Method and apparatus for sharing content

• US 10,154,412 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2017
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shin, In-young, Kim, Joon-oo
• Primary Examiner(s): McNally, Michael S
• Application Number:
  US15/680,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20170347265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 726 2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/305 by remotely controlling device operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• 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 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

A method of sharing content of a first device. The method includes performing authentication of a second device connected to the first device through a telephonic connection, receiving information from the second device about at least one third device connectable to the second device, based on a result of the performing of the authentication, accessing the at least one third device based on the received information and transmitting the content to the at least one third device based on the accessing.

Claims

1. A method of sharing content of a first device, the method being performed by the first device and comprising:

performing authentication of a second device connected to the first device through a telephonic connection;

receiving information from the second device about at least one third device connectable to the second device, based on a result of the performing of the authentication;

accessing the at least one third device based on the received information; and

transmitting the content to the at least one third device based on the accessing.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the accessing of the at least one third device comprises accessing the at least one third device through the second device connected to the first device through the telephonic connection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the received information comprises network information about the at least one third device, and

wherein the accessing of the at least one third device comprises accessing the at least one third device based on the network information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one third device is connectable to the second device through same access point (AP) as the second device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one third device is connectable to the second device through at least one of a home network or a local network accessed by the second device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the authentication further comprises:

obtaining an image by driving a camera included in the first device in the telephonic connection state with the second device; and

transmitting the obtained image to the second device for performing authentication of a remote access service to the second device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the authentication further comprises transmitting at least one of a text, voice data, and a gesture input for performing authentication of a remote access service to the second device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the authentication comprises:

transmitting authentication information for requesting a server to authenticate a remote access service to the server; and

receiving information from the server about a result of the performing of the authentication, while the first device is connected to the second device through the telephonic connection.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

controlling the at least one third device to display the transmitted content.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is stored in at least one of the first device, a device connected to a network to which the first device belongs, and a cloud server.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions which, when executed by at least one processor included in a first device, cause the first device to perform:

authenticating a second device connected to the first device through a telephonic connection;

receiving information from the second device about at least one third device connectable to the second device, based on a result of the performing of the authentication;

accessing the at least one third device based on the received information; and

transmitting the content to the at least one third device based on the accessing.

12. A first device for sharing content, the first device comprising:

a communication interface; and

at least one processor configured to;

perform authentication of a second device connected to the first device through a telephonic connection;

control the communication interface to receive information from the second device about at least one third device connectable to the second device, based on a result of the performed authentication;

access the at least one third device based on the received information; and

control the communication interface to transmit the content to the at least one third device based on the accessing.

13. The first device of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to access the at least one third device through the second device connected to the first device through the telephonic connection.

14. The first device of claim 12, wherein the received information comprises network information about the at least one third device, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to access the at least one third device based on the network information.

15. The first device of claim 12, wherein the at least one third device is connectable to the second device through same access point (AP) as the second device.

16. The first device of claim 12, wherein the at least one third device is connectable to the second device through at least one of a home network or a local network accessed by the second device.

17. The first device of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

control a camera included in the first device to obtain an image in the telephonic connection state with the second device; and

control the communication interface to transmit the obtained image to the second device for performing authentication of a remote access service to the second device.

18. The first device of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the communication interface to transmit to the second device at least one of a text, voice data, and a gesture input for performing authentication of a remote access service to the second device.

19. The first device of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the communication interface to transmit authentication information to a server for requesting the server to authenticate a remote access service and to receive information from the server about the result of the performed authentication, while the first device is connected to the second device through the telephonic connection.

20. The first device of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the at least one third device to display the transmitted content.