Patent ID: 8090616

Claim:
A method for operating a first wireless device, the first wireless device communicating using two different wireless communication protocols, such that a first wireless protocol is used to receive identifiers from other wireless devices, and such that a second wireless protocol, different from the first wireless protocol, is used to communicate with a trusted server to confirm an identity of an object or entity associated with one of the other wireless devices, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an identifier from a second wireless device using the first wireless protocol, the identifier relating to an object or entity associated with the second wireless device; connecting to the trusted server using the second wireless protocol; sending the received identifier from the first wireless device to the trusted server using the second wireless protocol; receiving visual identification information from the trusted server also using the second wireless protocol, the visual identification information also associated with the entity or object associated with the second wireless device, wherein the visual identification information additionally includes at least an identifying picture of the object or entity associated with the second wireless device; displaying, on the first wireless device, the identifying picture of the object or entity associated with the second wireless device; receiving user input indicating a user of the first wireless device has compared the identifying picture to the object or entity associated with the second wireless device and the user considering them to match; and confirming, to the trusted server, verification of the identity of the object or entity associated with the second wireless device.