received by the International Bureau on 18 February 2015 (18.02.2015)

1. A token, comprising: an antenna; a short-range RF receiver operatively coupled to the antenna to receive wireless receive bursts comprising receive protocol overhead, notification control data and transaction credentials; a key memory to store security information comprising a secure key; a verification circuit operatively coupled to the short-range RF receiver and the key memory to receive the transaction credentials from the short-range RF receiver and to verify the transaction credentials against the security information stored in the key memory; a parsing circuit operatively coupled to the short-range RF receiver to receive the notification control data and the transaction credentials and to use the notification control data to determine how to parse the transaction credentials and select a subset of the transaction credentials including at least user information and a transaction identifier of an associated transaction and duration information of the associated transaction; a credentials memory operatively coupled to the parsing circuit to store and hold the subset of the transaction credentials for the duration of the associated transaction; a notification circuit operatively coupled to the credentials memory to notify externally from the token a transaction notification of less than 50 bytes indicative of the subset of the transaction credentials verified by the verification circuit and held in the credentials memory including the user information and the transaction identifier of the associated transaction; a short-range RF transmitter operatively coupled to at least the short-range RF receiver to transmit wireless transmit bursts comprising transmit protocol overhead and data comprising an acknowledgement notification sent after the short-range RF receiver receives each of the wireless receive bursts; a power amplifier operatively coupled to the short-range RF transmitter to power amplify the wireless transmit bursts to be transmitted by the short-range RF transmitter; and a power source operatively coupled to power the token including at least the notification circuit, the power amplifier and the short-range RF transmitter.

2. A token according to claim 1 , wherein the short-range RF transmitter transmits the wireless transmit bursts in a burst data length shorter than a burst data length of the wireless receive bursts comprising the receive protocol overhead and the transaction credentials.

3. A token according to claim 2, wherein the data transmitted by the short-range RF transmitter further comprises an available notification of less than 20 bytes sent when the short-range RF receiver is available.

4. A token according to claim 1 , wherein the notification control data in the wireless receive bursts received by the short-range RF receiver comprises information specific to an owner entity that generated the transaction credentials and owner entity specific requirements for notifications; and wherein the parsing circuit selects the subset of the transaction credentials based on the information specific to an owner entity and owner entity specific requirements for notifications in the notification control data.

5. A token according to claim 3, wherein the parsing circuit generates a human readable subset of the transaction credentials. 27

6. A token according to claim 5, wherein the token further comprises an externally facing display of a type having essentially zero power drain when an image on the display is static; and wherein the notification circuit is operatively coupled to the externally facing display to command the externally facing display to visually hold a human readable subset of the transaction credentials including the user information and the transaction identifier of the associated transaction and the duration information of the associated transaction.

7. A token according to claim 6, wherein the notification circuit is operatively coupled to the externally facing display to command the externally facing display to visually hold the human readable subset of the transaction credentials further including the duration information of the associated transaction for the duration of the associated transaction.

8. A token according to claim 6, wherein the display is externally facing on a vehicle.

9. A token according to claim 8, wherein the display is attached to an inside surface visible through vehicle glass of the vehicle.

10. A token according to claim 8, wherein the token further comprises a static vehicle plate; and wherein the externally facing display is positioned within a portion of the static vehicle plate to display the transaction notification. 28

11. A token according to claim 6, wherein the parsing circuit selects another subset of the transaction credentials including the transaction identifier of another associated transaction and the duration information of another associated transaction; wherein the credentials memory stores and holds at least the another subset of the transaction credentials for the duration of the another associated transaction; and wherein the notification circuit is operatively coupled to the credentials memory to notify externally from the token another transaction notification indicative of the another subset of the transaction credentials held in the credentials memory.

12. A token according to claim 1, wherein the notification circuit is operatively coupled to the short-range RF transmitter; and wherein the data in the wireless transmit bursts transmitted by the short-range RF transmitter comprise the transaction notifications including the user information and the transaction identifier of the associated transaction.

13. (cancelled)

14. A token according to claim 12, wherein the short-range RF transmitter transmits the wireless transmit bursts comprising the transaction notifications more frequently than the receiver receives the wireless receive bursts.

15. A token according to claim 14, wherein the short-range RF transmitter transmits the wireless transmit bursts comprising the transaction notifications in a burst data length shorter than a burst data length of the wireless receive bursts. 29

16. (cancelled)

17. A token according to claim 1, wherein the power source comprises a battery internal to said token, wherein the battery is of a non-rechargeable chemistry and internal to a factory sealed enclosure of the token.

18. A token according to claim 1, further comprising sensors operatively coupled to the short- range RF transmitter to sense a detected physical state of the token to manage when the data is transmitted based on the detected physical state.

19. A token according to claim 1, wherein the transaction is from the group of licenses consisting of a municipal window sticker, vehicle license plate, handicap permit, and expectant mother license associated with the token.

20. A token according to claim 1 , wherein the parsing circuit selects the subset of the transaction credentials further including at least one of a start time and an end time; and wherein the memory holds the subset of transaction credentials at least during the duration between at least one of the start time and end time.

21. A token according to claim 20, wherein the transaction credentials are associated with a parking session.

22. A token according to claim 1 , further comprising sensors operatively coupled to the memory to determine at least one of the start time and the end time.

