Patent ID: 9609677
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for securely controlling access to two Bluetooth enabled apparatuses, the method including: storing a link key in a first Bluetooth enabled apparatus having a first Bluetooth device address (BD_ADDR storing a partial link key in a second Bluetooth enabled apparatus having a second Bluetooth device address (BD_ADDR receiving, by the first Bluetooth enabled apparatus, a first user verification information and storing a first user identifier; receiving a secret key by the second Bluetooth enabled apparatus; generating a copy of the link key in the second Bluetooth enabled apparatus using the stored partial link key and the received secret key, associating the generated link key in the second Bluetooth enabled apparatus with the Bluetooth device address of the first Bluetooth enabled apparatus (BD_ADDR associating the stored link key in the first Bluetooth enabled apparatus with the Bluetooth device address of the second Bluetooth enabled apparatus (BD_ADDR establishing a secure Bluetooth connection between the first and second Bluetooth enabled apparatuses using the link key; sending, from the first Bluetooth enabled apparatus to the second Bluetooth enabled apparatus, the first user identifier; sending the first identifier to a verification authority in communication with the second Bluetooth enabled apparatus, determining, by the verification authority, whether the first user identifier is authorized to use the first and second Bluetooth enabled apparatuses; receiving, by the second Bluetooth enabled apparatus, a verification status message, wherein if a successful verification status message is received use of the Bluetooth enabled apparatuses is allowed, and if a unsuccessful verification status message is received the use of the Bluetooth enabled apparatuses is denied.