Patent ID: 7320072

Claim:
A method comprising: obtaining information from a control point by a token, the token configured to connect to a network having a token issuer accessing a database of issued tokens and a control point operator accessing a database of approved control points, the network including a first communication pathway and a second communication pathway, said token obtaining the information from the control point via a third communication pathway; transmitting from said token said information obtained from said control point to said token issuer via said first communication pathway and information regarding said token to said control point operator via said second communication pathway, said control point operator authenticating said token with said token issuer and said token issuer authenticating said control point with said control point operator; receiving at said token via said first and second communication pathways said authentication of said control point and said authentication of said token; transmitting to said control point said authentication of said token via said third communication pathway so as to authenticate an action performed at said control point by a user involving said token that was issued to the user and which is involved with the user performing the action, wherein the token is a mobile wireless communication device.