User interface for a device requesting remote authorization

• US 10,334,054 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2017
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Van Os, Marcel, Alabi, Oluwatomiwa B., Anton, Peter D., Dicker, George R., Diederich, Anton K., Pitschel, Donald W., Shearer, Nicholas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrishamkar, Kaveh
• Application Number:
  US15/845,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20180109629A1
• Time in Patent Office: 554 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• 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 63/168 above the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for managing a remote authorization to proceed with an action, such as creating a secure network connection. In some examples, a requesting device receives selection of one or more options. The requesting device transmits a request to proceed with an action to an authenticating device. The authenticating device concurrently displays an indication of the request to proceed with the action, information about the selected one or more options, and an indication of the requesting device. The authenticating device receives authorization to proceed with the action and transmits a response to the requesting device regarding the request to proceed with the action.

Claims

1. A requesting device, wherein the requesting device is signed into a service using an account, including:

a display

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

receiving selection of one or more options associated with an action;

receiving selection of an option to proceed with the action associated with the selected one or more options;

providing options corresponding to a plurality of authenticating devices, the plurality of authenticating devices including an authenticating device, wherein the authenticating device is signed into the service using the account;

receiving input selecting an option corresponding to the authenticating device;

in accordance with receiving the input selecting the authenticating device from among the plurality of authenticating devices and subsequent to receiving the input selecting an option corresponding to the authenticating device, transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, a request to proceed with the action, wherein the request includes information about the selected one or more options, the information about the selected one or more options for display by the authenticating device;

receiving, from the authenticating device, a response to the request to proceed with the action, wherein the response to the request to proceed with the action is indicative of an input at the authenticating device; and

in accordance with a determination that the response to the request to proceed with the action indicates that an authorization at the authenticating device was successful, displaying, on the display of the requesting device, an indication that the authorization was successful.

2. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the response to the request to proceed with the action indicates that the authorization at the authenticating device was not successful, displaying, on the display of the requesting device, an indication that the authorization was not successful.

3. The requesting device of claim 1, wherein the action is creating a secure network connection between the requesting device and a remote server by transmitting a token to the remote server.

4. The requesting device of claim 3, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a token from the authenticating device; and

proceeding with the action using the token received from the authenticating device.

5. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving an indication that the action was successful; and

presenting a notification at the requesting device that the action was successful.

6. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

determining whether a set of one or more conditions that indicate whether the device is capable of authorizing the request is met; and

wherein transmitting the request to an authenticating device occurs in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more conditions is not met.

7. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with transmitting, by the requesting device, to the authenticating device the request to proceed with the action, forgoing transmitting to another authenticating device of a plurality of authenticating devices the request to proceed with the action.

8. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

transmitting, by the requesting device, to a second authenticating device the request to proceed with the action.

9. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

subsequent to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

receiving user input changing at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action;

transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, a revised request to proceed with the action; and

receiving, from the authenticating device, a confirmation of receipt of the revised request to proceed with the action; and

wherein displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the indication that the authorization was successful is in accordance with a determination that the confirmation of receipt of the revised request to proceed with the action was received.

10. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the selected one or more options associated with the action; and

subsequent to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

receiving, from the authenticating device, changes to at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action; and

in response to receiving, from the authenticating device, the changes to the at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action, updating the display in accordance with the received changes to the at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action.

11. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

subsequent to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

receiving, at the requesting device, selection of an option to cancel the action; and

in response to receiving selection of the option to cancel the action, transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, a request to cancel the action.

12. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the one or more options associated with the action in a third-party user interface; and

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action in a first-party user interface.

13. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action in a first-party user interface.

14. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

determining whether one or more authenticating devices are available for authentication; and

in accordance with a determination that one or more authenticating devices are available for authentication, displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action; and

in accordance with a determination that one or more authenticating devices are not available for authentication, forgoing displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action.

