ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ACCESSORY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING ACCESSORY DEVICE

• US 20160088476A1
• Filed: 09/22/2015
• Published: 03/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Seo-Yeon, JANG, Hyung-Wook
• Application Number:
  US14/861,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20160088476A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/47 using near field communication [NFC] or radio frequency identification [RFID] modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• 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

Abstract

An electronic device, an accessory device, and a method of authenticating an accessory device are provided. The electronic device includes a detection sensor that detects connection of an accessory device, an Radio Frequency (RF) module that transmits and receives a radio-frequency signal, and a processor that makes a control to transmit an authentication request signal through the RF module when the connection of the accessory device is detected, and performs authentication with the accessory device when an authentication request response signal is received from the accessory device.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a detection sensor configured to detect a connection of an accessory device;

a radio frequency (RF) module configured to transmit and receive a radio-frequency signal; and

a processor configured;

to transmit an authentication request signal through the RF module when the connection of the accessory device is detected, and

to perform authentication with the accessory device when an authentication request response signal is received from the accessory device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the RF module is a communication module that follows one of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Engineering Consortium (IEC) 14443 standards or ISO/IEC 15693 standards.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the RF module is one of a near field communication (NFC) communication module or a radio frequency identification (RFID) module.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the authentication request signal and the authentication request response signal are signals that are not defined in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14443 standards and ISO/International Engineering Consortium (IEC) 15693 standards.

5. The electronic device of claim 1,

wherein the RF module comprises a first antenna configured to transmit the authentication request signal,

wherein the first antenna is disposed to overlap with a second antenna of the accessory device when the electronic device is coupled to, seated on, or connected to the accessory device.

6. An accessory device comprising:

A radio frequency (RF) module configured to transmit and receive a radio-frequency signal; and

an integrated circuit (IC) configured;

to transmit an authentication request response signal to an electronic device, and

to perform authentication with the electronic device when an authentication request signal is received from the electronic device through the RF module.

7. The accessory device of claim 6, further comprising:

a sensing body configured to enable the electronic device to detect connection between the accessory device and the electronic device.

8. The accessory device of claim 6, wherein the RF module is a communication module that follows one of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Engineering Consortium (IEC) 14443 standards or ISO/IEC 15693 standards.

9. The accessory device of claim 6, wherein the RF module is one of a near field communication (NFC) communication module or a radio frequency identification (RFID) module.

10. The accessory device of claim 6, wherein the authentication request signal and the authentication request response signal are signals that are not defined in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14443 standards and ISO/International Engineering Consortium (IEC) 15693 standards.

11. The accessory device of claim 6,

wherein the RF module comprises a second antenna configured to receive the authentication request signal,

wherein the second antenna is disposed to overlap with a first antenna of the electronic device when the accessory device is coupled to, seated on, or connected to the electronic device.

12. A method of authenticating an accessory device in an electronic device, comprising:

detecting a connection of the accessory device;

transmitting an authentication request signal when the connection of the accessory device is detected;

receiving an authentication request response signal from the accessory device; and

performing authentication with the accessory device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the authentication request signal is a signal that follows one of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Engineering Consortium (IEC) 14443 standards or ISO/IEC 15693 standards.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the authentication request signal is a near field communication (NFC) signal or a radio frequency identification (RFID) signal.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the authentication request signal and the authentication request response signal are signals that are not defined in claim 12, wherein the authentication request signal is a signal that follows one of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14443 standards and ISO/International Engineering Consortium (IEC) 15693 standards.

16. A non-transitory storage medium with an accessory device authentication program stored thereon, the accessory device authentication program, executed by an electronic device, performs a method comprising:

detecting a connection of the accessory device;

transmitting an authentication request signal through a radio frequency (RF) module when the connection of the accessory device is detected;

receiving an authentication request response signal from the accessory device; and

performing authentication with the accessory device.