METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USERS LOGIN ACCESS TO MULTIPLE DEVICES VIA A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20110167355A1
• Filed: 09/17/2010
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shelansky, Andrew R., Tran, Dang Van, Gava, Fabio
• Granted Patent: US 9,106,424 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/750
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/32 including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials

Abstract

Multiple user, multiple login access to electronic devices in a communication system is provided. In response to user login requests, login access is controlled by providing multiple users login access to plural electronic devices capable of communicating via the communication system. Each electronic device allows multiple users to be logged on or logged off the electronic device concurrently. User profiles and activity are shared between the plural electronic devices.

Claims

1. A method of providing access to electronic devices, comprising:

in response to user login requests, controlling login access by providing multiple users login access to plural electronic devices capable of communicating via a communication system;

each electronic device allowing multiple users to be logged on or logged off the electronic device concurrently; and

sharing user profile and activity between the plural electronic devices.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

controlling login access by accepting concurrent multiple user logins to each of the plural electronic devices;

maintaining user login status; and

sharing user login status information among multiple electronic devices via the communication system.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

providing said user login status information to users of the multiple electronic devices.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

maintaining profile data for each user, the profile data including one or more of;

user identification information and personal preferences, shared profile information, private profile information.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

sharing information from user profile data of multiple users among multiple electronic devices via the communication system, wherein each of the multiple users is concurrently logged into one or more of the electronic devices in the communication system.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

providing each logged in user of an electronic device information about the current state and location of other logged in users of electronic devices in the communication system.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein:

at least one of the plural electronic devices comprises a communal electronic device configured for concurrent use by multiple users.

8. The method or claim 7, wherein:

at least one of the plural electronic devices comprises a personal electronic device configured for use by an individual user.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

controlling login access wherein each user may be concurrently logged into a personal electronic device and a communal electronic device.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

controlling login access by accepting a user login to a communal device utilizing a personal electronic device.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

controlling login access by accepting a user login directly to a communal electronic device.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the communication system comprises a network interconnecting the electronic devices.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

controlling login access by automatically logging out a user from a communal electronic device upon accepting that user login into another communal electronic device in the communication system.

14. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

controlling login access by conditionally logging out a user from a communal electronic device upon accepting that user login into another communal electronic device in the communication system.

15. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

controlling login access by automatically logging out a user from a communal electronic device upon accepting that user login into a personal electronic device in the communication system.

16. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

controlling login access by conditionally logging out a user from a personal electronic device upon accepting that user login into another personal electronic device in the communication system.

17. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

controlling login access by accepting multiple users login to a communal electronic device concurrently, and accepting a single one of the multiple users login into a personal electronic device;

displaying information of the multiple users on the communal electronic device; and

displaying information of only the single one of the multiple users only on the personal electronic device.

18. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

controlling login access by accepting multiple users login to a communal electronic device concurrently, and accepting each of the multiple users login into a respective personal electronic device;

displaying information of the multiple users on the communal electronic device; and

displaying information of only each one of the multiple users only on the respective personal electronic device for that user.

19. A login system for providing access to electronic devices, comprising:

a login controller configured for providing multiple users login access to plural electronic devices in response to login requests, wherein the electronic devices are capable of communicating via a communication system; and

the login controller further configured for each electronic device allowing multiple users to be logged on or logged off the electronic device concurrently, and sharing user profile and activity between the plural electronic devices.

20. The login system of claim 19, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by accepting concurrent multiple user logins to each of the plural electronic devices, maintaining user login status, and sharing user login status information among multiple electronic devices via the communication system.

21. The login system of claim 20, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for providing said user login status information to users of the multiple electronic devices.

22. The login system of claim 21, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for maintaining profile data for each user, the profile data including one or more of;

user identification information and personal preferences, shared profile information, private profile information.

23. The login system of claim 22, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for sharing information from user profile data of multiple users among multiple electronic devices via the communication system, wherein each of the multiple users is concurrently logged into one or more of the electronic devices in the communication system.

24. The login system of claim 23, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for providing each logged in user of an electronic device information about the current state and location of other logged in users of electronic devices in the communication system.

