Ouraring, Inc. (20250158983). METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DISTRIBUTION OF AUTHENTICATED DATA WITH REDUCED HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DISTRIBUTION OF AUTHENTICATED DATA WITH REDUCED HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

Abstract: an authentication method includes registering in an authentication service associated with an application, a id of a wearable device, disposing the wearable device proximate to a smart device that does not have the application, to provide the id and an identifier for the application, wherein the smart device stores a document, receiving in the authentication service from the smart device, a communication including the id, the identifier, and the document, wherein the smart device receives the application in response to the identifier, determining in the authentication service, whether an authentication service is approved in response to the id, digitally signing in the authentication service, the document to form a digitally signed document, in response to the document and to determining that the authentication service is approved, outputting with the authentication service, the digitally signed documents to the smart device.

Inventors:

• Denis MARS of San Francisco CA US
• Simon RATNER of San Francisco CA US

CPC Classification:

• H04L63/0853: {using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices )}

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