Event Triggered Pairing of Wireless Communication Devices Based on Time Measurements
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a wireless device of pairing with a connecting device, the method comprising:
- detecting a bump event;
exchanging time information about the bump event with the connecting device;
authenticating the connecting device based on the exchanged time information;
allowing exchange of user data with the connecting device if the connecting device is successfully authenticated.
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Abstract
An event-triggered pairing mechanism allows pairing wireless devices having short range interfaces (e.g., Bluetooth devices) by bumping the wireless devices together. A wireless device being paired with a connecting device detects a bump event; exchanges time information about the bump event with the connecting device; authenticates the connecting device based on the exchanged time information; and allows exchange of user data with the connecting device based on verification of the exchanged time information. Once the devices are paired, user content can be securely exchanged between the devices.
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26 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a wireless device of pairing with a connecting device, the method comprising:
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detecting a bump event; exchanging time information about the bump event with the connecting device; authenticating the connecting device based on the exchanged time information; allowing exchange of user data with the connecting device if the connecting device is successfully authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless device capable of exchanging data with a connecting device, the wireless device comprising:
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a short-range radio transceiver for communicating with other wireless devices; a processing circuit unit operatively connected to the transceiver and configured to; detect a bump event; exchange time information about the bump event with the connecting device; authenticate the connecting device based on the exchanged time information; allow exchange of user data with the connecting device if the connecting device is successfully authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method implemented by a wireless device of pairing with a connecting device, the method comprising:
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detecting a bump event; receiving an authentication request from a connecting device responsive to the bump event; sending, responsive to the authentication request, an authentication response containing first time information about the bump event to the connecting device to authenticate the wireless device to the connecting device. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A wireless device comprising:
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a short-range radio transceiver for communicating with a other wireless devices; a processing circuit unit operatively connected to the transceiver and configured to; detect a bump event; receive an authentication request from a connecting device responsive to the bump event; send, responsive to the authentication request, an authentication response containing first time information about the bump event to the connecting device to authenticate the wireless device to the connecting device. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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