US 11,917,070 B2
Method and system for managing a multiplicity of credentials
Adam Kuenzi, Silverton, OR (US)
Assigned to CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed by Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/277,450.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/631,664, filed on Feb. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0260590 A1, Aug. 22, 2019
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 9/3234 (2013.01) [G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 9/00857 (2013.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); H04L 63/107 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2111 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00507 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00769 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00865 (2013.01); G07C 2209/04 (2013.01); G07C 2209/63 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless key device comprising:
a wireless transceiver and antenna configured to communicate wirelessly with an access terminal and a server, wherein the server is configured to identify a filter based on at least a set of user permissions and a geographic location of the key device and select a subset of the plurality of digital credentials based on the filter; and
a processor configured to:
authenticate the key device with the server;
retrieve the filtered plurality of digital credentials from the server, the filtered plurality of digital credentials associated with a plurality of access terminals within a selected geographic proximity to the key device;
poll the access terminal via the wireless transceiver and antenna for an access terminal identification which uniquely identifies the access terminal;
receive the access terminal identification from the access terminal in response to the polling from the key device;
identify a digital credential of the filtered plurality of digital credentials associated with the access terminal based on the access terminal identification; and
transmit the selected digital credential to the access terminal via the wireless transceiver and antenna.