Chaining information card selectors
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJames M. NORMAN, Daniel S. SANDERS
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Abstract
A machine includes card stores to store information cards. For each card store, one or more card selectors can be provided. When performing a transaction involving information cards, a generic card selector, using a selector policy engine, can identify a card selector to use for the transaction. The identified card selector can be used to identify an information card in a card store to use in performing the transaction, which can be used to provide a security token to the relying party.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- a computer;
- a card store;
- a plurality of card selectors;
- a generic card selector to receive a security policy;
- a selector policy engine to identify one of the plurality of card selectors;
- and
- means for using one of the information cards in said card store with said identified card selector to respond to the security policy.
A method for performing a transaction using a generic card selector, comprising:
- receiving a security policy from a relying party;
- identifying a card selector from a plurality of card selectors;
- selecting an information card from a card store;
- and
- using the information card with the identified card selector to satisfy the security policy.
An article, comprising a non-transitory storage medium, said non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:
- receiving a security policy from a relying party;
- identifying a card selector from a plurality of card selectors;
- selecting an information card from a card store;
- and
- using the information card with the identified card selector to satisfy the security policy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.