WIFI WALLET PAYMENTS AND ENTRY KEYS

摘要

A WiFi Wallet includes an app that installs on a smartphone or other mobile device having a wireless local area network connection manager and mobile telephone network access. Local preexisting wireless access points and routers are adjusted to transmit type (R)SSID service set identifiers in their beacons and to invite brand-named guest network logons. The WiFi wallet app is provisioned with a matching password for the (R)SSID that will gain it Internet access. Once on the Internet, the WiFi wallet app logs onto a network server to deposit an encrypted cardholder token. A location identifier for the particular local wireless access points and router naturally tags on. The network server generates an anonymous WiFi Wallet token and sends it to the user over mobile telephone network and the host location over secure Internet. At checkout, lock-open, or secure log-in, the user displays their token to the host location security barrier.

主权项

1. A secure access system for users with mobile devices, comprising:
a mobile app data structure for installation in a user mobile device with a wireless local area network connection manager and mobile telephone network access; a wireless access point adapted to broadcast a particular SSID that will access a predetermined password from any locally visiting user mobile device; means for the user mobile device to search for said particular SSID and to automatically supply said predetermined password; a network server accessible over a network by the wireless access point and the user mobile device once logged onto the wireless access point; a security barrier physically proximate to the wireless access point, and providing at least one of payment transaction security, computer console log-on security, or physical access security; means for the network server to independently communicate secure authentication and authorization messages directly with the user mobile device apart from the wireless access point, and with the security barrier; and means for limiting access for at least one of time, place, purpose, or thing if the network server authenticates the user mobile device and authorizes the security barrier to allow local access.