Patent ID: 9697389
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06K,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A portable device for receiving a smart card having an integrated circuit chip and a front face having identifying information provided thereon, the portable device comprising: a housing having a channel arranged to receive the smart card, the channel being defined by a flange portion and a lower portion, the channel being arranged in a manner wherein, when the smart card is received in the channel, the lower portion covers the integrated circuit chip and a portion of the identifying information is visible, the housing further comprising an attachment mechanism for enabling the portable device to be worn; a processor in electronic communication with the integrated circuit chip when the smart card is received in the channel, the processor, in use, encrypting a session key, thereby producing encrypted session key; and a transceiver in electronic communication with the processor, the transceiver, in use, wirelessly transmitting the encrypted session key to a computing device.