Wearable device and a method for storing credentials associated with an electronic device in said wearable device
View Patent ↗The disclosure relates in general to a wearable device for serving as a personal id towards electronic devices. In particular the disclosure provides a wearable device for storing credential data or password from an electronic device, which device is configured for serving as personal id towards an electronic device, such as a mobile phone or other smart devices.
1. A wearable device for temporarily storing credential data associated with at least one electronic device comprising:
a detector unit configured for detecting the presence of a human body;
a radio communication interface configured to communicate with the at least one electronic device;
a data storage configured to store the credential data;
a processing circuitry configured:
to broadcast a signal, indicating an ability to temporarily store credential data, when said detector unit detects the presence of a human body;
to receive, using the radio communication interface, the credential data from said electronic device;
to store, in the data storage, the received credential data in the data storage as long as said detector unit detects the presence of a human body, and
to transmit the credential data to the electronic device, when a request for credentials is received.
2. The device according to claim 1 wherein said processing circuitry is configured to delete the credential data when the presence of a human body is no longer detected.
3. The device according to claim 1 wherein said processing circuitry is configured to receive encrypted credential data.
4. The device according to claim 1 wherein said device further comprises an electronic module and a wearable unit.
5. The device according to claim 4 wherein said electronic module comprises said radio communication interface, said data storage and said processing circuitry.
6. The device according to claim 4 wherein said electronic module further comprises said detector unit.
7. A method, performed in a wearable device, of temporarily storing credentials associated with at least one electronic device within the wearable device, the method comprising the steps of:
broadcasting a signal, indicating an ability to temporarily store credential data, when the presence of a human body is detected by a detector unit;
receiving, using a radio communication interface, credential data from said electronic device,
storing, in a data storage, the received credentials in the data storage as long as said detector unit detects the presence of a human body, and
transmitting the credential data to the electronic device, when a request for credential data is received.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said method further comprising the steps of:
deleting the credential data when the presence of a human body is no longer detected.