System And Method For Providing A Secure Connection Between A Computer And A Mobile Device

• US 20080184123A1
• Filed: 01/26/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: 24access Solutions B V
• Original Assignee: 24access Solutions B V
• Inventors: Vivie, Gerardus J., Dost, Albert J., Schouten, Remco, Shuqair, Michel A.D.
• Application Number:
  US11/627,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20080184123A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/029 Firewall traversal, e.g. tunnelling or, creating pinholes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/062 for key distribution, e.g. centrally by trusted party cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving a central third party H04L9/0819
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

A system for providing a connection between a computer and a mobile device, including a mobile device, a system server for providing a secure connection between the mobile device and a computer including a plurality of electronic files, software executing on the system server for sending a unique key to the mobile device, software executing on the system server for receiving a connection request from the mobile device, the connection request including at least a portion of the unique key, software executing on the system server for determining the computer corresponding to the mobile device and the unique key, and software executing on the system server for authenticating the mobile device and the computer, the system server establishing the connection upon authentication.

Claims

1. A system for providing a connection between a computer and a mobile device, comprising:

a mobile device;

a system server for providing a secure connection between said mobile device and a computer comprising a plurality of electronic files;

software executing on said system server for sending a unique key to said mobile device;

software executing on said system server for receiving a connection request from said mobile device, the connection request including at least a portion of the unique key;

software executing on said system server for determining the computer corresponding to said mobile device and the unique key; and

software executing on said system server for authenticating said mobile device and the computer, said system server establishing the connection upon authentication.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the unique key is sent to said mobile device by SMS.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said software for sending the unique key to said mobile device sends a secure link to said mobile device including at least a portion of the unique key.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the unique key includes at least a portion of an International Mobile Equipment Identity number of said mobile device.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein said software for authenticating verifies the International Mobile Equipment Identity number of said mobile device.

6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a file transfer module for sending a selected one of the electronic files to said mobile device, wherein said file transfer module encrypts the selected electronic file using at least portion of the unique key.

7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

software executing on said system server for generating a user interface accessible by said mobile device via the secure connection, the user interface including selectable icons representing at least some of the plurality of electronic files.

8. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

software executing on the computer for receiving a request from said mobile device to send at least one of the electronic files;

a translation module for translating a format of the at least one of the electronic files based on a device type of a destination device; and

a file transfer module for sending the translated electronic file to the destination device.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the destination device is said mobile device.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the at least one electronic file is a multimedia file.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the multimedia file is continuously streamed to said mobile device.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the request from said mobile device is received via an Internet-based user interface accessible by said mobile device.

13. A system for providing a connection between a computer and a mobile device, comprising:

a mobile device;

a computer comprising a plurality of electronic files;

a system server accessible to said mobile device and said computer via a communication network;

software executing on said system server for establishing a first connection with said computer;

software executing on said system server for sending a secure link to said mobile device, the secure link including at least a portion of a unique key;

software executing on said system server for establishing a second connection with said mobile device upon receipt of a connection request from said mobile device, the connection request including at least a portion of the unique key;

software executing on said system server for authenticating said mobile device and the computer, said system server establishing a secure connection between said mobile device to said computer upon authentication; and

software executing on said system server for receiving a request from said mobile device to send a selected one of the plurality of electronic files.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said secure link is sent by said system server via SMS.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein said first connection is established upon execution of file transfer application on said computer.

16. The system according to claim 13, further comprising a translation module on said computer for translating a format of the selected electronic file.

17. A method for providing a connection between a computer and a mobile device, comprising the steps of:

generating a unique key corresponding to a mobile device and a computer, the computer comprising a plurality of electronic files;

generating a secure link comprising at least a portion of the unique key;

sending the secure link to the mobile device;

authenticating each of the mobile device and the computer upon a connection attempt via the secure link; and

providing a user interface to the mobile device upon authentication, the user interface including selectable icons for at least some of the plurality of electronic files.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the secure link is sent to the mobile device via an SMS message.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the unique key includes at least a portion of an IMEI number of the mobile device.

20. The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of:

storing the secure link on the mobile device.

21. The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of:

storing the unique key on the computer.

22. The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of:

sending at least one of the plurality of electronic files from the computer upon receiving a request from the mobile device.