MOBILE APPARATUS FOR GENERATING BEACON SIGNAL AND SERVICE METHOD USING THE SAME

• US 20160065719A1
• Filed: 08/26/2015
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Inho, JEONG, Hyoyong, PARK, Gyungmin, LIM, Hogun
• Granted Patent: US 9,699,789 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/067 using one-time keys cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for generation of one-time passwords H04L9/0863
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/10 Integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/325 Power control of control or pilot channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method of a beacon transmitting a beacon signal is provided. The method including, receiving, by the beacon including a processor, authentication-related information of the device from a server, broadcasting a beacon signal generated based on the authentication-related information, and when a receiver located at an arbitrary location receives the generated beacon signal, receiving beacon service information corresponding to information about the receiver from the server.

Claims

1. A method of a beacon transmitting a beacon signal to a device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the beacon including a processor, authentication-related information of the device from a server;

broadcasting a beacon signal generated based on the authentication-related information; and

when a receiver located at an arbitrary location receives the generated beacon signal, receiving beacon service information corresponding to information about the receiver from the server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication-related information includes at least one of a unique identifier of the device and basic information for creating a one-time password (OTP) for authenticating the device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information about the receiver is one of information about a geographical location of the receiver and information about a distance between the receiver and the device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated beacon signal includes at least one of a unique identifier of the device, information about a transmission power of the generated beacon signal, and a one-time password (OTP) for authenticating the device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcasting of the beacon signal includes broadcasting a plurality of beacon signals with different transmission power values.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the beacon service information is location information of the device determined based on a transmission power value.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on the received beacon service information, transmitting a control message for controlling the receiver to the receiver.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the receiver is a smart home appliance.

31. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the method of claim the method of claim 1.

9. A method of a server offering a beacon service, the method comprising:

transmitting, by a server including a processor and to a device that joins the beacon service, authentication-related information of the device for receiving beacon service information;

receiving, from a receiver located at an arbitrary location, a beacon signal broadcasted by the device;

authenticating the device broadcasting the beacon signal based on the authentication-related information contained in the received beacon signal; and

when the device is authenticated, transmitting the beacon service information corresponding to information about the receiver to at least one of the device and the receiver.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the authentication-related information includes at least one of a unique identifier of the device and basic information for creating a one-time password (OTP) for authenticating the device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the information about the receiver is one of information about a geographical location of the receiver and information about a distance between the receiver and the device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the beacon signal includes at least one of a unique identifier of the device, information about a transmission power of the beacon signal, and a one-time password (OTP) for authenticating the device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving of the beacon signal includes receiving a plurality of beacon signals broadcast with different transmission power values.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the beacon service information is location information of the device determined based on a transmission power value.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the receiver is a smart home appliance.

16. A device for transmitting a beacon signal, the device comprising:

a communication unit configured to perform a data communication; and

a control unit configured to;

receive authentication-related information of the device from a server,

broadcast a beacon signal generated based on the authentication-related information, and

when a receiver located at an arbitrary location receives the generated beacon signal, receive beacon service information corresponding to information about the receiver from the server.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the authentication-related information includes at least one of a unique identifier of the device and basic information for creating a one-time password (OTP) for authenticating the device.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein the information about the receiver is one of information about a geographical location of the receiver and information about a distance between the receiver and the device.

19. The device of claim 16, wherein the beacon signal includes at least one of a unique identifier of the device, information about a transmission power of the generated beacon signal, and a one-time password (OTP) for authenticating the device.

20. The device of claim 16, wherein the control unit is further configured to:

broadcast a plurality of beacon signals with different transmission power values.

21. The device of claim 20, wherein the beacon service information is location information of the device determined based on a transmission power value.

22. The device of claim 16, wherein the control unit is further configured to:

transmit, based on the received beacon service information, a control message for controlling the receiver to the receiver.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein the receiver is a smart home appliance.

24. A server for offering a beacon service, the server comprising:

a communication unit configured to perform a data communication; and

a control unit configured to;

transmit, to a device that joins the beacon service, authentication-related information of the device for receiving beacon service information,

receive, from a receiver located at an arbitrary location, a beacon signal broadcasted by the device,

authenticate the device broadcasting the beacon signal based on the authentication-related information contained in the received beacon signal, and

when the device is authenticated, transmit the beacon service information corresponding to information about the receiver to at least one of the device and the receiver.

25. The server of claim 24, wherein the authentication-related information includes at least one of a unique identifier of the device and basic information for creating a one-time password (OTP) for authenticating the device.

26. The server of claim 24, wherein the information about the receiver is one of information about a geographical location of the receiver and information about a distance between the receiver and the device.

27. The server of claim 24, wherein the beacon signal includes at least one of a unique identifier of the device, information about transmission power of the beacon signal, and a one-time password (OTP) for authenticating the device.

28. The server of claim 24, wherein the control unit is further configured to:

receive a plurality of beacon signals broadcast with different transmission power values.

29. The server of claim 28, wherein the beacon service information is location information of the device determined based on a transmission power value.

30. The server of claim 29, wherein the receiver is a smart home appliance.