IP Library Granted Patent US 11,523,273
Granted Patent B2
US 11,523,273 · App. 17/315,148 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Wearable identity device for fingerprint bound access to a cloud service

Inventors: Siva G. Narendra (Portland, OR); Prabhakar Tadepalli (Bangalore, IN); Saurav Chakraborty (West Bengal, IN); Donald Allen Bloodworth (Camas, WA)
Assignee: SideAssure, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,523,273
App. No.
17/315,148
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (31)

1. A key fob comprising:

a crypto/cipher engine having at least one digital identifier including one or more keys for a challenge-response;

a button accessible to a user of the key fob;

a fingerprint sensor positioned on a surface of the button to allow for fingerprint scanning when the user interacts with the button;

a radio; and

a processor circuitry coupled to the crypto/cipher engine, the button, the fingerprint sensor, and the radio, wherein the processor circuitry is to validate the user through a fingerprint scan, wherein the processor circuitry is to make the one or more keys for the challenge-response available to perform authentication with a cloud service through a device, and wherein the processor circuitry is to power the radio for a predetermined duration based on an interaction of a validated user with the button.

2. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to display a battery level in response to a second interaction with the button.

3. The key fob of claim 1 comprising a connector that when opened modifies electrical functionality of the key fob.

4. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the crypto/cipher engine comprises a smartcard controller.

5. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the crypto/cipher engine comprises a plurality of smartcard secure elements.

6. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the crypto/cipher engine is user-removable from the key fob.

7. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the crypto/cipher engine resides on a subscriber identity module (SIM) card.

8. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the radio comprises a near-field radio.

9. The key fob of claim 8 , wherein the near-field radio comprises an ISO 14443 compatible radio.

10. The key fob of claim 8 , wherein the near-field radio comprises an ISO 18092 compatible radio.

11. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the radio comprises a non-near-field radio.

12. The key fob of claim 11 , wherein the non-near-field radio comprises a Bluetooth radio.

13. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the radio comprises a near-field radio and a non-near-field radio.

14. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the one or more keys for the challenge-response comprises a symmetric key.

15. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the one or more keys for the challenge-response comprises an asymmetric key.

16. A key fob comprising:

a crypto/cipher engine having at least one digital identifier including one or more keys for a challenge-response;

a connector that when opened modifies electrical functionality of the key fob;

a button accessible to a user of the key fob;

a fingerprint sensor positioned on a surface of the button to allow for fingerprint scanning when the user interacts with the button;

a radio; and

a processor coupled to the crypto/cipher engine, the button, the fingerprint sensor, the radio, and the connector, wherein the processor is to validate the user through a fingerprint scan, wherein the processor is to make the one or more keys for the challenge-response available to perform authentication with a cloud service through a device, and wherein the processor is to power the radio for a predetermined duration based on an interaction of a validated user with the button.

17. The key fob of claim 16 , wherein the crypto/cipher engine comprises a smartcard controller.

18. The key fob of claim 16 , wherein the crypto/cipher engine comprises a plurality of smartcard secure elements.

19. The key fob of claim 16 , wherein the radio comprises a non-near-field radio.

20. The key fob of claim 19 , wherein the non-near-field radio comprises a Bluetooth radio.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2024
From: SIDEASSURE, INC.
To: ROGUE VENTURE PARTNERS FUND IV, L.P.
Reel/Frame 067378/0202 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2021
From: NARENDRA, SIVA G.; TADEPALLI, PRABHAKAR; CHAKRABORTY, SAURAV; BLOODWORTH, DONALD ALLEN
To: SIDEASSURE INC.
Reel/Frame 057881/0706 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16932088 · Jul 17, 2020
Continuation 16675670 · Nov 6, 2019
Continuation 16257956 · Jan 25, 2019
Continuation 15903935 · Feb 23, 2018
Continuation 15069548 · Mar 14, 2016
Continuation 13843402 · Mar 15, 2013
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