Secure personal information system including personal information objects
AssigneeUnited Services Automobile Association (USAA)
InventorsQunying Kou, Richard Macwayne Jones, William Preston Culbertson, II, David Patrick Dixon
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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.
Claims14
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.
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.