factors received from a plurality of external sources, wherein the internet device is configured to transmit the calculated risk score to the controller.

17. A mobile device, comprising:

a radio frequency identification (RFID) device;

a controller including memory locations and logic circuits;

a plurality of mobile device sensors;

the controller memory locations and logic circuits configured to receive information from the sensors and calculate a risk of release of RFID information stored in the memory location in response to an RFID interrogation; and

the logic circuits releasing the RFID information when the calculated risk is less than a value stored in the controller memory locations;

further including a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with an internet device configured to store risk factors based upon attributes from at least one of the plurality of mobile device sensors and from a plurality of external risk identification sources;

logic to determine a current risk score for a transaction of the mobile device; and

configured to transmit the current risk score to the controller of the mobile device.

18. The mobile device of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of mobile device sensors includes at least one of a camera, an accelerometer, and a global positioning circuit, and sense at least one of biometric information, location, velocity, tilt angle, motion, and vibration attributes of the mobile device;

the sensors configured to transmit the attributes to the controller;

the controller configured to compare the attributes to attribute values stored in the controller memory locations;

the logic circuits configured to release the RFID information in response to the RFID interrogation when the attributes are within a selected range of a value stored in the controller memory locations.