METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOGGING IN A HEALTH INFORMATION TELE-MONITORING DEVICE BY USING A PERSONAL PORTABLE DEVICE

• US 20100122087A1
• Filed: 09/03/2009
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: GIM, Byung-soo, YOO, Kyu-tae, LEE, Kwang-hyeon
• Granted Patent: US 8,688,981 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/168
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/88 Medical equipments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security

Abstract

A method of logging in a health information tele-monitoring device by using a personal portable device. The method includes issuing a security key embedded in a health information tele-monitoring device to a personal portable device, storing the security key issued by the health information tele-monitoring device in the user'"'"'s personal portable device; requesting the user'"'"'s personal portable device to authenticate the health information tele-monitoring device in order to connect the health information tele-monitoring device to a healthcare server; and authorizing access of the health information tele-monitoring device to the healthcare server.

Claims

1. A method of logging in a health information tele-monitoring device by using a user'"'"'s personal portable device, the method comprising:

issuing a security key embedded in a health information tele-monitoring device to a user'"'"'s personal portable device;

storing the security key issued by the health information tele-monitoring device in the user'"'"'s personal portable device;

requesting the user'"'"'s personal portable device to authenticate the health information tele-monitoring device in order to connect the health information tele-monitoring device to a healthcare server; and

authorizing access of the health information tele-monitoring device to the healthcare server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the health information tele-monitoring device and the user'"'"'s personal portable device wirelessly communicate with each other.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the health information tele-monitoring device and the user'"'"'s personal portable device perform one-to-one local communication.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising sharing information about user'"'"'s health between the health information tele-monitoring device and the healthcare server, wherein after the authentication, the health information tele-monitoring device automatically has access to the healthcare server.

5. A health information tele-monitoring device, comprising:

a health information obtaining unit which obtains information about a user'"'"'s health;

a security key issuing unit which issues a security key;

a local communicating unit which transmits the security key to a personal portable device through a local communication; and

a network communicating unit which transmits the information about the user'"'"'s health to a healthcare server over a network or transmits information from the healthcare server to a user over the network.

6. The device of claim 5, further comprising an identifier adding unit which adds an identifier of the health information tele-monitoring device to the information about the user'"'"'s health,

wherein the network communicating unit transmits the information about the user'"'"'s health, including the identifier, to the healthcare server.

7. A personal portable device comprising:

a security key obtaining unit which obtains a security key transmitted from a health information tele-monitoring device;

a security key storage unit which stores the security key;

a comparing unit which compares the security key with a password of the health information tele-monitoring device and determines whether the security key and the password are identical to each other; and

a transmitting unit which transmits a signal informing that the health information tele-monitoring device is authorized to access the healthcare server if the comparing unit determines that the security key and the password are identical to each other.