Systems and methods for securely pairing a transmitting device with a receiving device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11032322-B2
Application number	US-201916571319-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2019
Priority date	Nov 16, 2017
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

Systems and methods for securely pairing a transmitting device with a receiving device are described. The systems and methods may communicate with a first device via a first communication method over a wireless communication network. The systems and methods may transmit, to the first device via a second communication method, a first sensory pattern representing a first key. In addition, the system and methods may communicate with the first device via the first communication method using the first key.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for secure communication between a transmitting device and a receiving device comprising:
a pairing server storing a plurality of security keys;
one or more memory devices storing instructions; and
one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
determining that a pairing configuration has changed;
in response to determining that the pairing configuration has changed, transmitting a key request and receiving a sensory pattern via a second communication method;
after receiving the sensory pattern, determining decryption key, the decryption key being encoded based on a ciphering scheme specified by the sensory pattern;
acquiring, from the pairing server, at least one of the security keys and determining whether the decryption key matches the at least one of the security keys;
after determining the decryption key matches at least one of the plurality of security keys, receiving encrypted messages via a first communication method, the first communication method being different from the second communication method; and
decrypting the encrypted messages using the decryption key.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining the pairing configuration has changed comprises determining whether at least one of the first communication method or the second communication method has changed.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise acquiring, from the pairing server, the first communication method.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first communication method comprises radio frequency communication.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein receiving the sensory pattern via the second communication method comprises receiving at least one of a light pattern, a sound pattern, a thermal energy pattern, or a vibration pattern.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise: receiving a request to change a method of communication.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensory pattern is one of a light pattern, a sound pattern, a thermal energy pattern, or a vibration pattern.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise acquiring the ciphering scheme from at least one of a remote server or a local storage.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise determining to communicate via the second communication method based on a proximity of a location of the transmitting device to a location of the receiving device.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining that the pairing configuration has changed comprises receiving a notification from the pairing server to initiate a secure communication, the notification specifying an update on security communication.

11. A method for secure communication between a transmitting device and a receiving device comprising:
determining that a pairing configuration has changed based on a change in one or more parameters of the pairing configuration;
in response to determining that the pairing configuration has changed, transmitting a key request and receiving a sensory pattern via a second communication method;
after receiving the sensory pattern, determining a decryption key the decryption key being encoded based on a ciphering scheme specified by the sensory pattern;
acquiring, from a pairing server, at least one of the security keys and determining whether the decryption key matches the at least one of the security keys;
after determining the decryption key matches at least one of the plurality of security keys, receiving encrypted messages via a first communication method, the first communication method being different from the second communication method; and
decrypting the encrypted messages using the decryption key.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the pairing configuration has changed comprises determining whether at least one of the first communication method or the second communication method.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising acquiring, from the pairing server, the first communication method.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first communication method comprises radio frequency communication.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein receiving the sensory pattern via the second communication method comprises receiving at least one of a light pattern, a sound pattern, a thermal energy pattern, or a vibration pattern.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises receiving a request to change a method of communication.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensory pattern is one of a light pattern, a sound pattern, a thermal energy pattern, or a vibration pattern.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises acquiring the ciphering scheme from at least one of a remote server or a local storage.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises determining to communicate via the second communication method based on a proximity of a location of the transmitting device to a location of the receiving device.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a system, cause the system to perform operations for allowing secure communication between a transmitting device and a receiving device, the operations comprising:
determining that a pairing configuration has changed based on a change in one or more parameters of the pairing configuration;
in response to determining that the pairing configuration has changed, transmitting, a key request and receiving a sensory pattern via a second communication method;
after receiving the sensory pattern, determining a decryption key, the decryption key being encoded based on a ciphering scheme specified by the sensory pattern;
acquiring, from a pairing server, at least one of the security keys and determining whether the decryption key matches the at least one of the security keys;
after determining the decryption key matches at least one of the plurality of security keys, receiving encrypted messages via a first communication method, the first communication method being different from the second communication method; and
decrypting the encrypted messages using the decryption key.

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Kelly Kevin P
• Sangi Saleem A
• Perry Robert T
• Koeppel Adam R

Classifications

• H04W12/0471

  Key exchange · CPC title

• G06F16/9554

  by using bar codes · CPC title

• H04W12/03

  Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption · CPC title

• H04L63/18 Primary

  using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215) · CPC title

• G06F21/445

  by mutual authentication, e.g. between devices or programs · CPC title