Security model and interface for digital purchases on a wearable device
Embodiments described herein provide a security model and interface for wearable device digital purchases that can be made without the assistance of a companion device. The satellite device can be configured to be used as a primary device, without reliance upon a paired device. A provisioning process may be implemented to generate and validate one or more tokens to authenticate the wearable device and a set of cryptographic keys can be generated. Subsequently, the token(s) and cryptographic keys may be used to enable a user of the wearable device to make purchases from a digital shopping store without support from an associated companion electronic device.
1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instruction which, when executed by one or more processors of a wearable electronic device, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
presenting a request for a passcode used to unlock the wearable electronic device;
receiving the passcode via a user interface presented by the wearable electronic device;
using the passcode to unlock one or more keys that are securely stored on the wearable electronic device;
establishing a communication connection with a server of a cloud service provider via a wireless network interface of the wearable electronic device; and
transacting a digital purchase from the server without assistance from a companion device, wherein the digital purchase is transacted at least in part using a signature generated with the one or more keys.
2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic device comprises at least one sensor to detect a physical input from a user of the wearable electronic device.
3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 2 , the operations additionally comprising presenting an interface via a touch-sensitive display, the interface to present a request for a physical input as validation of a request to transact the digital purchase.
4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 1 , wherein one or more keys are stored in a secure memory of a secure processor of the wearable electronic device.
5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic device includes a heart monitor, health sensor, glucose monitor, GPS tracker, or fitness tracker.
6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 5 , wherein the wearable electronic device includes a smartwatch device, a virtual reality or augmented reality head mounted display, jewelry, shoes, clothes, or other wearable item.
7. A wearable electronic device, comprising:
a wireless network interface;
a touch-sensitive display;
a memory device to store instructions; and
one or more processors to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to present, via the touch-sensitive display, a user interface to enable the wearable electronic device to:
present a request for a passcode used to unlock the wearable electronic device;
receive the passcode via the user interface;
use the passcode to unlock one or more keys that are securely stored on the wearable electronic device
establish a communication connection with a server of a cloud service provider via the wireless network interface; and
transact a digital purchase from the server without assistance from a companion device, wherein the digital purchase is transacted at least in part using a signature generated with the one or more keys.
8. The wearable device as in claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are to present an interface via the touch-sensitive display to:
enable a user to browse media items available for acquisition from a media store accessible via the wireless network interface;
receive a selection of an item presented via the interface; and
transact the digital purchase from the server to acquire the item selected via the interface.
9. The wearable device as in claim 7 , wherein the wearable electronic device comprises at least one sensor to detect a physical input from a user of the wearable electronic device.
10. The wearable device as in claim 7 , the one or more processors to present an interface via the touch-sensitive display, the interface to present a request for a physical input as validation of a request to transact the digital purchase.
11. The wearable device as in claim 7 , wherein the one or more keys are stored in a secure memory of a secure processor of the wearable electronic device.
12. The wearable device as in claim 7 , wherein the wearable electronic device additionally includes a heart monitor, health sensor, glucose monitor, GPS tracker, or fitness tracker.
13. The wearable device as in claim 12 , wherein the wearable electronic device includes a smartwatch device, a virtual reality or augmented reality head mounted display, jewelry, shoes, clothes, or other wearable item.
14. A method executed by one or more processors of a wearable electronic device, the method comprising:
presenting a request for a passcode used to unlock the wearable electronic device;
receiving the passcode via a user interface presented by the wearable electronic device;
using the passcode to unlock one or more keys that are securely stored on the wearable electronic device;
establishing a communication connection with a server of a cloud service provider via a wireless network interface of the wearable electronic device; and
transacting a digital purchase from the server without assistance from a companion device, wherein the digital purchase is transacted at least in part using a signature generated with the one or more keys.
15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the wearable electronic device comprises at least one sensor to detect a physical input from a user of the wearable electronic device.
16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the wearable electronic device comprises a secure memory to store a public/private key pair, wherein the secure memory is included within a secure processor of the wearable electronic device.
17. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are additionally to present the user interface via a touch-sensitive display to present a request for a physical input as validation of a request to transact the digital purchase.
18. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the wearable electronic device additionally includes a heart monitor, health sensor, glucose monitor, GPS tracker, or fitness tracker.
19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the wearable electronic device includes a smartwatch device, a virtual reality or augmented reality head mounted display, jewelry, shoes, clothes, or other wearable item.
20. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:
enabling a user to browse media items available for acquisition from a media store accessible via the wireless network interface;
receiving a selection of an item presented via the interface; and
transacting the digital purchase from the server to acquire the item selected via the user interface.