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Granted Patent B1
US 12,591,652 · App. 18/192,097 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Secure personal information system including personal information objects

Inventors: Qunying Kou (San Antonio, TX); Richard Macwayne Jones (Phoenix, AZ); William Preston Culbertson, II (Plant City, FL); David Patrick Dixon (Boerne, TX)
Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
G06F21/35G06F21/6245
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Patent No.
US 12,591,652
App. No.
18/192,097
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A secure personal information system with personal information objects is disclosed. The system comprises a personal information sticker or personal information magnet that can be attached to a mobile phone. The system also includes a secure access application running on the mobile phone, which can securely retrieve information from the personal information sticker or magnet.

Claims (30)

1 . A secure personal information system for use with a mobile phone, comprising:

a personal information sticker configured to be attached to the mobile phone, the personal information sticker further comprising:

a sticker body including a surface with an adhesive;

a memory component storing personal information, the memory component being embedded in the sticker body;

a near field communication component embedded within the sticker body; and

a secure access application configured to run on the mobile phone, wherein the secure access application is configured to:

establish a near field communication connection between the mobile phone and the communication component of the personal information sticker;

retrieve personal information from the memory component of the personal information sticker and pass the personal information to another application running on the mobile phone; and

communicate with an operating system of the mobile phone to disable the mobile phone when the secure access application cannot establish the near field communication connection with the communication component of the personal information sticker.

2 . The secure personal information system according to claim 1 , wherein the near field communication component and the memory component together comprise a near field communication tag.

3 . The secure personal information system according to claim 2 , wherein the near field communication connection is broken whenever the personal information sticker is moved further than four centimeters from the mobile phone.

4 . The secure personal information system according to claim 1 , wherein the personal information stored in the memory component comprises digital identification information.

5 . The secure personal information system according to claim 1 , wherein the personal information stored on the memory component is encrypted.

6 . The secure personal information system according to claim 5 , wherein the secure access application requires a password to decrypt the encrypted personal information.

7 . The secure personal information system according to claim 1 , wherein the personal information sticker includes an authentication token stored in the memory component.

8 . A secure personal information system for use with a mobile phone, comprising:

a personal information magnet configured to be attached to the mobile phone, the personal information magnet further comprising:

a magnet body including a magnetic surface;

a memory component storing personal information, the memory component being embedded in the magnet body;

a near field communication component embedded within the magnet body; and

a secure access application configured to run on the mobile phone, wherein the secure access application is configured to:

establish a near field communication connection with the communication component of the personal information magnet;

retrieve personal information from the memory component of the personal information magnet and pass the personal information to another application running on the mobile phone; and

communicate with an operating system of the mobile phone to disable the mobile phone when the secure access application cannot establish the near field communication connection with the communication component of the personal information magnet.

9 . The secure personal information system according to claim 8 , wherein the near field communication component and the memory component together comprise a near field communication tag.

10 . The secure personal information system according to claim 9 , wherein the near field communication connection is broken whenever the personal information magnet is moved further than four centimeters from the mobile phone.

11 . The secure personal information system according to claim 8 , wherein the personal information stored in the memory component comprises digital identification information.

12 . The secure personal information system according to claim 8 , wherein the personal information stored on the memory component is encrypted.

13 . The secure personal information system according to claim 12 , wherein the secure access application requires a password to decrypt the encrypted personal information.

14 . The secure personal information system according to claim 8 , wherein the personal information magnet includes an authentication token stored in the memory component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2026
From: UIPCO, LLC
To: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Reel/Frame 073966/0952 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63325762 · Mar 31, 2022
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