URI-BASED HOST TO MOBILE DEVICE SETUP AND PAIRING

• US 20140187149A1
• Filed: 12/27/2012
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Lortz, Victor B., Rathi, Somya
• Granted Patent: US 9,471,697 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/146 Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

Systems and methods directed to URI-based host to mobile device setup and pairing are described herein. A uniform resource identifier (URI) may be received from a host device. A request for an application associated with the host device and the wireless device may be transmitted based at least in part on the URI. The requested application may be received. An association with the host device may be established based at least in part on the application.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors of a wireless device, a uniform resource identifier (URI) from a host device, a document associated with the host device, or a display associated with the host device;

transmitting, by the one or more processors of the wireless device, a request for an application associated with the host device and the wireless device based at least in part on the URI;

receiving, by the one or more processors of the wireless device, the requested application; and

establishing, by the one or more processors of the wireless device, an association with the host device based at least in part on the application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the URI is received by receiving a quick response (QR) code, a bar code, an audio code, or tapping a near field communication (NFC) equipped wireless device on an NFC interface of the host device or an NFC tag associated with the host device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the URI further comprises at least a serial number associated with the host device and an authorization code.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising generating a cookie storing the URI.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

launching, by the one or more processors of the wireless device, a web browser responsive to obtaining the application;

redirecting, by the one or more processors of the wireless device, the data stored in the cookie into the application; and

authenticating, by the one or more processors of the wireless device, a user associated with the wireless device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

launching, by the one or more processors, the application;

obtaining, by the one or more processors, information associated with a user of the wireless device; and

authenticating, by the one or more processors, the user based at least in part on the obtained information.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein obtaining the information associated with the user further comprises either receiving the URI or obtaining the information from a helper application executing on the wireless device.

8. A computer program product residing on a computer-readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor associated with a wireless device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a uniform resource identifier (URI) generated by one or more processors of an apparatus;

transmitting a request for an application associated with the apparatus and a wireless device via the URI;

receiving the requested application; and

establishing an association between the wireless device and the apparatus based at least in part on the received application.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein receiving the URI further comprises scanning a quick response (QR) code by the wireless device.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein receiving the URI further comprises tapping the wireless device on a near field communication (NFC) interface of the apparatus or an NFC tag associated with the apparatus.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the URI comprises at least one of an apparatus identification number and an authorization code.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving the request for the application; and

redirecting the request for the application to a location hosting the application based upon, at least in part, data in the request identifying the wireless device as a specific type of wireless device.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising generating a cookie, wherein the cookie further comprises the URI.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising:

installing the application;

responsive to installing the application, launching a web browser;

accessing the URI via the cookie; and

authenticating a user associated with the wireless device based upon the data stored in the URI accessed via the cookie.

15. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising exchanging data between the apparatus and the wireless device over a local wireless link.

16. A system comprising:

one or more computers comprising;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions,

wherein the at least one processor is operable to access the least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to;

receive a quick response (QR) code associated with a host device;

identify a first uniform resource identifier (URI) from the QR code;

transmit a request for an application based at least in part on the identified URI;

receive the application based at least in part on the request;

receive a second URI generated by the host device via the received application;

identify data from the second URI; and

associate the wireless device and the host device using the data identified from the second URI via the application.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein receiving the second URI further comprises scanning a QR code generated by the host device or tapping a near field communication (NFC) equipped wireless device on an NFC interface of the host device, or an NFC tag associated with the host device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the first URI further comprises a host device model identifier.

19. The system of claim 16, further comprising exchanging data between the wireless device and the host device over a local wireless link.

20. The system of claim 16, further comprising associating the wireless device with a cloud service.

21. The system of claim 16, further comprising authenticating a user associated with the wireless device.