PERSONAL DIGITAL IDENTITY DEVICE WITH IMAGER
A personal digital ID device provides a digital identifier to a service for a predetermined duration in response to user interaction. The user interaction may include a button press. The personal digital ID device may be in the form of a bracelet, a key fob, or other form factor. The service may be provided by a mobile device, in the cloud, or elsewhere.
1 . A personal digital ID device comprising:
a crypto/cipher engine having at least one digital identifier;
a button accessible to a user of the personal digital ID device;
an imager to capture an image for authentication;
a radio;
a processor coupled to the crypto/cipher engine, the button, the imager, and the radio, the processor configured to validate a user through an image analysis and to make the digital identifier available to a service for a predetermined duration using the radio in response to user interaction with the button.
2 . The personal digital ID device of claim 1 wherein the crypto/cipher engine comprises a smartcard controller.
3 . The personal digital ID device of claim 1 wherein the crypto/cipher engine comprises a plurality of smartcard secure elements.
4 . The personal digital ID device of claim 1 wherein the crypto/cipher engine is user-removable from the personal digital ID device.
5 . The personal digital ID device of claim 4 wherein the crypto/cipher engine resides on a subscriber identity module (SIM) card.
6 . The personal digital ID device of claim 1 wherein the radio comprises a near-field radio.
7 . The personal digital ID device of claim 6 wherein the near-field radio comprises a ISO 14443 compatible radio.
8 . The personal digital ID device of claim 6 wherein the near-field radio comprises a ISO 18092 compatible radio.
9 . The personal digital ID device of claim 1 wherein the radio comprises a non-near-field radio.
10 . The personal digital ID device of claim 9 wherein the non-near-field radio comprises a Bluetooth radio.
11 . The personal digital ID device of claim 1 wherein the radio comprises a near-field radio and a non-near-field radio.
12 . The personal digital ID device of claim 1 further comprising a flexible housing to allow the personal digital ID device to be worn as a personal accessory.
13 . The personal digital ID device of claim 8 wherein the flexible housing includes a bracelet shape.
14 . A bracelet comprising:
a housing formed to encircle a user's wrist;
a crypto/cipher engine having at least one digital identifier;
a button accessible to a user of the personal digital ID device;
an imager to capture an image for authentication;
a radio;
a processor coupled to the crypto/cipher engine, the button, the imager, and the radio, the processor configured to validate a user through an image analysis and to make the digital identifier available for a predetermined duration to a service using the radio in response to user interaction with the button.
15 . The bracelet of claim 14 wherein the crypto/cipher engine comprises a smartcard secure element.
16 . The bracelet of claim 14 wherein the radio comprises a near-field radio.
17 . The bracelet of claim 14 wherein the radio comprises a non-near-field radio.
18 . A personal digital ID device that includes a radio, a user accessible hardware-based interaction, a microphone to allow user validation through an image analysis, and a smartcard secure element operable to provide identity authentication to a mobile phone over a radio link only when a user interacts with the hardware-based interaction component.
19 . The personal digital ID device of claim 18 further comprising a housing in the shape of a bracelet.
20 . The personal digital ID device of claim 19 wherein the radio comprises a near-field radio.
21 . The personal digital ID device of claim 19 wherein the radio comprises a non-near-field radio.
22 . The personal digital ID device of claim 8 wherein the user accessible hardware-based interactive component comprises a button.