Secure communication protocols for proximity-based validation in distributed multi-device frameworks

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, from a central system, wallet identifying data that is configured to secure data transfers between an apparatus and the central system, wherein the wallet identifying data is generated based on one of a random code, a random token, or a random key;
• transmitting a validation request to the central system, wherein the validation request comprises the wallet identifying data;
• receiving, from the central system, a validation indication in response to the validation request;
• in response to receiving the validation indication, transmitting a session initiation request to the central system, wherein the session initiation request is generated based on an end-user session initiation indication received using the user input device, and wherein the central system is configured to initiate a transactional session based on the session initiation request;
• receiving, from the central system, a session initiation indication in response to the session initiation request,
• subsequent to receiving the session initiation indication, at each polling iteration of a plurality of polling iterations, wirelessly receiving a polling request from a personal area network that is established by one or more communication beacons installed within a location that is proximate to an apparatus;
• and
• in response to receiving the polling request, providing an apparatus-present response to the personal area network, wherein the personal area network is configured to generate an apparatus proximity indicator based on the apparatus-present response and communicate the apparatus proximity indicator to the central system, and wherein the central system is configured to maintain the transaction session in response to receiving the apparatus proximity indicator.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions configured to:

• receiving, from a central system, wallet identifying data that is configured to secure data transfers between the apparatus and the central system, wherein the wallet identifying data is generated based on one of a random code, a random token, or a random key;
• transmitting a validation request to the central system, wherein the validation request comprises the wallet identifying data;
• receiving, from the central system, a validation indication in response to the validation request;
• in response to receiving the validation indication, transmitting a session initiation request to the central system, wherein the session initiation request is generated based on an end-user session initiation indication received using the user input device, and wherein the central system is configured to initiate a transactional session based on the session initiation request;
• receiving, from the central system, a session initiation indication in response to the session initiation request;
• subsequent to receiving the session initiation indication, at each polling iteration of a plurality of polling iterations, wirelessly receive a polling request from a personal area network that is established by one or more communication beacons installed within a location that is proximate to the apparatus;
• and
• in response to receiving the polling request, provide an apparatus-present response to the personal area network, wherein the personal area network is configured to generate an apparatus proximity indicator based on the apparatus-present response and communicate the apparatus proximity indicator to the central system, and wherein the central system is configured to maintain the transaction session in response to receiving the apparatus proximity indicator.