Near field communication activation and authorization
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsKent Griffin, Carl Stone
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Abstract
A method of activation and authorization of a near field communication (NFC) enabled device comprising: receiving login information from an NFC enabled device; sending packet data via a network in response to receiving the login information from the NFC enabled device; and receiving corresponding data from the NFC enabled device in response to the sending of the packet data, the sending of the packet data and the receiving of the corresponding code facilitates the activation and authorization of the NFC enabled device, and the subsequent activation of the NFC device via a NFC link without further authorization of the NFC enabled device, is described herein.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a near field communication (NFC) enabled device adapted to:
- communicate login information and a public key associated with the NFC enabled device via a network to a server;
- receive packet data from the server sent in response to the login information;
- communicate a corresponding code to the server in response to the receipt of the packet data, wherein the receipt of the packet data and the communication of the corresponding code facilitates activation and authorization of the NFC enabled device;
- and
- store the packet data and access the stored packet data to permit subsequent activation of the NFC enabled device via an NFC link without further authorization of the NFC enabled device.
A method comprising:
- communicating, by a hardware processor, login information and a public key associated with a Near-Field Communication (NFC) enabled device to a server for initial activation of the NFC enabled device at the server;
- receiving, by the hardware processor, packet data generated by the server based on the login information and the public key;
- generating a corresponding code based on the packet data received;
- communicating the corresponding code to the server;
- storing the packet data for subsequent activation of the NFC enabled device;
- and
- authorizing the NFC enabled device at the server automatically without requiring login information by accessing the stored packet data when an NFC link is subsequently established.
A method comprising:
- receiving login information from an NFC enabled device;
- sending packet data via a network in response to receiving the login information from the NFC enabled device;
- and
- receiving corresponding data from the NFC enabled device sent in response to the sending of the packet data, wherein the sending of the packet data and the receiving of the corresponding code facilitates activation and authorization of the NFC enabled device, and
- authorizing the NFC enabled device without requiring the login information from the NFC enabled device when an NFC link is subsequently established at the NFC enabled device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.