Device communication
First Claim
1. A method in a first communications device, comprising:
- receiving, by the first communications device, an identity code from a second communications device to access by the second communications device multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, wherein the identity code is unique during a predetermined period of time, wherein a representation of the identity code is communicated from the second communications device to the first communications device over a first communication interface, the first communication interface being one of an audio interface or a picture-based interface;
transmitting the identity code from said first communications device to a server over a second communication interface for resolving the identity of the second communications device and associating the first communications device with the second communications device;
associating, by the first communications device, the identity code or the representation thereof with a set of multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, the set of multimedia objects being associated with access rights; and
sending, by the first communications device, access information relating to the access rights to access the set of multimedia objects to the server, thereby enabling the server to, by the server generating credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith and sending the credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith and the resolved identity of the second communications device to the second communications device, allow the second communications device to access and display the set of multimedia objects stored in the first communications device and to manipulate the set of multimedia objects according to the access rights.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to communications systems, and more particularly to enabling one communications device to access data, such as a set of multimedia objects, accessible by another communications device. Identity code information is communicated between the communications devices and the server, wherein a representation of the identity code is communicated from one of the communications devices to the other of the communications devices and then to the server. The identity code is associated with data accessible by one of the communications device and the data is associated with access rights. The server is thereby able to associate specific communications devices, access rights and contents.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A method in a first communications device, comprising:
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receiving, by the first communications device, an identity code from a second communications device to access by the second communications device multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, wherein the identity code is unique during a predetermined period of time, wherein a representation of the identity code is communicated from the second communications device to the first communications device over a first communication interface, the first communication interface being one of an audio interface or a picture-based interface; transmitting the identity code from said first communications device to a server over a second communication interface for resolving the identity of the second communications device and associating the first communications device with the second communications device; associating, by the first communications device, the identity code or the representation thereof with a set of multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, the set of multimedia objects being associated with access rights; and sending, by the first communications device, access information relating to the access rights to access the set of multimedia objects to the server, thereby enabling the server to, by the server generating credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith and sending the credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith and the resolved identity of the second communications device to the second communications device, allow the second communications device to access and display the set of multimedia objects stored in the first communications device and to manipulate the set of multimedia objects according to the access rights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method in a specific second communications device, comprising:
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communicating an identity code with a specific first communications device and a server, wherein the identity code is unique during a predetermined period of time, wherein a representation of the identity code is communicated from the specific second communications device to the specific first communications device over a first communication interface to access multimedia objects being stored in the specific first communications device, the first communication interface being one of an audio interface or a picture-based interface, enabling said specific first communications device to associate the identity code or the representation thereof with a set of multimedia objects being stored in the first specific communications device, the set of multimedia objects being associated with access rights, and send the identity code and access information relating to the access rights to access the set of multimedia objects, to the server over a second communication interface, the server thereby resolving the identity of the specific second communications device, associating the specific first communications device with the specific second communications device, and generating credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith; and receiving, from the server, the credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects being stored in the specific first communications device and the access rights associated therewith and the resolved identity of the specific second communications device, the credentials thereby allowing the specific second communications device to access and display the set of multimedia objects stored in the specific first communications device and to manipulate the set of multimedia objects according to the access rights.
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14. A method in a server, comprising:
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communicating an identity code with a first communications device and a second communications device, wherein the identity code is unique during a predetermined period of time, wherein a representation of the identity code is communicated from the second communications device to the first communications device over a first communication interface to access multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, the first communication interface being one of an audio interface or a picture-based interface, enabling said first communications device to associate the identity code or the representation thereof with a set of multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, the set of multimedia objects being associated with access rights, and then from said first communications device to the server over a second communication interface, the server thereby resolving the identity of the second communications device and associating the first communications device with the second communications device; receiving access information relating to the access rights to access the set of multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, the set of multimedia objects being accessible by the first communications device; generating credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith; and sending the credentials and the resolved identity of the specific second communications device to the second communications device, thereby allowing the second communications device to access and display the set of multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device and to manipulate the set of multimedia objects according to the access rights.
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15. A first communications device, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an identity code from a second communications device to access by the second communications device multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, wherein the identity code is unique during a predetermined period of time, wherein a representation of the identity code is communicated from the second communications device to the first communications device over a first communication interface, the first communication interface being one of an audio interface or a picture-based interface; a transmitter configured to transmit the identity code from said first communications device to a server over a second communication interface, for resolving the identity of the second communications device and associating the first communications device with the second communications device; a processing unit configured to associate the identity code or the representation thereof with a set of multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, the set of multimedia objects being associated with access rights; and a transmitter configured to send access information relating to the access rights to access the set of multimedia objects to the server, thereby enabling the server to, by the server generating credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith and sending the credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith and the resolved identity of the second communications device to the second communications device, allow the second communications device to access and display the set of multimedia objects stored in the first communications device and to manipulate the set of multimedia objects according to the access rights.
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16. A specific second communications device, comprising:
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a communications interface configured to communicate an identity code with a specific first communications device and a server, wherein the identity code is unique during a predetermined period of time, wherein a representation of the identity code is communicated from the specific second communications device to the specific first communications device over a first communication interface to access multimedia objects being stored in the specific first communications device, the first communication interface being one of an audio interface or a picture-based interface, enabling said specific first communications device to associate the identity code or the representation thereof with a set of multimedia objects being stored in the first specific communications device, the set of multimedia objects being associated with access rights, and send the identity code and access information relating to the access rights to access the set of multimedia objects, to the server over a second communication interface, the server thereby resolving the identity of the specific second communications device, associating the specific first communications device with the specific second communications device, and generating credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith; and a receiver configured to receive, from the server, the credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects being stored in the specific first communications device and the access rights associated therewith and the resolved identity of the specific second communications device, the credentials thereby allowing the specific second communications device to access and display the set of multimedia objects stored in the specific first communications device and to manipulate the set of multimedia objects according to the access rights.
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17. A server, comprising:
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a communications interface configured to communicate an identity code with a first communications device and a second communications device, wherein the identity code is unique during a predetermined period of time, wherein a representation of the identity code is communicated from the second communications device to the first communications device over a first communication interface to access multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, the first communication interface being one of an audio interface or a picture-based interface, enabling said first communications device to associate the identity code or the representation thereof with a set of multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device, the set of multimedia objects being associated with access rights, and then from said first communications device to the server over a second communication interface, the server thereby resolving the identity of the second communications device and associating the first communications device with the second communications device; a receiver configured to receive access information relating to the access rights to access the set of multimedia objects from the first communications device, the set of multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device; a processing unit configured to generate credentials relating to the set of multimedia objects and the access rights associated therewith; and a transmitter configured to send the credentials and the resolved identity of the specific second communications device to the second communications device, thereby allowing the second communications device to access and display the set of multimedia objects being stored in the first communications device and to manipulate the set of multimedia objects according to the access rights.
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