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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2023
Nexrf Corp., Reno, NV (US);
Michael Anthony Kerr, Reno, NV (US);
NEXRF CORP., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A proximity based authentication system and method is described. The system includes a gateway, a cloud component, and a mobile device. The gateway is associated with a particular location and is communicatively coupled to a cloud component. The gateway includes a gateway short-range wireless radio capable of establishing a short-range wireless communication channel. The mobile device is also communicatively coupled the cloud component and includes a mobile device short-range wireless radio that communicates with the gateway using the short-range wireless communication channel when the mobile device is in proximity of the gateway. The mobile device receives a gateway key over the short-range wireless communication channel. The mobile device then communicates the gateway key to a cloud component database. The cloud component authenticates the particular location of the mobile device when the cloud component receives the gateway key from the mobile device.