{
  "patent_number": "US 9699159",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Wearable Devices Act as Secure Bridges for Transactions",
  "original_title": "Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing user authentication",
  "summary": "A system where a wearable device acts as a secure middleman between your phone and a payment terminal or electronic lock to verify your identity and complete transactions.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent describes a wearable device, such as a watch or ring, that acts as an intermediary between a personal communication device (like a smartphone) and a transaction device (like a point-of-sale terminal or a smart lock). The wearable device uses two distinct radios: an ultra short-range transceiver for communicating with the transaction device and a short-range transceiver for communicating with the phone. By receiving user authentication—such as a PIN or biometric data—the wearable device processes and relays encrypted transaction information between the phone and the terminal. This setup ensures that the transaction device never directly communicates with the phone, forcing all sensitive data to pass through the wearable's secure processing layer.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover direct communication between a smartphone and a payment terminal without a wearable intermediary.",
    "Does not cover systems where the wearable device acts only as a passive display without processing or relaying encrypted transaction data.",
    "Does not cover authentication methods that do not involve a wearable device as an active bridge between two other devices."
  ],
  "filed": "2014-03-13",
  "granted": "2017-07-04",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "OLogN Technologies AG",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/ologn-technologies-ag",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Sergey Ignatchenko",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/sergey-ignatchenko"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dmytro Ivanchykhin",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/dmytro-ivanchykhin"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 2,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "telecommunications",
    "finance"
  ],
  "abstract": "The methods, apparatuses and systems described herein provide a system for authenticating users, authorization or information during secure transactions. The system may include a transaction device requiring user authentication, a personal communication device, and a wearable authentication device that communicates with both of the other devices. In one aspect, the wearable authentication device may be configured to communicate with the transaction device requiring authentication and the personal communication device through one or more wireless communication technologies, wherein the wearable authentication device may be configured to act as an intermediary between the transaction device and the personal communication device to facilitate the exchange of at least one authentication information or transaction completion information between the personal communication device and the transaction device.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9699159/microsoft-teams",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9699159/microsoft-teams/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US9699159",
  "relatedPatents": []
}