Filed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on March 30 and published on Thursday, the patent application for “Document importation into secure element” describes how such a system could import credential data from a source. The same credentials could then be provided to an authority challenging the identity of the device owner as a form of proof.
The described electronic device has a short-range radio, namely RFID or NFC, and a secure element for holding data, as well as the ability to process data. Using RFID, the device acquires a “portion of credential information” from an identification document issued by an authority, such as a driving license or a membership card.
