Delegating or Transferring of Access to Resources Between Multiple Devices
First Claim
1. A method for accessing a resource by multiple devices, comprising:
- sending first access information from a gatekeeper device to an access device, the first access information allowing the access device to access the resource subject to one or more restrictions, the gatekeeper device comprising a portable device storing the access information associated with the resource;
receiving the resource associated with the access information at the access device from the resource server responsive to the access device requesting the resource from the access device; and
accessing the resource by the access device in compliance with the restrictions as defined by the access information.
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Abstract
A gatekeeper device delegates an ability to access a resource to an access device by transmitting metadata, which includes access information for accessing the resource. The access device uses the metadata to retrieve the associated resource from a resource server. By transmitting the metadata in lieu of the resource, flexible use of the resources is implemented while enabling compliance with various restriction schemes. The system may condition the delegation or transfer of resource access on one or more factors, such as proximity between the gatekeeper device and the access devices. Using information about an access device, the resource server may optimize the resources for the receiving access device.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for accessing a resource by multiple devices, comprising:
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sending first access information from a gatekeeper device to an access device, the first access information allowing the access device to access the resource subject to one or more restrictions, the gatekeeper device comprising a portable device storing the access information associated with the resource; receiving the resource associated with the access information at the access device from the resource server responsive to the access device requesting the resource from the access device; and accessing the resource by the access device in compliance with the restrictions as defined by the access information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for accessing a resource by an access device, the method comprising:
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receiving first access information associated with the resource from a gatekeeper device, the first access information allowing the access device to access the resource subject to a first restriction, the gatekeeper storing and managing the first access information associated with the resource; receiving the resource from the resource server responsive to requesting the resource from the resource server; and accessing the resource in compliance with the first restriction as defined by the first access information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium structured to store instructions executable by a processor, the instructions, when executed cause the processor to:
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receive first access information associated with a resource from a gatekeeper device, the first access information allowing the access device to access the resource subject to a restriction, the gatekeeper device storing and managing the first access information associated with the resource; receive the resource associated with the first access information from the resource server responsive to requesting the resource from the resource server; and access the resource in compliance with the restriction as defined by the first access information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An access device for accessing a resource, comprising:
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a trusted client for controlling access to the resource by the access device using first access information, the first access information allowing the access device to access the resource subject to a first restriction; a communication module coupled to the trusted client module for communicating the first access information with another access device, the communication module receiving the resource associated with the first access information from a resource server; and a memory coupled to the trusted client for storing the resource. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for allowing multiple access devices to access a resource, comprising:
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a gatekeeper device for storing and sending access information to an access device;
the access information representing a restriction associated with accessing the resource on an access device;an access device configured to communicate with the gatekeeper device to receive the access information, the access device accessing the resource subject to the restriction represented by the access information; and a resource server configured to communicate with the access device, the resource server sending the resource to the access device over the network responsive to a request from the access device to access the resource. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A gatekeeper device for allowing access devices to access a resource, comprising:
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a trusted client for managing access information of the resource, the access information representing a restriction associated with accessing the resource on an access device; a communication module coupled to the trusted client for sending the access information to the access device to allow the access device to access the resource in compliance with the restriction; and a memory coupled to the trusted client to store or retrieve the access information. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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