Method and apparatus for obtaining multiple user credentials

A smart device comprising:

• a processor;
• a short-range transceiver coupled to the processor;
• a wide-area transceiver coupled to the processor;
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• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises a software application including code configured to be executed on the processor, wherein the application is configured to:
• direct the processor form an ephemeral ID signal, wherein the ephemeral ID signal comprises a first data portion including data associated with a server and a second data portion including data not associated with a user;
• direct the processor to output the ephemeral ID signal with the short-range transceiver the ephemeral ID to a plurality of interface devices, wherein the plurality of interface devices comprises a first interface device associated with a first computer system and a second interface device associated with a second computer system, wherein the first computer system is separate from the second computer system;
• direct the processor to receive with the short-range transceiver from the first interface device an identifier associated with the first computer system and a first nonce;
• direct the processor to output with the wide-area transceiver to the server at least a portion of the identifier associated with the first computer system and the first nonce;
• direct the processor to receive with the wide-area transceiver a first token associated with the first computer system in response to the portion of the identifier associated with the first computer system and the first nonce, wherein the first token authorizes access to the first computer system by the smart-device, wherein the first token is not associated with the second computer system;
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• direct the processor to store in the memory the first token associated with the first computer system.

An authorization system comprises:

• a smart device configured to form an ephemeral ID signal, wherein the ephemeral ID signal comprises a first data portion including data associated with a server and a second data portion including data not associated with the user, wherein the smart device is configured to provide the ephemeral ID signal to a plurality of interface devices, wherein the plurality of interface devices comprises a first interface device associated with a first computer system and a second interface device associated with a second computer system, wherein the first computer system is separate from the second computer system;
• the first interface device coupled to the smart device, wherein the first interface device is configured to scan for ephemeral ID signals in a geographic area proximate to the first interface device;
• wherein the first interface device is configure to receive the ephemeral ID signal, wherein the first interface device is configured to authenticate the ephemeral ID signal, and wherein the first interface device is configured to provide a first identifier and a first nonce to the smart device;
• the second interface device coupled to the smart device, wherein the second interface device is configured to scan for ephemeral ID signals in a geographic area proximate to the second interface device;
• wherein the second interface device is configure to receive the ephemeral ID signal, wherein the second interface device is configured to authenticate the ephemeral ID signal, and wherein the second interface device is configured to provide a second identifier and a second nonce to the smart device;
• wherein the smart device is configured to receive the first identifier and the first nonce from the first interface device, wherein the smart device is configured to provide the first identifier and the first nonce to the server, wherein the smart device is configured to receive the second identifier and the second nonce from the second interface device, and wherein the smart device is configured to provide the second identifier and the second nonce to the server;
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• a server coupled to the smart device, wherein the server is configured to receive the first identifier and the first nonce from the smart device, wherein the server is configured to form a first token associated with the first interface device in response to the first identifier and the first nonce, wherein the server is configured to provide the first token to the smart device, wherein the first token authorizes access to the first computer system by the smart-device, wherein the first token is not associated with the second computer system, wherein the server is configured to receive the second identifier and the second nonce from the smart device, wherein the server is configured to form a second token associated with the second interface device in response to the second identifier and the second nonce, and wherein the server is configured to provide the second token to the smart device, wherein the second token authorizes access to the second computer system by the smart-device, wherein the second token is not associated with the first computer system.