15. The requesting device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, the request to proceed with the action;

receiving selection of one or more options associated with a second action; and

wherein the request to proceed with the action is a request to proceed with both the action and the second action and wherein the request further includes information about the selected one or more options associated with the second action, the information about the selected one or more options associated with the second action for display by the authenticating device.

16. The requesting device of claim 1, wherein the authenticating device is a phone and the requesting device is a television device.

17. The requesting device of claim 1, wherein the authenticating device is a phone and the requesting device is a computer.

18. The requesting device of claim 1, wherein the authenticating device is a wearable device and the requesting device is a television device.

19. The requesting device of claim 1, wherein the authenticating device is a wearable device and the requesting device is a computer.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs that are executable by one or more processors of a requesting device with a display, wherein the requesting device is signed into a service using an account, the one or more programs including instructions for:

receiving selection of one or more options associated with an action;

receiving selection of an option to proceed with the action associated with the selected one or more options;

providing options corresponding to a plurality of authenticating devices, the plurality of authenticating devices including an authenticating device, wherein the authenticating device is signed into the service using the account;

receiving input selecting an option corresponding to the authenticating device;

in accordance with receiving the input selecting the authenticating device from among the plurality of authenticating devices and subsequent to receiving the input selecting an option corresponding to the authenticating device, transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, a request to proceed with the action, wherein the request includes information about the selected one or more options, the information about the selected one or more options for display by the authenticating device;

receiving, from the authenticating device, a response to the request to proceed with the action, wherein the response to the request to proceed with the action is indicative of an input at the authenticating device; and

in accordance with a determination that the response to the request to proceed with the action indicates that an authorization at the authenticating device was successful, displaying, on the display of the requesting device, an indication that the authorization was successful.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the response to the request to proceed with the action indicates that the authorization at the authenticating device was not successful, displaying, on the display of the requesting device, an indication that the authorization was not successful.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the action is creating a secure network connection between the requesting device and a remote server by transmitting a token to the remote server.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 22, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a token from the authenticating device; and

proceeding with the action using the token received from the authenticating device.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving an indication that the action was successful; and

presenting a notification at the requesting device that the action was successful.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

determining whether a set of one or more conditions that indicate whether the device is capable of authorizing the request is met; and

wherein transmitting the request to an authenticating device occurs in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more conditions is not met.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with transmitting, by the requesting device, to the authenticating device the request to proceed with the action, forgoing transmitting to another authenticating device of a plurality of authenticating devices the request to proceed with the action.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

transmitting, by the requesting device, to a second authenticating device the request to proceed with the action.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

subsequent to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

receiving user input changing at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action;

transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, a revised request to proceed with the action; and

receiving, from the authenticating device, a confirmation of receipt of the revised request to proceed with the action; and

wherein displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the indication that the authorization was successful is in accordance with a determination that the confirmation of receipt of the revised request to proceed with the action was received.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the selected one or more options associated with the action; and

subsequent to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

receiving, from the authenticating device, changes to at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action; and

in response to receiving, from the authenticating device, the changes to the at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action, updating the display in accordance with the received changes to the at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

subsequent to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

receiving, at the requesting device, selection of an option to cancel the action; and

in response to receiving selection of the option to cancel the action, transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, a request to cancel the action.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the one or more options associated with the action in a third-party user interface; and

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action in a first-party user interface.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action in a first-party user interface.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

determining whether one or more authenticating devices are available for authentication; and

in accordance with a determination that one or more authenticating devices are available for authentication, displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action; and

in accordance with a determination that one or more authenticating devices are not available for authentication, forgoing displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, the request to proceed with the action;

receiving selection of one or more options associated with a second action; and

wherein the request to proceed with the action is a request to proceed with both the action and the second action and wherein the request further includes information about the selected one or more options associated with the second action, the information about the selected one or more options associated with the second action for display by the authenticating device.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the authenticating device is a phone and the requesting device is a television device.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the authenticating device is a phone and the requesting device is a computer.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the authenticating device is a wearable device and the requesting device is a television device.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the authenticating device is a wearable device and the requesting device is a computer.

