Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing for secure offline data transfer between wireless smart devices
US8307410B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B5/70
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a method for registering wireless smart devices for secure offline data transfer is provided. The method includes, for an application configured to execute on a wireless smart device and that requires access to information regarding an account that does not reside on the wireless smart device, register, at a server having access to the information regarding the account, a first wireless smart device has an account owner device (AOD) for operating in an online mode for obtaining the information regarding the account from the server and for operating in an offline mode for transferring the information regarding the account to at least one additional device via a secure offline data transfer using near field communications (NFC). The method further includes registering, at the server, at least one second wireless smart device as an account sharer device (ASD) for operating in an offline mode for receiving the information regarding the account from the first wireless smart device via the secure offline data transfer using NFC.
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