User identification based on body-coupled communication

US8866760B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Steven Corroy · Stockholm, SE
• Karin Klabunde · Aachen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 21, 2014
• Expiry date: Aug 10, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B13/005
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A secure identification system is proposed in which a user gets access through an identification device or badge or tag (51) worn on his/her body, which applies the techniques of body coupled communication (BCC) to create a kind of aura around the user. An identification (ID) is communicated to a user interface of the secure identification system through BCC communication, and the user is authenticated by the system through an authentication procedure checking the identity of the user on the basis of an assumed secure BCC communication of the ID.