Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A method includes placing a smart ring on a wearer, capturing with a biometric portion, wearer biometric data, determining with a processor, whether the wearer is authorized, in response to the biometric data, determining with the first processor, secure biometric data in response to the biometric data, storing in a memory, wearer secure data, thereafter placing the smart ring proximate to a smart dock, determining with the processor, whether the smart dock and the smart ring are associated, transmitting with a transceiver, the secure data and the secure biometric data, in response to determining that the smart dock is associated with the smart ring, and storing in a secure memory element of the smart dock, the portion of the secure data and the secure biometric data under direction of a processor of the smart dock.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A smart ring includes a first sensor for sensing and outputting user biometric data, a second sensor for sensing and outputting user movement data, a processor for periodically directing the first sensor to determine user biometric data and the second sensor to determine the movement data, wherein the processor is for determining filtered biometric data in response to the user biometric data and the movement data, a transceiver for outputting the filtered biometric data to a remote smart device, and for receiving a deviation alert signal from the remote smart device when the filtered biometric data deviates from a user biometric model, and an output portion for providing a user-sensible output in response to the deviation alert signal.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A computing system comprising a receiver configured to receive a biometric-based cryptographic key, a user input configured to receive a first set of user input data under direction of the user, and a processor coupled to the receiver and to the user input, wherein the processor is configured to receive an indicator of a first forcing function and a first plurality of input parameters for the first forcing function, wherein the processor is configured to determine a first output cryptographic key in response to the biometric-based cryptographic key, the first set of user input data, the first forcing function, and the first plurality of input parameters, without reference to any encrypted forms of the first output cryptographic key, and wherein the processor is configured to use the first output cryptographic key to access a first digital asset stored on a remote server.

Abstract: A smart ring includes a curved housing having a U-shape interior storing components including: a curved battery approximately conforming to the curved housing, a semi-flexible PCB approximately conforming to the curved housing and having mounted theron: a motion sensor for generating motion data from physical perturbations of the smart ring, a memory for storing executable instructions, a transceiver for sending data to a client computer, a temperature sensor, and a processor for receiving motion data and performing executable instructions in response thereto, and a potting material disposed in the interior, forming an interior wall of the smart ring, wherein the potting material encapsulates the components and is substantially transparent to visible light, infrared light, and/or ultraviolet light.

Abstract: A method for a control system includes receiving in a biometric capture portion of a wearable device worn by a wearer, wearer biometric data associated with the wearer, storing in a memory of the wearable device authentic biometric data associated with an authorized user and a private key associated with the wearable device, receiving in a first short-range transceiver of the wearable device payload data, determining in a first processor of the wearable device if the wearer biometric data is authentic in response to the authentic biometric data associated with of the authorized user, encrypting in the first processor the payload data to form encrypted data in response the private key and in response to determining that the wearer biometric data is authentic, and outputting with the first short-range transceiver the encrypted data in response to determining that the wearer biometric data is authentic.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A method for a system includes receiving with a first transceiver of a first smart device, an advertisement signal from a stationary beacon, outputting with the first transceiver of the first smart device, a first ephemeral ID that is not permanently associated with the first smart device, to the stationary beacon, receiving with the first transceiver of the first smart device, a beacon identifier from a stationary beacon, outputting with a second transceiver of the first smart device, the first ephemeral ID, a first user identifier and the beacon identifier to an authentication service, storing in an association log in the authentication service, the first ephemeral ID, the first user identifier and the beacon identifier, and storing in a beacon log in the authentication service, a log of the stationary beacon including the first ephemeral ID.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a smart ring includes receiving a printed circuit board having a processor, a memory, a temperature sensor, a wireless transceiver and a perturbation sensor, receiving a power source with a first radius of curvature within a range of 7 mm to 15 mm, coupling the printed circuit board and the power source together to form a first assembly with the first radius of curvature, encapsulating the first assembly to form a second assembly with a second radius of curvature wherein the first radius is larger than the second radius, and wherein the second assembly includes a plurality of physical anchors, determining a first ring size from a plurality of ring sizes, and coupling a band to the second assembly via the plurality of physical anchors to form an enclosed circle-like shape in response to the first ring size, wherein the band is characterized by the second radius.

Abstract: A method includes providing with a first wearable smart device, a plurality of identification signals associated with a first user, receiving with a second wearable smart device, the plurality of identification signals, determining with a processor of the second wearable smart device, configuration data for the second wearable smart device in response to the plurality of identification signals, configuring with the processor, the second wearable smart device in response to the configuration data, receiving with an input portion of the second wearable smart device a user input, and directing with the processor, performance of a tangible action in response to the configuration data and to the user input.

Abstract: A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.

Abstract: A transaction device includes a transceiver for receiving a first message from a first smart device and a second message from a second smart devices at distances greater than a first distance, a processor for determining a first payload and first identifier for the first smart device from the first message and for determining a second payload and second identifier for the second smart device from the second message, an NFC device for receiving an NFC identifier from a smart device at a distance less than the first distance, wherein the processor is for determining whether the NFC identifier data matches the first identifier data or the second identifier data, for processing the first payload when the NFC identifier matches the first identifier data, and for processing the second payload when the NFC identifier matches the second identifier data.