METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENTS USING TEMPORARY KEYS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20120331162A1
• Filed: 03/27/2012
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Jae-yoon, CHO, Jung-yon, HONG, Jin-woo, PARK, Si-hong
• Application Number:
  US13/431,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20120331162A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0838 using one-time-passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0846 using time-dependent-passwords, e.g. periodically changing passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/108 when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time

Abstract

An electronic device, a method for sharing content using temporary keys and a display apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) for registering a temporary key; if a temporary key is input via the GUI, transmitting the inputted temporary key to a server; registering the input temporary key with the server; establishing a network connection with the server and at least one other electronic device, if the at least one other electronic device is authenticated by the server via the registered temporary key; and performing one of transmitting the content to the at least one other electronic device and receiving the content from the at least one other electronic device.

Claims

1. A method for sharing content of an electric device, the method comprising:

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) for registering a temporary key;

if a temporary key is input via the GUI, transmitting the input temporary key to a server;

registering the input temporary key with the server;

establishing a network connection with the server and at least one other electronic device, if the at least one other electronic device is authenticated by the server via the registered temporary key; and

performing one of transmitting the content to the at least one other electronic device and receiving the content from the at least one other electronic device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the GUI comprises an item for setting at least one of an identification of the temporary key, a password of the temporary key and an expiration date of the temporary key.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitting the input temporary key comprises transmitting information of the electronic device along with the temporary key to the server and to register the information of the electronic device and the temporary key with the server.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the establishing the network connection comprises:

generating another GUI including information that the network connection is established with the at least one other electronic device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a list including the at least one other electronic device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

if a command is input by a user, generating another GUI for releasing the temporary key; and

releasing the temporary key.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the releasing the temporary key comprises inputting the registered temporary key to the other GUI.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the performing the one of the transmitting the content to the at least one other electronic device and the receiving the content from the at least one other electronic device comprises performing the one of the transmitting the content to the at least one other electronic device and receiving the content from the at least one other electronic device either via the server or directly.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the temporary key includes at least one of a disposable identification and a disposable password.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying comprises displaying the GUI if a button is pressed by a user.

11. An electronic device which communicates with a server and at least one other electronic device via a network connection, the electronic device comprising:

a graphical user interface (GUI) generating unit that generates a GUI for inputting a temporary key;

a display unit to display the generated GUI;

a communication unit that transmits the temporary key input via the GUI to the server; and

a control unit that controls the communication unit to perform one of transmitting the content to the at least one other electronic device and receiving the content from the at least one other electronic device, if the network connection is established with the at least one other electronic device and the at least one other electronic device is authenticated by the server via the temporary key.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the GUI comprises an item for setting at least one of an identification of the temporary key, a password of the temporary key and an expiration date of the temporary key.

13. The device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit information of the electronic device and the temporary key to the server.

14. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control unit controls the GUI generating unit to generate another GUI including information that the network connection is established with the at least one other electronic device, when the network connection is established.

15. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control unit controls the GUI generating unit to generate a list including the at least one other electronic device and controls the display unit to display the generated list.

16. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control unit controls the GUI generating unit to generate another GUI for releasing the temporary key, if a command is input by a user.

17. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the control unit releases the temporary key if the registered temporary key is input to the other GUI.

18. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the communication unit performs one of transmitting the content to the at least one other electronic device and receiving the content from the at least one other electronic device either via the server or directly.

19. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the temporary key includes at least one of a disposable identification and a disposable password.

20. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the GUI generating unit to generate the GUI if a button is pressed by a user.

21. An electronic device which communicates with at least one other electronic device via a network connection, the electronic device comprising:

a graphical user interface (GUI) generating unit configured to generate a GUI for inputting a temporary key;

a display unit configured to display the generated GUI;

a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one of a sever and the at least one other electronic device; and

a control unit configured to control the communication unit to transmit the temporary key to the server if the temporary key is input via the GUI, and to control the communication unit to receive information from the server,

wherein the control unit is further configured to control the communication unit to establish the network connection with the at least one other electronic device and to transmit the content to the at least one other electronic device via the network connection if the information received from the server includes authentication information indicating the at least one other electronic device is authenticated by the server via the temporary key.

22. The device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the temporary key comprises a one-time password.

23. The device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the GUI generating unit is further configured to generate another GUI for releasing the temporary key.

24. The device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the GUI generating unit is further configured to generate a GUI item for setting at least one of an identification of the temporary key, a password of the temporary key and an expiration date of the temporary key.

25. An electronic device which communicates with at least one other electronic device via a network connection, the electronic device comprising:

a graphical user interface (GUI) generating unit configured to generate a GUI for inputting a temporary key;

a display unit configured to display the generated GUI;

a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one of a sever and the at least one other electronic device; and

a control unit configured to control the communication unit to transmit the temporary key to the server in response to the temporary key being input via the GUI, and configured to determine whether the at least one other electronic device is authenticated by the server via the temporary key,

wherein the control unit is further configured to control the communication unit to establish the network connection with the at least one other electronic device and to transmit the content to the at least one other electronic device via the network connection if the at least one other electronic device is authenticated by the server via the temporary key.

26. An electronic device which communicates with at least one other electronic device via a network connection, the electronic device comprising:

a graphical user interface (GUI) generating unit configured to generate a GUI for inputting a temporary key;

a display unit configured to display the generated GUI;

a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one of a sever and the at least one other electronic device; and

a control unit configured to control the communication unit to transmit the temporary key to the server if the temporary key is input via the GUI, and to control the communication unit to receive information from the server,

wherein the control unit is further configured to control the communication unit to establish the network connection with the at least one other electronic device and to receive the content from the at least one other electronic device via the network connection if the information received from the server includes authentication information indicating the at least one other electronic device is authenticated by the server via the temporary key.