USB AUTORUN DEVICE

• US 20160342560A1
• Filed: 08/05/2016
• Published: 11/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arkeytyp Ip Ltd
• Original Assignee: Arkeytyp Ip Ltd
• Inventors: HULBERT, Thomas Steven, BISHOP, Durrell Grant Bevington
• Application Number:
  US15/229,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20160342560A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/102 where the programme performs an interfacing function, e.g. device driver G06F13/105 takes precedence; scheduling within device drivers G06F9/52; contention policies within device drivers G06F9/4881
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/20 for access to input/output bus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4081 Live connection to bus, e.g. hot-plugging current or voltage limitation during live insertion H02H9/004
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4282 on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/575 Secure boot
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/77 in smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/85 interconnection devices, e.g. bus-connected or in-line devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0042 Universal serial bus [USB]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2153 Using hardware token as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0838 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/047 using payment protocols involving electronic receipts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/065 using e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/105 involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/24 Credit schemes, i.e. "pay after"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/342 Cards defining paid or billed services or quantities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/349 : Rechargeable cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/385 : using an alias or single-use codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4012 : Verifying personal identification numbers [PIN]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/016 : After-sales
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 : Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 : Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0838 : using one-time-passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 : using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 : using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 : Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 : for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 : using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 : Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0278 : of USB type details relating to connectors H01R27/00

Abstract

A portable, application-specific USB autorun device, following connection to a computer terminal, automatically initialises or presents itself as a known type of device and then automatically sends to the terminal a sequence of data complying with a standard protocol, that sequence of data automatically causing content to be accessed or a task to be initiated. The device (i) includes a standardised USB module that includes a USB microcontroller, the standardised module being designed to be attached to or embedded in multiple types of different, application specific packages but (ii) excludes mass memory storage for applications or end-user data.

Claims

1. A method of enabling a computing device to be automatically configured, comprising the steps of:

(a) a user inserting or connecting a USB autorun peripheral device to the computing device;

(b) the USB autorun peripheral device sending to the computing device a sequence of data complying with a standard protocol;

(c) the sequence of data, including configuration settings data, being processed at the computing device to automatically configure the computing device to a defined state or condition; and

(d) in which the sequence of data, without any prior input of a website address for the web server or login data for that website or prior input of unique data identifying the device at any earlier time by a user, automates the configuration to the defined state.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device does not require the installation of a driver or software on the computing device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the sequence of data includes at least one of a URL, unique identifier information, a login, a password, a one-time-only passcode, a query string, a launch command, a confirmation command, an execution command, a phone number, a dial string.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device generates a unique sequence of data each time it is inserted.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device communicates with javascript software code being interpreted by a web browser.

6. The method of claim 1 in which an output device is integrated with the USB autorun peripheral device, wherein the output device responds to USB communications from the computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device integrates a momentary switch.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device can connect via a wireless protocol such as Bluetooth or Zigbee.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device incorporates RFID, a smartcard, a fingerprint scanner, or a keypad.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device does not incorporate user-accessible memory.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device triggers access to content local to the machine.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device automates access to post-purchase technical support.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device generates a one-time password which is verified via redirection to a 3^rd party web site.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device facilitates the entering of a PIN.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device and a passcode are both required to enable access to a transaction.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device is generated using a seed and hash algorithm and appended to a URL

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device, when inserted a second time, retrieves information entered by a user the first time it was inserted.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device has a unique ID that cannot be modified by end users via USB.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral device results in a prompt to collect information from the user.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the USB autorun peripheral launches a website providing manuals, registration, or technical support for a product.