US 12,323,797 B2
System and method of distributed communications
Eric J. Smith, Holland, MI (US); and Kyle Cooper, Plainwell, MI (US)
Assigned to DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US); and DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US); and DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/709,635.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/168,384, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0322092 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 12/08 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/08 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication system comprising:
a first device including:
a secure element (SE) including secure element data;
a first device controller communicatively coupled to said secure element, said first device controller configured to communicate secure element information pertaining to said secure element, said secure element information including at least one of a) a data packet generated by or provided to said secure element and b) at least a portion of said secure element data of said secure element;
a second device being remote from said first device, said second device communicatively coupled to said first device, said second device including:
a second device controller configured to communicate said secure element information with said first device controller, said second device controller operable to provide a second device secure element interface based on said secure element information, said second device secure element interface being a remote interface to said secure element of said first device;
a second device antenna configured to transmit communications to a mobile device and to receive communications from the mobile device;
said second device controller configured to receive, from the mobile device, a mobile device data packet for said second device secure element interface;
a third device being remote from said first and second devices, said third device communicatively coupled to said first device, said third device including:
a third device controller configured to communicate said secure element information with said first device controller, said third device controller operable to provide a third device secure element interface based on said secure element information, said third device secure element interface being a remote interface to said secure element of said first device;
a third device antenna configured to transmit and receive communications from the mobile device; and
said third device controller configured to receive, from the mobile device, a mobile device data packet for said third device secure element interface.