9270336

Provisioning User Attributes for use with Mobile Computing Device

PublishedFebruary 23, 2016
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
8 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A method for provisioning user attributes on a mobile computing device for near field communications, comprising: displaying an interface to users for entry of personal attributes for storage in a secure element of the mobile computing device; enabling the users to discriminately select attributes from said personal attributes; and bundling together only said select attributes of the personal attributes for communication by a near field communicator of the mobile computing device to third party recipients of the select attributes, further including communicating with a positioning system of the mobile computing device so the users can make selections from said personal attributes according to a present location of the mobile computing device.

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2. The method of claim 1 , further including enabling the users to make selections of the personal attributes according to a list of known recipients.

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3. The method of claim 1 , further including receiving input from the third party recipients recommending which attributes of the personal attributes are relevant for the bundling together.

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4. The method of claim 3 , further including automatically populating from the secure element as many attributes as possible according to the recommendations of the third party recipients.

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5. The method of claim 1 , further including communicating with an address book, list of contacts, calendar, clock, or mapping function of the mobile computing device and suggesting to the users or automatically selecting a profile of multiple said personal attributes based upon said communicating with the address book, list of contacts, calendar, clock, or mapping function.

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6. The method of claim 1 , further including enabling the users to aggregate together multiple attributes of the personal attributes for communication as a common profile to the third party recipients.

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7. The method of claim 1 , further including transmitting and receiving the personal attributes according to a near field communications protocol.

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8. The method of claim 1 , further including transmitting and receiving the personal attributes according to a Bluetooth or wireless USB protocol.

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Publication Date

February 23, 2016

Inventors

Forrest Steely
Samuel Leo Rhodus

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