Method for secure mobile payment and RF tag with integrated anti-theft device
An RF tag with integrated anti-theft device allows a user, having a mobile device, to perform a secure purchasing application where the user uses the camera of the mobile device to read a barcode of a product and an RF tag with an integrated anti-theft device. The user can select the product he wishes to buy, check the information concerning that product, purchase the product, and disable the anti-theft device to go through a security portal without triggering the alarm.
1. A method for a secure mobile payment via a mobile device of a user, the method comprising:
reading a barcode of a product using a camera of the mobile device to display information related to the product in the mobile device;
purchasing the product using the mobile device and a network-based retail service of an establishment;
reading, using the mobile device, an identification (Tag-ID) of the purchased product containing a Radio Frequency (RF) tag with an anti-theft device;
receiving, by the mobile device, a random and unique Tag-Key corresponding to the Tag-ID;
disabling, using the mobile device, the anti-theft device in the RF tag upon receiving the Tag-Key;
verifying the anti-theft device has been disabled by checking, using the mobile device, the status of the anti-theft device to determine whether the disabling the anti-theft device in the RF tag was successful; and
when the anti-theft device has not been disabled, alerting the user via the mobile device,
wherein the RF tag includes at least one of a secure blocking timer and an unsuccessful attempts counter to prevent the RF tag from being unblocked.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information contained in the barcode is alternatively contained in the RF tag and can therefore be recovered using radio communication.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network-based retail service has a resource for addition of various products in one payment.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unique and random Tag-Keys are obtained from a key management service allocated in the network-based retail service.
5. A Radio Frequency (RF) tag to perform a secure a mobile payment, the tag comprising:
an anti-theft device that can be disabled using RF communication with a mobile device of a user; and
an RF label to perform the secure mobile payment, the RF label comprising a secure blocking timer and an unsuccessful attempts counter to prevent the RF tag from being unblocked.
6. The RF label of claim 5 , wherein an RF circuit and the anti-theft device are associated using activation or deactivation logic on the anti-theft device.
7. The RF label of claim 5 , wherein the anti-theft device is disabled based on a random and unique Tag-Key corresponding to a Tag-ID associated with the mobile payment.