1. A method of provisioning a mobile communication device with an electronic credential, the method comprising:
displaying an interface on the mobile communication device through which a user of the mobile communication device accesses a credential issuance system through a network connection that includes a wireless communication link;
authenticating the user with the credential issuance system so that the user is authorized by a credential issuer to receive the electronic credential;
receiving, by the mobile communication device, data including the electronic credential in response to successfully authenticating the user so as to be authorized by the credential issuer; and
storing the received electronic credential in a secured storage portion of a memory device so as to be retrievable to conduct a transaction.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the received electronic credential comprises:
storing the received electronic credential in the secured storage portion of the memory device, where the mobile communication device includes the memory device.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the received electronic credential comprises:
storing the received electronic credential in the secure storage portion of the memory device which is external to the mobile communication device.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the external memory device is communicatively coupled to the mobile communication device through a mobile communication network.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
inserting, into the data, an indicator of a transaction-specific process that is to be executed by a processor of the mobile communication device to conduct the transaction with the electronic credential.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
retrieving an application extension code that, when executed by the processor on the mobile communication device, performs the transaction-specific process associated with the indicator; and
storing the application extension code so as to be executed by the processor of the mobile communication device to perform the transaction-specific process associated with the electronic credential in conducting the transaction.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
when the application extension code is executed by the processor on the mobile communication device, performing the transaction-specific process of generating a representation of the electronic credential to be wirelessly transmitted to an electronic credential reader through a wireless interface of the mobile communication device.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
configuring the application extension code by generating the representation of the electronic credential to be wirelessly transmitted in a Bluetooth transmission to the electronic credential reader.
9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
configuring the application extension code by generating the representation of the electronic credential to be conveyed in a near-field communication (NFC) transmission as the wireless transmission to the electronic credential reader.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a reader key in the data with the electronic credential; and
storing, in the memory device, the reader key received in the data in an association with the electronic credential received in the data such that the electronic credential is locatable in the memory via a search of the memory device for the reader key.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
establishing a network connection between the mobile communication device and a credential management device;
determining, from the credential management device, whether an update to the electronic credential stored on the memory device is applicable thereto; and
applying the update to the received electronic credential in response to determining that the update is applicable to the stored electronic credential.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the establishing the network connection, the determining whether the update is applicable, and the applying the update are performed periodically in accordance with a predetermined rule.
13. A system to provision a mobile communication device with an electronic credential, the system comprising:
a credential issuing device remote from the mobile communication device and accessible thereby through a network connection that includes a wireless communication link; and
the mobile communication device comprising:
a processor configured to display an interface on the mobile communication device through which a user thereof accesses the credential issuing device through the network connection, to authenticate the user with the credential issuing device so that the user is authorized by a credential issuer to receive the electronic credential, to receive data including the electronic credential in response to successfully authenticating the user so as to be authorized by the credential issuer, and to store the received electronic credential in a secured storage portion of a memory device so as to be retrievable to conduct a transaction.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the mobile communication device includes the memory device.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the memory device is external to the mobile communication device.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the memory device is communicatively coupled to the mobile communication device through a mobile communication network.
17. The system of claim 13, wherein the credential issuing device is configured to insert, into the data, an indicator of a transaction-specific process that is to be executed by the processor on the mobile communication device to conduct the transaction with the electronic credential.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor of the mobile communication device is further configured to retrieve an application extension code that, when executed by the processor, perform the transaction-specific process associated with the indicator, and store the application extension code so as to be executed by the processor to perform the transaction-specific process associated with the electronic credential in conducting the transaction.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor performs the transaction-specific process of generating a representation of the electronic credential to be wirelessly transmitted to an electronic credential reader through a wireless interface of the mobile communication device when the application extension code is executed by the processor on the mobile communication device.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein the representation of the electronic credential is generated by the transaction-specific process to be wirelessly transmitted in a Bluetooth transmission to the electronic credential reader.
21. The system of claim 19, wherein the representation of the electronic credential is generated by the transaction-specific process to be wirelessly transmitted in a near-field communication (NFC) transmission as the wireless transmission to the electronic credential reader.
22. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor of the mobile communication device is further configured to receive a reader key in the data with the electronic credential, and to store, in the memory device, the reader key received in the data in an association with the electronic credential received in the data such that the electronic credential is locatable in the memory via a search of the memory device for the reader key.
23. The system of claim 13, further comprising:
a credential management device remote from the mobile communication device and accessible thereby through another network connection with the mobile communication device, the credential management device being configured to apply an update to the electronic credential stored in the memory device in response to determining that the update is applicable to the electronic credential.
