METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SECURED WIRELESS DOCKING CONNECTION

• US 20150358314A1
• Filed: 06/09/2014
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Paz Pentelka
• Inventors: Glik, Michael, Pentelka, Paz, Davidson, Tal, Sudak, Eran
• Granted Patent: US 9,853,970 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/20 for access to input/output bus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/606 by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point

Abstract

Examples are disclosed for techniques for wireless docking. According to some embodiments, a mobile device may scan for an available docking device, for example a device with one or more I/O devices such as a large display. The mobile device may automatically establish a secure wireless link with the device, for example if the docking device is known to the mobile device. However, I/O services are not activated. Instead, the docking device will prompt a user for identification data. If the identification data passes verification, the I/O services may be activated. According to some embodiments, the identification data obtained by the docking device may also be used to wake and/or login to the mobile device, unlocking the mobile device for user access.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

establishing a secure wireless link with a mobile device, wherein establishing the secure wireless link does not include activating I/O services;

receiving, over the secure wireless link, a request from the mobile device to send identification data;

requesting and receiving the identification data from a user;

sending, over the secure wireless link, the identification data to the mobile device; and

after identification data has been verified, activating the I/O services with the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification data includes fingerprint data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the requesting the identification data comprises lighting a button on a privacy protection sensor.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the privacy protection sensor is a fingerprint detection sensor.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the activating I/O services comprises displaying of data received from the mobile device on a display.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

pausing the I/O services due to the mobile device entering a sleep state, wherein the secure wireless link is maintained;

requesting and receiving additional identification data from a user;

sending a wakeup request and the additional identification data to the mobile device over the secure wireless link; and

after identification data has been verified, reactivating the I/O services with the mobile device.

7. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

establishing a secure wireless link with a docking device, wherein the establishing the secure wireless link does not include activating I/O services;

requesting the docking device to send identification data over the secure wireless link;

receiving the identification data from the docking device over the secure wireless link; and

if the received identification data matches stored identification data, activating the I/O services with the docking device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the activating the I/O services comprises exchanging data with the docking device over the wireless link and through a USB port connected to the docking device.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

entering a sleep state, wherein the secure wireless link is maintained, but the I/O services are disabled;

receiving a wakeup request and additional identification data from the docking device over the secure wireless link; and

if the additional identification data matches the stored identification data, reactivating the I/O services with the docking device.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising performing a network scan searching for available docking devices.

11. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

establishing a secure wireless link with a docking device, wherein the establishing the secure wireless link does not include activating I/O services;

requesting the docking device to send identification data over the secure wireless link;

receiving the identification data from the docking device over the secure wireless link; and

if the received identification data matches stored identification data, unlocking for user access.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising if the received identification data matches stored identification data, activating the I/O services with the docking device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the activating the I/O services comprises sending data to the docking device to display on a display connected to the docking device.

14. A mobile device comprising:

a wireless communication unit to establish a secure wireless link with a docking device, wherein to establish the secure wireless link does not include to active I/O services;

the wireless communication unit to further request the docking device to send identification data and to receive the identification data from the docking device; and

a storage unit containing stored identification data; and

a processor to compare the received identification data to the stored identification data;

wherein, if the received identification data and the stored identification data match, the wireless communication unit to further activate the I/O services with the docking device.

15. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein to activate the I/O services includes to exchange data with the docking device over the wireless link and through a USB port connected to the docking device.

16. The mobile device of claim 14, further comprising:

circuitry and I/O devices to enter a sleep state, during which the wireless communication unit to maintain the secure wireless link, but disable the I/O services.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, the wireless communication unit further to receive a wakeup request and additional identification data from the docking device over the secure wireless link;

and if the additional identification data matches the stored identification data, the wireless communication unit to reactivate the I/O services with the docking device.

18. A docking device, comprising:

a wireless communication unit to establish a secure wireless link with a mobile device, wherein to establish the secure wireless link does not include to activate I/O services;

the wireless communication unit to further receive, over the secure wireless link, a request from the mobile device to send identification data;

a privacy protection sensor to request and receive the identification data from a user;

the wireless communication unit to send, over the secure wireless link, the identification data to the mobile device; and

after identification data has been verified, to activate the I/O services with the mobile device.

19. The docking device of claim 18, wherein to request the identification data the privacy protection sensor activates a light on a button on the docking device.

20. The docking device of claim 28, wherein to activate the I/O services comprises to display data received from the mobile device over the secure wireless link on a display connected to the docking device.

21. A mobile device comprising:

a wireless communication unit to establish a secure wireless link with a docking device, wherein to establish the secure wireless link does not include to active I/O services;

the wireless communication unit to further request the docking device to send identification data and to receive the identification data from the docking device; and

a storage unit containing stored identification data; and

a processor to compare the received identification data to the stored identification data;

wherein, if the received identification data and the stored identification data match, the mobile device to unlock for user access.

22. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein, if the received identification data and the stored identification data match, the wireless communication unit to further activate the I/O services with the docking device.