Personal digital identity device with microphone

摘要

A personal digital ID device provides a digital identifier to a service for a predetermined duration in response to user interaction. The user interaction may include a button press. The personal digital ID device may be in the form of a bracelet, a key fob, or other form factor. The service may be provided by a mobile device, in the cloud, or elsewhere.

主权项

1. A personal digital ID device comprising:
a crypto/cipher engine having at least one digital identifier including one or more shared secret keys; a button accessible to a user of the personal digital ID device; a microphone to capture a user voice for authentication; a radio; a hard coded program store; and a processor coupled to the hard coded program store, the crypto/cipher engine, the button, the microphone, and the radio, the processor configured to execute instructions retrieved from the hard coded program store and to validate a user through a voiceprint analysis and to provide authentication to a cloud service using the at least one digital identifier and the radio by powering the radio for a predetermined duration in response to user interaction with the button; wherein the crypto/cipher engine makes available the one or more shared secret keys to perform the authentication with the cloud service.