Mobile User Device and Method of Communication over a Wireless Medium

• US 20160255459A1
• Filed: 02/27/2015
• Published: 09/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
• Inventors: Sarkar, Shantanu, Johnston, Timothy P., Bran, Cary, Burton, Joe
• Granted Patent: US 9,699,594 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/61 Time-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A mobile user device, configured to communicate over a wireless medium and a corresponding computer-implemented method is described. The mobile user device in one embodiment may comprise a near field communication interface for at least sending response information to a receiver in one or more near field transmissions; and a communication control module, connected with said near field communication interface. To improve the security of the mobile user device, the communication control module is configured to control whether said response information is sent by said near field communication interface in dependence of at least a communication safety parameter.

Claims

1. A mobile user device, configured to communicate over a wireless medium, comprising

a near field communication interface for at least sending response information to a receiver in one or more near field transmissions;

and

a communication control module, connected with said near field communication interface;

wherein

the communication control module is configured to control whether said response information is sent by said near field communication interface in dependence of at least a communication safety parameter.

2. The mobile user device according to claim 1, wherein said communication control module is configured to automatically determine said communication safety parameter from communication safety information.

3. The mobile user device according to claim 1, wherein said communication control module is configured to determine said communication safety parameter from communication safety information, comprising at least one of user probability information, time information, and location information.

4. The mobile user device according to claim 1, wherein said communication control module is connected with a training database;

said training database having one or more stored safety datasets, each comprising at least stored communication safety information;

wherein said communication control module is connected with said training database and is configured to determine said communication safety parameter at least from said one or more stored safety datasets.

5. The mobile user device according to claim 4, wherein said communication control module is configured to determine said communication safety parameter by

obtaining at least one of said stored safety datasets from said training database;

obtaining real-time data, corresponding to current communication safety information; and

comparing said real-time data with said at least one stored safety datasets of said training database.

6. The mobile user device according to claim 4, further comprising said training database.

7. The mobile user device according to claim 5, wherein the communication control module is configured to set said communication safety parameter to allow the transmission of said response information in case said real-time data corresponds to one of said stored safety datasets.

8. The mobile user device according to claim 5, wherein one or more of said stored safety datasets each additionally comprise a stored safety parameter.

9. The mobile user device according to claim 8, wherein in case said real-time data corresponds to one of said stored safety datasets, the communication control module is configured to set said communication safety parameter to the stored safety parameter of the associated stored safety dataset.

10. The mobile user device according to claim 8, further comprising a user interface unit to obtain user safety input.

11. The mobile user device according to claim 10, wherein in case said real-time data does not correspond to one of said stored safety datasets, said communication control module is additionally configured to

query said user interface unit to provide said user safety input;

and to

set said communication safety parameter according to said user safety input.

12. The mobile user device according to claim 11, wherein in case said real-time data does not correspond to one of said stored safety datasets, said communication control module is additionally configured to

generate a safety dataset using said user safety input and said real-time data;

and to

store the generated safety dataset in said training database.

13. The mobile user device according to claim 10, wherein in case said real-time data does correspond to one of said stored safety datasets and said stored safety parameter corresponds to a user query condition, said communication control module is additionally configured to

query said user interface unit to provide said user safety input;

and to

set said communication safety parameter according to said user safety input.

14. The mobile user device according to claim 5, further comprising a clock module for providing said real-time data to said communication control module;

said real-time data comprising current time information.

15. The mobile user device according to claim 5, further comprising a positioning module for providing said real-time data to said communication control module;

said real-time data comprising current location data.

16. The mobile user device according to claim 4, wherein one or more of said stored safety datasets each comprise at least an application threshold value and said communication control module is configured to

obtain at least one of said one or more stored safety datasets from said training database,

transmit an authentication request comprising at least the application threshold value of the obtained at least one stored safety dataset to an authentication server, and

determine said communication safety parameter from whether user authentication information is received from said authentication server.

17. The mobile user device according to claim 1, further comprising a device motion detection module, connected with said near field communication interface to allow the transmission of said response information in case of the detection of a predefined device motion.

18. A mobile user device, configured to communicate over a wireless medium, comprising a near field communication interface for at least sending response information to a receiver in a near field transmission;

and

a communication control module, connected with said near field communication interface to control whether said response information is sent;

said communication control module being further connected to an authentication server for user authentication;

wherein

the communication control module is configured to allow said response information to be sent by said near field communication interface only in case of a valid user authentication by said authentication server.

19. A computer-implemented method of communicating with a mobile user device over a wireless medium;

said mobile user device comprising a near field communication interface;

wherein the near field communication interface is controlled to provide response information in a near field transmission in dependence of a communication safety parameter.

20. A computer-readable medium including contents that are configured to cause a mobile user device to conduct the method of claim 19.