Apparatus and methods for secure element transactions and management of assets

US9619799B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• David T. Haggerty · Eden Prairie, US
• Ahmer A. Khan · Milpitas, US
• Christopher Sharp · Fort Myers, US
• Jerrold V. Hauck · Windermere, US
• Joakim Linde · Palo Alto, US
• Kevin P. McLaughlin · Mountain View, US
• Mehdi Ziat · San Francisco, US
• Yousuf H. Vaid · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 6, 2014
• Grant date: Apr 11, 2017
• Expiry date: Feb 6, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/382
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for the deployment of financial instruments and other assets are disclosed. In one embodiment, a security software protocol is disclosed that guarantees that the asset is always securely encrypted, that one and only one copy of an asset exists, and the asset is delivered to an authenticated and/or authorized customer. Additionally, exemplary embodiments of provisioning systems are disclosed that are capable of, among other things, handling large bursts of traffic (such as can occur on a so-called “launch day” of a device).