Patent ID: 9563892
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G05B,G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A personal digital ID card comprising: a crypto/cipher engine having at least one digital identifier; a button accessible to a user of the personal digital ID card; a motion sensor to allow for user authentication when the personal digital ID card undergoes a predefined motion; a near field radio to communicate with a point-of-sale device; a non-near field radio to communicate with a mobile phone; and a processor coupled to the crypto/cipher engine, the button, the motion sensor, the near field radio, and the non-near field radio, the processor configured to validate a user through motion of the personal digital ID card and to turn on the non-near field radio for a predetermined duration for communication with the mobile phone in response to user interaction with the button; wherein the crypto/cipher engine makes available the digital identifier to perform authentication with a cloud service in communication with the mobile phone while the non-near field radio is on, and the crypto/cipher engine makes available the digital identifier using the near field radio to perform authentication with the point-of-sale device.