Configurable personal digital identity card with motion sensor responsive to user interaction
View Patent ↗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 card comprising:
a crypto/cipher engine having at least one digital identifier;
a button accessible to a user of the personal digital ID card;
a motion sensor to allow for sensing motion to be used for user authentication when the personal digital ID card undergoes a predefined motion;
a near field radio to communicate with a point-of-sale device;
a non-near field radio to communicate with a mobile phone; and
a processor coupled to the crypto/cipher engine, the button, the motion sensor, the near field radio, and the non-near field radio, the processor configured to receive data describing motion of the personal digital ID card, to set a radio communication parameter in response to user interaction with the button, and to turn on the non-near field radio for a predetermined duration for communication with the mobile phone in response to user interaction with the button;
wherein the crypto/cipher engine makes available the digital identifier to perform authentication with a cloud service in communication with the mobile phone while the non-near field radio is on, and the crypto/cipher engine makes available the digital identifier using the near field radio to perform authentication with the point-of-sale device.
2. The personal digital ID card of claim 1 wherein the radio communication parameter is a BLUETOOTH™ pairing parameter.
3. The personal digital ID card of claim 1 wherein the user interaction with the button comprises one button press.
4. The personal digital ID card of claim 1 wherein the user interaction with the button comprises two button presses.
5. The personal digital ID card of claim 1 wherein the user interaction with the button comprises a button press lasting longer than a predetermined threshold.
6. The personal digital ID card of claim 1 further comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED), the at least one LED reporting the radio communication parameter.
7. A personal digital ID card comprising:
a crypto/cipher engine having at least one digital identifier;
a battery;
a button accessible to a user of the personal digital ID card;
a motion sensor to allow for sensing motion to be used for user authentication when the personal digital ID card undergoes a predefined motion;
a near field radio to communicate with a point-of-sale device;
a non-near field radio to communicate with a mobile phone; and
a processor coupled to the crypto/cipher engine, the button, the motion sensor, the battery, the near field radio, and the non-near field radio, the processor configured to receive data describing motion of the personal digital ID card from the motion sensor and to turn on the non-near field radio for a predetermined duration for communication with the mobile phone in response to a first user interaction with the button and to set a radio communication parameter in response to a second user interaction with the button;
wherein the crypto/cipher engine makes available the digital identifier to perform authentication with a cloud service in communication with the mobile phone while the non-near field radio is on, and the crypto/cipher engine makes available the digital identifier using the near field radio to perform authentication with the point-of-sale device.
8. The personal digital ID card of claim 7 wherein the radio communication parameter is a BLUETOOTH™ pairing parameter.
9. The personal digital ID card of claim 7 wherein the second user interaction comprises one button press.
10. The personal digital ID card of claim 7 wherein the second user interaction comprises two button presses.
11. The personal digital ID card of claim 7 wherein the second user interaction comprises a button press lasting longer than a predetermined threshold.
12. The personal digital ID card of claim 7 further comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED), the at least one LED reporting the radio communication parameter.
13. The personal digital ID card of claim 7 wherein the radio communication parameter comprises a reset state.