23. A token according to claim 1, wherein the short-range RF link is chosen from the group consisting of Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, WiFi, active RFID, Zigbee, and Zwave. 30

24. A token according to claim 1 , wherein the transaction credentials received by the short-range RF receiver are chosen from the group of context data consisting of start time, duration, end time, price, location, transaction serial number identifier, and identity of an entity associated with the transaction.

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25. A method for a token, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving wireless receive bursts comprising receive protocol overhead, notification control data and transaction credentials;

(b) storing security information comprising a secure key; and

(c) verifying the transaction credentials against the secure key; and

(d) using the notification control data received in said step (a) to determine how to parse the transaction credentials and parsing the transaction credentials received in said step (a) to select a subset of the transaction credentials including at least user information and a transaction identifier of an associated transaction and duration information of the associated transaction;

(e) holding the subset of the transaction credentials for the duration of the associated transaction;

(f) notifying externally from the token a transaction notification of less than 50 bytes indicative of the subset of the transaction credentials verified in said step (c) and held in step (e) including the user information and the transaction identifier of the associated transaction;

(g) transmitting wireless transmit bursts comprising transmit protocol overhead and data comprising an acknowledgement notification sent after said step (a) receives each of the wireless receive bursts;

(h) power amplifying the wireless transmit bursts to be transmitted in said step (g); and

(i) providing power for method including at least the notifying of said step (f), the power amplifying of said step (h)and the transmitting of said step (g). 32

26. A token according to claim 25, wherein the notification control data received in said step (a) comprises information specific to an owner entity that generated the transaction credentials and owner entity specific requirements for notifications; and wherein said step (d) of parsing comprises the substep of (d)(1) selecting the subset of the transaction credentials based on the information specific to an owner entity and owner entity specific requirements for notifications in the notification control data.

27. A method for a token according to claim 25, wherein said step (g) of transmitting the wireless transmit bursts of data comprises the substep of (g)( 1 ) transmitting the wireless transmit bursts in a burst data length shorter than a burst data length of the wireless receive bursts comprising the transaction credentials.

28. A method for a token according to claim 25, wherein said step (g) of transmitting the wireless transmit bursts comprises the substep of

(e)( 1 ) transmitting the wireless transmit bursts of data further comprising an available notification of less than 20 bytes sent when available for the receiving of said step (a).

29. A method for a token according to claim 28, wherein said step (d) of parsing comprises the substep of (d)(1) generating a human readable subset of the transaction credentials including the user information and the transaction identifier of the associated transaction and the duration information of the associated transaction.

30. A method for a token according to claim 29, wherein said step (f) of notifying externally comprises the substep of (f)( 1 ) externally displaying the human readable subset of the transaction credentials generated in said step (d)(1). 33

31. A method for a token according to claim 30, wherein said step (f)of notifying externally further comprises the substep of (f)(2) visually holding external display of the human readable subset of the transaction credentials further including the duration information of the associated transaction for the duration of the associated transaction.

32. A method for a token according to claim 30, wherein said step (d) of parsing comprises the substep of (d)(2) selecting another subset of the transaction credentials including another transaction identifier of another associated transaction and a another duration of another associated transaction; wherein said step (e) of holding comprises the substep of (e)(1) holding at least the another subset of the transaction credentials for the duration of the another associated transaction; wherein said step (f)of notifying comprises the substep of (f)(2) notifying externally from the token other transaction notifications indicative of the another subset of the transaction credentials held in the credentials memory; and wherein said step (g) of transmitting comprises the substep of (g)(1) transmitting the data in the wireless transmit comprising the other transaction notifications.

33. A method for a token according to claim 25, wherein the data in the wireless transmit bursts transmitted in said step (g) comprise the transaction notifications including the user information and the transaction identifier of the associated transaction.

34. A method for a token according to claim 33, wherein said steps (f) and (g) of notifying and transmitting further comprise transmitting the notifications comprising the subset of the transaction credentials including the user information and the transaction identifier of the associated transaction more frequently than the said step (a) receives the receive wireless bursts. 34

35. A method for a token according to claim 34, wherein said step (g) transmits the notifications comprising the subset of the transaction credentials in a burst data length shorter than a burst data length of the wireless receive bursts.

36. (cancelled)

37. A method for a token according to claim 25, further comprising the step of j) sensing a detected physical state of the token; and

(k) managing when the data is transmitted based on the detected physical state.

38. A method for a token according to claim 25, wherein said step (d) of parsing the transaction credentials further include the substep of (d)(1) selecting a subset of the transaction credentials further including at least one of a start time and an end time; and wherein said step (e) of holding the subset of transaction credentials for the duration of the associated transaction further comprises the substep of (e)(1) holding the subset of transaction credentials at least during a duration between the at least one of the start time and end time.

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39. A method for a token according to claim 25, wherein said method further comprises the steps of (j) sensing a detected physical state of the token; and

(k) determining at least one of a start time and an end time based on the detected physical state; and wherein said step (e) of holding the subset of transaction credentials for the duration of the associated transaction further comprises the substeps of

(e)( 1 ) holding the subset of transaction credentials at least one of the start time and end time determined in said step (k) after sensing the detected physical state of the token in said step (j); and

(e)(2) holding the subset of transaction credentials at least during a duration between the at least one of the start time and end time.

40. A method for a token according to claim 25, wherein the transaction credentials received in said step (a) are chosen from the group of context data consisting of start time, duration, end time, price, location, transaction serial number identifier, and identity of an entity associated with the transaction.