39. A method, comprising:

at a requesting device with a display, wherein the requesting device is signed into a service using an account;

receiving selection of one or more options associated with an action;

receiving selection of an option to proceed with the action associated with the selected one or more options;

providing options corresponding to a plurality of authenticating devices, the plurality of authenticating devices including an authenticating device, wherein the authenticating device is signed into the service using the account;

receiving input selecting an option corresponding to the authenticating device;

in accordance with receiving the input selecting the authenticating device from among the plurality of authenticating devices and subsequent to receiving the input selecting an option corresponding to the authenticating device, transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, a request to proceed with the action, wherein the request includes information about the selected one or more options, the information about the selected one or more options for display by the authenticating device;

receiving, from the authenticating device, a response to the request to proceed with the action, wherein the response to the request to proceed with the action is indicative of an input at the authenticating device; and

in accordance with a determination that the response to the request to proceed with the action indicates that an authorization at the authenticating device was successful, displaying, on the display of the requesting device, an indication that the authorization was successful.

40. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

in accordance with a determination that the response to the request to proceed with the action indicates that the authorization at the authenticating device was not successful, displaying, on the display of the requesting device, an indication that the authorization was not successful.

41. The method of claim 39, wherein the action is creating a secure network connection between the requesting device and a remote server by transmitting a token to the remote server.

42. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

receiving a token from the authenticating device; and

proceeding with the action using the token received from the authenticating device.

43. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

receiving an indication that the action was successful; and

presenting a notification at the requesting device that the action was successful.

44. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

prior to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

determining whether a set of one or more conditions that indicate whether the device is capable of authorizing the request is met; and

wherein transmitting the request to an authenticating device occurs in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more conditions is not met.

45. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

in accordance with transmitting, by the requesting device, to the authenticating device the request to proceed with the action, forgoing transmitting to another authenticating device of a plurality of authenticating devices the request to proceed with the action.

46. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

transmitting, by the requesting device, to a second authenticating device the request to proceed with the action.

47. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

subsequent to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

receiving user input changing at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action;

transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, a revised request to proceed with the action; and

receiving, from the authenticating device, a confirmation of receipt of the revised request to proceed with the action; and

wherein displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the indication that the authorization was successful is in accordance with a determination that the confirmation of receipt of the revised request to proceed with the action was received.

48. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

prior to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the selected one or more options associated with the action; and

subsequent to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

receiving, from the authenticating device, changes to at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action; and

in response to receiving, from the authenticating device, the changes to the at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action, updating the display in accordance with the received changes to the at least one of the selected one or more options associated with the action.

49. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

subsequent to transmitting the request to proceed with the action;

receiving, at the requesting device, selection of an option to cancel the action; and

in response to receiving selection of the option to cancel the action, transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, a request to cancel the action.

50. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the one or more options associated with the action in a third-party user interface; and

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action in a first-party user interface.

51. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action in a first-party user interface.

52. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

determining whether one or more authenticating devices are available for authentication; and

in accordance with a determination that one or more authenticating devices are available for authentication, displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action; and

in accordance with a determination that one or more authenticating devices are not available for authentication, forgoing displaying, on the display of the requesting device, the option to proceed with the action.

53. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

prior to transmitting, by the requesting device to the authenticating device, the request to proceed with the action;

receiving selection of one or more options associated with a second action; and

wherein the request to proceed with the action is a request to proceed with both the action and the second action and wherein the request further includes information about the selected one or more options associated with the second action, the information about the selected one or more options associated with the second action for display by the authenticating device.

54. The method of claim 39, wherein the authenticating device is a phone and the requesting device is a television device.

55. The method of claim 39, wherein the authenticating device is a phone and the requesting device is a computer.

56. The method of claim 39, wherein the authenticating device is a wearable device and the requesting device is a television device.

57. The method of claim 39, wherein the authenticating device is a wearable device and the requesting device is a computer.