Smart object identification in the digital home

• US 10,256,982 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2014
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Convida Wireless LLC
• Original Assignee: Convida Wireless LLC
• Inventors: Rahman, Shamim Akbar, Seed, Dale N., Dong, Lijun, Wang, Chonggang, Ly, Quang
• Primary Examiner(s): Harris, Christopher C
• Application Number:
  US14/914,011
• Publication Number:
  US 20160234628A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,684 Days
• Field of Search: 709203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3268 using certificate validation, registration, distribution or revocation, e.g. certificate revocation list [CRL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices may be used for assigning names and bootstrapping of security credentials for Smart Objects inside a Digital Home environment. Methods, systems, and devices for identification and security bootstrapping of a smart object within a digital home environment may include automated assignment of a device level ID and security credential for each smart object in the home using a resource directory.

Claims

1. A resource directory server for naming a mobile device, the resource directory server comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

configuring a naming convention applicable to one or more machine-to-machine devices, wherein the naming convention is based on a device type of the one or more machine-to-machine devices;

receiving a request to register, wherein the request is indicative of being from a first machine-to-machine device at power-on;

querying, based on the use of a representational state transfer (REST) interface, a proxy for approval on whether to allow the first machine-to-machine device to join a digital home network;

based on receiving approval, determining a name for the first machine-to-machine device based on the request to register and the naming convention; and

providing the name to the first machine-to-machine device.

2. The resource directory server of claim 1, wherein the resource directory server is part of a machine-to-machine network comprising a plurality of machine-to-machine devices.

3. The resource directory server of claim 1, wherein the first machine-to-machine device communicates with the resource directory server via a secure Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) link.

4. The resource directory server of claim 1, wherein the naming convention is based on location of the first machine-to-machine device.

5. The resource directory server of claim 1, wherein the resource directory server is a certificate authority that verifies assigned digital certificates.

6. The resource directory server of claim 1, wherein the machine-to-machine device is a light.

7. The resource directory server of claim 1, wherein the request to register comprises a location of the machine-to-machine device.

8. A method for naming a mobile device, the method comprising:

configuring, by a resource directory server, a naming convention applicable to one or more machine-to-machine devices, wherein the naming convention is based on a device type of the one or more machine-to-machine devices;

receiving, by the resource directory server, a request to register with a resource directory server, wherein the request is indicative of being from a first machine-to-machine device at power-on;

querying by the resource directory server, based on the use of a representational state transfer (REST) interface, a proxy for approval on whether to allow the first machine-to-machine device to join a digital home network;

based on receiving approval, determining, by the resource directory server, a name for the first machine-to-machine device based on the request to register and the naming convention; and

providing, by the resource directory server, the name to the first machine-to-machine device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the resource directory server is a certificate authority that verifies assigned digital certificates.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the machine-to-machine device is at least one of an industrial machine, a security system, or garage door opener.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the request to register comprises a location of the first machine-to-machine device.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the machine-to-machine device is at least one of a refrigerator or garage door opener.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the name is a human readable name.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the first machine-to-machine device does not have a direct user interface.

15. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:

configuring, by a resource directory server, a naming convention applicable to one or more machine-to-machine devices, wherein the naming convention is based on a device type of the one or more machine-to-machine devices;

receiving, by the resource directory server, a request to register with the resource directory server, wherein the request is indicative of being from a first machine-to-machine device at power-on;

querying by the resource directory server, based on the use of a representational state transfer (REST) interface, a proxy for approval on whether to allow the first machine-to-machine device to join a digital home network;

based on receiving approval, determining, by the resource directory server, determining a name for the first machine-to-machine device based on the request to register and the naming convention; and

providing, by the resource directory server, the name to the first machine-to-machine device.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the resource directory server is part of a machine-to-machine network comprising a plurality of machine-to-machine devices.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first machine-to-machine device communicates with the resource directory server via a secure Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) link.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the naming convention is based on location of the first machine-to-machine device.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the resource directory server is a certificate authority that verifies assigned digital certificates.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the machine-to-machine device is a light.