REGISTRATION FRAMEWORK FOR CONNECTED CONSUMER DEVICES

• US 20160112980A1
• Filed: 10/15/2014
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ayla Networks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ayla Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Pai, Vishwesh, Sundaresan, Sudha, Caceres, Adrian
• Granted Patent: US 9,800,619 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/205 involving negotiation or determination of the one or more network security mechanisms to be used, e.g. by negotiation between the client and the server or between peers or by selection according to the capabilities of the entities involved negotiation of communication capabilities H04L69/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/005 Multiple registrations, e.g. multihoming
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A processing device executing a registration service receives information identifying a first device, a second device and an application running on the first device. The processing device determines a registration technique that is supported by both the application and the second device and sends a message indicating the registration technique to at least one of the first device or the second device, wherein the application is to perform an operation associated with the first registration technique to bind the second device to the user account.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing device executing a registration service, information identifying a first device, a second device and an application running on the first device, wherein the application is logged in to a user account recognized by the registration service;

identifying, by the processing device, one or more registration techniques supported by the application;

identifying, by the processing device, one or more registration techniques supported by the second device;

determining, from the one or more registration techniques supported by the application and the one or more registration techniques supported by the second device, a first registration technique that is supported by both the application and the second device; and

sending a message indicating the first registration technique to at least one of the first device or the second device, wherein the application is to perform an operation associated with the first registration technique to bind the second device to the user account.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data from at least one of the first device or the second device;

determining whether the data satisfies one or more criteria of the first registration technique; and

binding the second device to the user account responsive to determining that the data satisfies the one or more criteria.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving a request to bind the second device to a new user account;

determining whether the first registration technique supports re-registration; and

responsive to determining that the first registration technique supports re-registration and that the one or more criteria of the first registration technique are satisfied, binding the second device to the new user account and removing the binding of the second device to the user account.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving additional information identifying a third device;

identifying one or more registration techniques supported by the third device;

determining, from the one or more registration techniques supported by the application and the one or more registration techniques supported by the third device, a second registration technique that is supported by both the application and the third device; and

sending a message indicating the second registration technique to at least one of the first device or the third device, wherein the application is to perform an operation associated with the second registration technique to bind the third device to the user account.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device comprises a mobile device and the second device comprises an embedded system.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of a registration technique to use for the second device, wherein the second device has a device type;

updating the second device to cause the second device to support the selected registration technique; and

updating a plurality of additional devices having the device type to cause the plurality of additional devices to support the selected registration technique.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the updating is performed after the second device has been deployed to a customer location.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a plurality of registration techniques that are supported by both the application and the second device; and

applying a registration technique selection rule to select the first registration technique from the plurality of registration techniques.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the registration technique selection rule comprises at least one of a location based rule or a role based rule;

the location based rule selects the first registration technique from the plurality of registration techniques based on a location of the network-connected device; and

the role based rule selects the first registration technique from the plurality of registration techniques based on a role associated with the user account, wherein the role comprises one of an end-user role, a dealer role or an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) role.

10. A computer readable storage medium having instructions for a registration service that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the processing device, first data from a first application running on a first device, wherein the first application is logged in to a first user account recognized by the registration service;

determining, by the processing device, whether the first data satisfies a first criterion of a first registration technique supported by the first application and by a second device;

responsive to determining that the first data satisfies the first criterion, binding the second device to the first user account;

receiving, by the processing device, second data from a second application running on a third device, wherein the second application is logged in to a second user account recognized by the registration service;

determining, by the processing device, whether the second data satisfies a second criterion of a second registration technique supported by the second application and by a fourth device; and

responsive to determining that the second data satisfies the second criterion, binding the fourth device to the second user account.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

receiving information identifying the first application and the second device;

determining, based on the received information, that the first application and the second device both support the first registration technique; and

sending a message indicating the first registration technique to at least one of the first device or the second device.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

receiving a request to bind the second device to a new user account;

determining whether the first registration technique supports re-registration; and

responsive to determining that the first registration technique supports re-registration and that the first criterion of the first registration technique is satisfied, binding the second device to the new user account and removing the binding of the second device to the first user account.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

receiving a selection from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of a registration technique to use for the second device, wherein the second device has a device type;

updating the second device to cause the second device to support the selected registration technique; and

updating a plurality of additional devices having the device type to cause the plurality of additional devices to support the selected registration technique.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

determining a plurality of registration techniques that are supported by both the first application and the second device; and

applying a registration technique selection rule to select the first registration technique from the plurality of registration techniques.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein:

the registration technique selection rule comprises at least one of a location based rule or a role based rule;

the location based rule selects the first registration technique from the plurality of registration techniques based on a location of the second device; and

the role based rule selects the first registration technique from the plurality of registration techniques based on a role associated with the first user account, wherein the role comprises one of an end-user role, a dealer role or an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) role.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the first device and the third device comprise mobile devices, and wherein the second device and the fourth device comprise embedded systems.

17. A computing device comprising:

a memory to store a registration service; and

a processing device, connected with the memory, to execute the registration service, wherein the processing device is further to;

receive a message from an embedded system that is not bound to any user account;

determine a device type of the embedded system;

determine a registration technique to be used by the embedded system from a plurality of registration techniques supported by the registration service based on the device type; and

notify the embedded system of the registration technique to be used by the embedded system.

18. The computing device of claim 17, wherein the processing device is further to:

determine that the embedded system does not presently support the determined registration technique; and

update the embedded system to cause the embedded system to support the determined registration technique.

19. The computing device of claim 17, wherein the processing device is further to:

determine a registration technique selection rule applicable to the embedded system; and

determine the registration technique from the plurality of registration techniques based on application of the registration technique selection rule.

20. The computing device of claim 17, wherein the processing device is further to:

receive information from an application running on a mobile device, wherein the application is logged in to a user account;

notify the application of the registration technique;

receive first data from the application and second data from the embedded system;

determine whether the first data and the second data satisfies one or more criteria of the registration technique; and

bind the embedded system to the user account responsive to determining that the first data and the second data satisfies the one or more criteria.