Method and apparatus for executing device according to usage authority

• US 10,025,916 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2016
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jongseok, Min, Kihong, Bae, Chisung, Jung, Daekwang, Chung, Seokwhan
• Primary Examiner(s): Gergiso, Techane
• Application Number:
  US15/072,988
• Publication Number:
  US 20160283704A1
• Time in Patent Office: 852 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00865 remotely by wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00 Individual registration on entry or exit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for executing a device according to usage authority, wherein usage authority information for a first device may be received, usage authority for the first device may be identified based on the received usage authority information as well as telephone number information of a user, and the first device may be executed according to the identified usage authority for the first device.

Claims

1. A method of controlling functions of a first device by a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving usage authority information for the first device from a second device by using telephone number information of the mobile device, wherein the usage authority information is mapped to the telephone number information of the mobile device;

identifying whether or not a user is an authentic user corresponding to the received usage authority information, by using biometric information of the user;

identifying a usage authority for the first device based on the received usage authority information when the user is identified as the authentic user; and

executing functions of the first device according to the identified usage authority for the first device,

wherein the second device stores usage authority information that differs depending on users and includes a usage authority differing depending on the users.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometrics information of the user includes information about fingerprints, an iris, a voice or veins of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage authority information for the first device includes usage authority information permitting execution of the functions of the first device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage authority information for the first device includes usage authority information permitting execution of the functions of the first device at only a first time from among a plurality of times.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage authority information for the first device includes usage authority information permitting execution of the functions of the first device at only a first space from among a plurality of spaces.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device is an internet of things (IOT) device.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for performing the method of claim 1.

8. A mobile device for controlling functions of a first device, the mobile device comprising:

a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to,

receive usage authority information for the first device from a second device by using telephone number information of the mobile device, wherein the usage authority information is mapped to the telephone number information of the mobile device;

identify, at the mobile device, whether or not a user is an authentic user corresponding to the received usage authority information, by using biometric information of the user;

identify a usage authority for the first device based on the received usage authority information when the user is identified as the authentic user; and

execute functions of the first device according to the identified usage authority for the first device,

wherein the second device stores usage authority information that differs depending on users and includes a usage authority differing depending on the users.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the biometrics information of the user includes information about fingerprints, an iris, a voice or veins of the user.

10. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the usage authority information for the first device includes usage authority information permitting execution of the functions of the first device.

11. The mobile device claim 8, wherein the usage authority information for the first device includes usage authority information permitting execution of the functions of the first device at only a first time from among a plurality of times.

12. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the usage authority information for the first device includes usage authority information permitting execution of the functions of the first device at only a first space from among a plurality of spaces.

13. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the first device is an internet of things (IOT) device.