Patent ID: 8005223
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of securely transmitting data between a computing device and a peripheral device using a recovered encryption key, the method comprising: generating an encryption key at the computing device; at the computing device, converting the encryption key into new data that is not generated at the peripheral device, and outputting the new data by writing the new data to a physical medium, providing the new data in an audio format, or presenting the new data on a touch-based device; receiving the new data, input via a user interface provided at the peripheral device; recovering the encryption key at the peripheral device from the new data after the new data is received as input via the user interface provided at the peripheral device; and transmitting data encrypted with the encryption key over a wireless connection between the computing device and the peripheral device, the wireless connection established in accordance with a wireless protocol.