# US 12,182,739 B2 · Short-range device communications for secured resource access

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- Number: US 12,182,739 B2
- Document ID: US12182739B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/544,258
- Filed: 2023-12-18
- Published: 2024-08-01
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2014-08-08
- Assignees: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- Applicants: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- Inventors: Kenneth Ives-Halperin; Harry C. Evans; David Johnson; Scott Wall; David Lilly; Ajay Pondicherry
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12182739B2

## CPC

- G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
- G06Q 20/321: {using wearable devices}
- G06Q 20/3274: {using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device}
- G06Q 20/40145: {Biometric identity checks}
- G06Q 30/0241: Advertisements
- G07C 9/00563: {using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns}
- G07C 9/257: {electronically (G07C9/26 takes precedence)}
- G07C 9/29: the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
- H04L 63/0492: {by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities}
- H04L 63/0861: {using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231)}
- H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
- H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
- H04W 12/041: Key generation or derivation
- H04W 12/065: Continuous authentication
- H04W 12/068: {using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications}
- H04W 12/084: using delegated authorisation, e.g. open authorisation [OAuth] protocol
- G07C 2009/00412: {the transmitted data signal being encrypted}
- G07C 2209/08: With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
- G07C 2209/12: Comprising means for protecting or securing the privacy of biometric data, e.g. cancellable biometrics
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

Communications over short-range connections are used to facilitate whether access to resources is to be granted. For example, upon device discovery of one of an electronic user device and an electronic client device by the other device over a Bluetooth Low Energy connection, an access-enabling code associated with a user device or account can be evaluated for validity and applicability with respect to one or more particular resource specifications. User identity can be verified by comparing the user against previously obtained biometric information.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for authorizing a user having an access-enabling code to an event, the method comprising:
receiving, by a user device, biometric credentials from the user assigned to the user device, wherein the biometric credentials includes one or more of: a self-portrait, a fingerprint or a voiceprint;
receiving, by the user device, one or more wireless signals from a client device;
detecting, by the user device, the client device based the one or more wireless signals;
establishing, by the user device, a short-range communication channel with the client device;
transmitting, by the user device, a first signal including the biometric credentials and a user public key to the client device;
receiving, by the user device, a second signal including encoded biometric credentials, wherein the biometric credentials are encoded using the user public key;
decoding, by the user device, the second signal including the encoded biometric credentials using a private key;
generating, by the user device, decoded biometric credentials; and
presenting, by the user device, the decoded biometric credentials to the client device for entry into the event.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is further configured to determine access-enabling code, wherein the access-enabling code allows the user to access to the event.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is further configured to transmit the access-enabling code to the client device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the user device is further configured to transmit the access-enabling code to the client device using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the client device is further configured to verify the access-enabling code to determine that the access-enabling code represents a valid access right to the event.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the decoded biometric credentials are presented to the client device to verify an identity of the user.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, the user device is further configured to encrypt the access-enabling code.

### Claim 8

A system authorizing a user having an access-enabling code to an event, comprising: one or more processors; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:
obtain biometric credentials from the user assigned to a user device, wherein the biometric credentials includes one or more of: a self-portrait, a fingerprint or a voiceprint;
receive one or more wireless signals from a client device;
detect the client device based the one or more wireless signals;
establish a short-range communication channel with the detected client device;
transmit a first signal including the biometric credentials and a user public key to the client device;
receive a second signal including encoded biometric credentials, wherein the biometric credentials are encoded using the user public key;
decode the received second signal including the encoded biometric credentials using a private key;
generate decoded biometric credentials; and
present the decoded biometric credentials to the client device for entry into the event.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine access-enabling code, wherein the access-enabling code allows the user to access to the event.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the access-enabling code to the client device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the access-enabling code is transmitted to the client device via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein one or more processors are configured to verify the access-enabling code to determine that the access-enabling code includes a valid access right to the event.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the decoded biometric credentials are presented to the client device to verify an identity of the user.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, the one or more processors are further configured to encrypt the access-enabling code.

### Claim 15

A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, including instructions configured to cause a processing apparatus to perform operations for authorizing a user having an access-enabling code to an event, including:
receiving biometric credentials from the user assigned to a user device, wherein the biometric credentials includes one or more of: a self-portrait, a fingerprint or a voiceprint;
receiving one or more wireless signals from a client device;
detecting the client device based the one or more wireless signals;
establishing a short-range communication channel with the detected client device;
transmitting a first signal including the biometric credentials and a user public key to the client device;
receiving a second signal including encoded biometric credentials, wherein the biometric credentials are encoded using the user public key;
decoding the received second signal including the encoded biometric credentials using a private key;
generating decoded biometric credentials; and
presenting the decoded biometric credentials to the client device for entry into the event.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The computer-program product of claim 15, further comprises determining access-enabling code, wherein the access-enabling code allows the user to access to the event.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The computer-program product of claim 15, further comprises transmitting the access-enabling code to the client device.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The computer-program product of claim 17, further comprises transmitting the access-enabling code to the client device via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The computer-program product of claim 15, further comprises verifying the access-enabling code to determine that the access-enabling code that includes a valid access right to the event.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The computer-program product of claim 15, further comprises presenting the decoded biometric credentials to the client device to verify an identity of the user.