# US 8,752,127 B2 · Systems and methods for identifying devices by a trusted service manager > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,752,127 B2 - Document ID: US8752127B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/481,377 - Filed: 2012-05-25 - Published: 2012-11-29 - Granted: 2014-06-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-05-26 - Assignees: First Data Corporation - Applicants: Roger Lynn Musfeldt; Brent Dewayne Adkisson; Brian Kean - Inventors: Roger Lynn Musfeldt; Brent Dewayne Adkisson; Brian Kean - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8752127B2 ## CPC - H04L 63/08: {for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32)} - G06Q 40/00: Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes - H04L 9/3234: {involving additional secure or trusted devices, e.g. TPM, smartcard, USB or software token (network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using an additional device in a packet data network H04L63/0853)} - H04W 12/02: Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII] - H04W 12/033: of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic - H04W 12/35: {Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning} - G06Q 20/00: Payment architectures, schemes or protocols (apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F7/08, G07F19/00; electronic cash registers G07G1/12) - H04L 63/061: {for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838)} - H04L 63/126: {the source of the received data} - H04L 2209/80: Wireless - H04L 2463/061: applying further key derivation, e.g. deriving traffic keys from a pair-wise master key - H04L 2463/062: applying encryption of the keys - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - 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 - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for identifying devices by a trusted service manager. According to one example embodiment of the invention, a method for identifying communications is provided. The method can include receiving, by a service provider from a device, a message comprising card production life cycle (CPLC) information associated with a secure element incorporated into the device; and evaluating, by the service provider, the received CPLC information in order to identify the secure element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for identifying communications, the method comprising: receiving, by a service provider from a device, a message comprising card production life cycle (CPLC) information associated with a secure element incorporated into the device; evaluating, by the service provider, the received CPLC information in order to identify the secure element; identifying, by the service provider based at least in part upon the received CPLC information, a key for unlocking the secure element; and communicating, by the service provider to the device, the identified key in order to unlock the secure element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying, by the service provider, a customer associated with the secure element. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein evaluating the received CPLC information comprises evaluating the CPLC information to determine a serial number for the secure element. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: communicating, by the service provider to the device, the identified key prior to personalizing the secure element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein identifying a key comprises identifying a master key. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein identifying a key comprises: identifying, by the service provider based at least in part upon the CPLC information, a manufacturer of the secure element; and identifying, by the service provider, a master key associated with the manufacturer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising: identifying, by the service provider based at least in part upon the CPLC information, a method utilized to lock the secure element, wherein the key is identified based at least in part upon the identified method. ### Claim 8 A system for identifying communications, the system comprising: at least one memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to: receive, from a device, a message comprising card production life cycle (CPLC) information associated with a secure element incorporated into the device; and evaluate the received CPLC information in order to identify the secure element identify, based at least in part upon the received CPLC information, a key for unlocking the secure element; and communicate, by the service provider to the device, the identified key in order to unlock the secure element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: identify a customer associated with the secure element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions to evaluate the received CPLC information comprise instructions to evaluate the CPLC information to determine a serial number for the secure element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: communicate, to the device, the identified key prior to personalizing the secure element. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the computer-executable instructions to identify a key comprise instructions to identify a master key. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the computer-executable instructions to identify a key comprise instructions to: identify, based at least in part upon the CPLC information, a manufacturer of the secure element; and identify a master key associated with the manufacturer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: identify, based at least in part upon the CPLC information, a method utilized to lock the secure element, wherein the key is identified based at least in part upon the identified method.