Patent ID: 8733663

Claim:
A method of using a mobile device to obtain access to a venue or system, comprising: receiving access data for the venue or system via an interface to a wireless communications network, the interface contained in the mobile device; operating a control module contained in the mobile device to transfer the received access data from the interface to a data storage element contained in the mobile device; storing the received access data in a data storage region of the data storage element, wherein storing the received access data further comprises creating an index file in the data storage region containing data identifying a file corresponding to the venue or system, the index file including data identifying an agent or agency responsible for controlling access to the venue or system; and creating a data file in the data storage region containing the received access data, the data file linked to the index file; and operating a data transfer module contained in the mobile device to transfer the access data to a contactless reader in an access device for the venue or system using a short range communications technology.