25. The login system of claim 20, wherein:

at least one of the plural electronic devices comprises a communal electronic device configured for concurrent use by multiple users;

at least one of the plural electronic devices comprises a personal electronic device configured for use by an individual user; and

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access wherein each user may be concurrently logged into a personal electronic device and a communal electronic device.

26. The login system of claim 25, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by accepting a user login to a communal device utilizing a personal electronic device.

27. The login system of claim 25, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by accepting a user login directly to a communal electronic device.

28. The login system of claim 25, wherein:

the communication system comprises a network interconnecting the electronic devices.

29. The login system of claim 25, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by automatically logging out a user from a communal electronic device upon accepting that user login into another communal electronic device in the communication system.

30. The login system of claim 25, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by conditionally logging out a user from a communal electronic device upon accepting that user login into another communal electronic device in the communication system.

31. The login system of claim 25, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by automatically logging out a user from a communal electronic device upon accepting that user login into a personal electronic device in the communication system.

32. The login system of claim 25, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by conditionally logging out a user from a personal electronic device upon accepting that user login into another personal electronic device in the communication system.

33. The login system of claim 25, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by accepting multiple users login to a communal electronic device concurrently, and accepting a single one of the multiple users login into a personal electronic device; and

the login controller is further configured for displaying information of the multiple users on the communal electronic device, and displaying information of only the single one of the multiple users only on the personal electronic device.

34. The login system of claim 25, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by accepting multiple users login to a communal electronic device concurrently, and accepting each of the multiple users login into a respective personal electronic device; and

the login controller is further configured for displaying information of the multiple users on the communal electronic device, and displaying information of only each one of the multiple users only on the respective personal electronic device for that user.

35. A system, comprising:

multiple electronic devices capable of communicating via a communication system;

a login controller configured for providing multiple users login access to plural electronic devices in response to login requests; and

the login controller further configured for each electronic device allowing multiple users to be logged on or logged off the electronic device concurrently, and sharing user profile and activity between the plural electronic devices.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by accepting concurrent multiple user logins to each of the plural electronic devices, maintaining user login status, and sharing user login status information among multiple electronic devices via the communication system; and

the login controller is further configured for providing said user login status information to users of the multiple electronic devices.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for maintaining profile data for each user, the profile data including one or more of;

user identification information and personal preferences, shared profile information, private profile information; and

the login controller is further configured for sharing information from user profile data of multiple users among multiple electronic devices via the communication system, wherein each of the multiple users is concurrently logged into one or more of the electronic devices in the communication system.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for providing each logged in user of an electronic device information about the current state and location of other logged in users of electronic devices in the communication system.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein:

at least one of the plural electronic devices comprises a communal electronic device configured for concurrent use by multiple users;

at least one of the plural electronic devices comprises a personal electronic device configured for use by an individual user; and

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access wherein each user may be concurrently logged into a personal electronic device and a communal electronic device.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by:

accepting a user login to a communal device utilizing a personal electronic device;

accepting a user login directly to a communal electronic device;

automatically logging out a user from a communal electronic device upon accepting that user login into another communal electronic device in the communication system;

conditionally logging out a user from a communal electronic device upon accepting that user login into another communal electronic device in the communication system;

automatically logging out a user from a communal electronic device upon accepting that user login into a personal electronic device in the communication system; and

conditionally logging out a user from a personal electronic device upon accepting that user login into another personal electronic device in the communication system.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by accepting multiple users login to a communal electronic device concurrently, and accepting a single one of the multiple users login into a personal electronic device; and

the login controller is further configured for displaying information of the multiple users on the communal electronic device, and displaying information of only the single one of the multiple users only on the personal electronic device.

42. The system of claim 40, wherein:

the login controller is further configured for controlling login access by accepting multiple users login to a communal electronic device concurrently, and accepting each of the multiple users login into a respective personal electronic device; and

the login controller is further configured for displaying information of the multiple users on the communal electronic device, and displaying information of only each one of the multiple users only on the respective personal electronic device for that user.

43. The system of claim 35, wherein:

the communication system comprises a network interconnecting the electronic devices.