24. The system of claim 23, wherein at least one of the credential management device and the mobile communication device determines, periodically in accordance with a predetermined rule, whether to update the electronic credential.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A crib bumper for use in a crib with a mattress having a bottom surface a top surface and sides, a mattress support, corner posts, a first side board having a plurality of vertical slats, a second side board having a plurality of vertical slats, a head board having a plurality of vertical slats and a foot board having a plurality of vertical slats, said crib bumper comprising:
a bottom securing panel that fits between the bottom surface of said mattress and the mattress support;
a first side wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the first side board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
a second side wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the second side board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
a head wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the head board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
a foot wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the foot board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
said first side wall, second side wall, head wall and foot wall creating a perimeter wall having an inner surface, outer surface and upper edge; and
at least one securing means located on the outer surface of the perimeter wall for securing the perimeter wall to the vertical slats and corner posts of the crib.
2. The crib bumper of claim 1 wherein:
said perimeter wall is made of a mesh material.
3. The crib bumper of claim 2 wherein:
the upper edge made of the perimeter wall is made of a cloth-like material.
4. The crib bumper of claim 3 wherein:
said at least one securing means is located proximate to the upper edge of the outer surface of the perimeter wall.
5. The crib bumper of claim 2 wherein:
said perimeter wall has a lower portion made of a cloth-like material located between the mattress and the slats.
6. The crib bumper of claim 1 wherein:
said perimeter wall is made of a cloth-like material.
7. The crib bumper of claim 1 wherein:
said perimeter wall is made of a quilted material.
8. The crib bumper of claim 1 wherein:
said at least one securing means is at least one securing strap having an attachment means located thereon.
9. The crib bumper of claim 4 wherein:
said at least one securing means is at least one securing strap having an attachment means located thereon.
10. A crib bumper for use in a crib with a mattress having a bottom surface a top surface and sides, a mattress support, corner posts, a first side board having a plurality of vertical slats, a second side board having a plurality of vertical slats, a head board having a plurality of vertical slats and a foot board having a plurality of vertical slats, said crib bumper comprising:
a bottom securing panel that fits between the bottom surface of said mattress and the mattress support;
a first side wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the first side board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
a second side wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the second side board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
a head wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the head board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
a foot wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the foot board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
said first side wall, second side wall, head wall and foot wall creating a perimeter wall having an inner surface, outer surface and upper edge; and
at least one securing means located on the outer surface of the perimeter wall for securing the perimeter wall to the vertical slats and corner posts of the crib, wherein said at least one securing means is at least one securing strap having an attachment means located thereon.
11. The crib bumper of claim 10 wherein:
said perimeter wall is made of a mesh material.
12. The crib bumper of claim 11 wherein:
the upper edge made of the perimeter wall is made of a cloth-like material.
13. The crib bumper of claim 12 wherein:
said at least one securing means is located proximate to the upper edge of the outer surface of the perimeter wall.
14. The crib bumper of claim 11 wherein:
said perimeter wall has a lower portion made of a cloth-like material located between the mattress and the slats.
15. The crib bumper of claim 1 wherein:
said perimeter wall is made of a cloth-like material.
16. The crib bumper of claim 1 wherein:
said perimeter wall is made of a quilted material.
17. A crib bumper for use in a crib with a mattress having a bottom surface a top surface and sides, a mattress support, corner posts, a first side board having a plurality of vertical slats, a second side board having a plurality of vertical slats, a head board having a plurality of vertical slats and a foot board having a plurality of vertical slats, said crib bumper comprising:
a bottom securing panel that fits between the bottom surface of said mattress and the mattress support;
a first side wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the first side board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
a second side wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the second side board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
a head wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the head board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
a foot wall that extends upward from the bottom securing panel between the side of the mattress and the foot board of the crib and above the top surface of the mattress a predetermined distance;
said first side wall, second side wall, head wall and foot wall creating a perimeter wall made of a mesh material having an inner surface, outer surface and upper edge; and
at least one securing means located on the outer surface of the perimeter wall for securing the perimeter wall to the vertical slats and corner posts of the crib, wherein said at least one securing means is at least one securing strap having an attachment means attachment means located thereon.
18. The crib bumper of claim 17 wherein:
the upper edge made of the perimeter wall is made of a cloth-like material.
19. The crib bumper of claim 18 wherein:
said at least one securing means is located proximate to the upper edge of the outer surface of the perimeter wall.
20. The crib bumper of claim 17 wherein:
said perimeter wall has a lower portion made of a cloth-like material located between the mattress and the slats.