FACILITATING ACCESS TO A TARGET DEVICE
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating access to a target device, comprising:
- presenting from the target device a unique code to a user device that is located in proximity to the target device, wherein the user device presents the unique code to a management server for the target device to gain access to the target device, wherein the management server links the user device and the target device, wherein the user device is associated with a user account on the management server;
receiving at the target device notification that the user device has been linked to the target device and account information for the user account;
displaying the account information for the user account on a display of the target device;
receiving at the target device notification from the management server that the user device has applied a credit to the target device; and
initiating an operation on the target device that is associated with consuming the credit.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments disclose techniques for facilitating access to a target device. During operation, a target device presents a unique code to a user device that is located in proximity to the target device. The user device presents this unique code to a management server that is associated with the target device to gain access to the target device, with the management server linking the two devices. The target device receives notification that the user device has been linked and displays a set of received user account information on a display. Subsequently, the target device receives notification from the management server that the linked user device has applied a credit to the target device, and initiates an operation that is associated with consuming the credit.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating access to a target device, comprising:
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presenting from the target device a unique code to a user device that is located in proximity to the target device, wherein the user device presents the unique code to a management server for the target device to gain access to the target device, wherein the management server links the user device and the target device, wherein the user device is associated with a user account on the management server; receiving at the target device notification that the user device has been linked to the target device and account information for the user account; displaying the account information for the user account on a display of the target device; receiving at the target device notification from the management server that the user device has applied a credit to the target device; and initiating an operation on the target device that is associated with consuming the credit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for facilitating access to a target device, comprising:
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receiving on a user device a unique code from the target device, wherein the target device is located in proximity to the user device; presenting the unique code and authentication information for a user account to a management server for the target device to gain access to the target device, wherein upon authenticating the user account the management server links the target device and the user device, wherein the management server sends user identification and account balance information to the target device and the user device, wherein the target device displays the received user identification and account balance information on a display of the target device; displaying account balance information for the user account on the display of the user device; receiving at the user device a request to apply a credit to the target device; and sending the request to apply the credit to the management server, wherein the management server subtracts the credit from the user account and notifies the target device of the applied credit, wherein the target device initiates an operation on the target device that is associated with consuming the credit.
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for facilitating access to a target device, the method comprising:
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presenting from the target device a unique code to a user device that is located in proximity to the target device, wherein the user device presents the unique code to a management server for the target device to gain access to the target device, wherein the management server links the user device and the target device, wherein the user device is associated with a user account on the management server; receiving at the target device notification that the user device has been linked to the target device and account information for the user account, wherein the user device is associated with a user account; displaying the account information for the user account on a display of the target device; receiving at the target device notification from the management server that the user device has applied a credit to the target device; and initiating an operation on the target device that is associated with consuming the credit.
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16. A computing device that that facilitates remote access from a user device, comprising:
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a processing element; a memory; a network interface; and a display; wherein the processing element and memory are configured to present a unique code to a user device that is located in proximity to the computing device, wherein the user device presents the unique code to a management server for the computing device to gain access to the computing device, wherein the management server links the user device and the computing device, wherein the user device is associated with a user account on the management server; wherein the network interface is configured to receive notification that the user device has been linked to the computing device and account information for the user account; wherein the display is configured to display the account information for the user account; wherein the network interface is further configured to receive notification from the management server that the user device has applied a credit to the computing device; and wherein the processing element is configured to initiate an operation that is associated with consuming the credit.
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