CLOUD SERVER, CONTROL DEVICE, OUTPUT DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PAIRING CLOUD SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME WITH DEVICE

• US 20170149873A1
• Filed: 07/11/2014
• Published: 05/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HP Printing Korea Co., Ltd. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: JANG, Dae Yeon, JUN, Jin Ha, KIM, Dae Hyun, KIM, Min Hyun
• Application Number:
  US15/323,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20170149873A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/608 Secure printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method for easily pairing a plurality of client devices, and enabling the paired client devices to easily share content. A cloud server includes: an authentication code generator configured to generate an authentication code that is used for pairing between a control device and a plurality of output devices; a communication unit configured to transmit the generated authentication code to the control device, and to receive an authentication code input to the plurality of output devices; an authentication unit configured to compare the authentication code transmitted to the control device to the authentication code input to the plurality of output devices to perform authentication for the pairing; and a format converter configured to convert a format of content that is to be transmitted to at least one output device of the plurality of output devices into an output format of the at least one output device.

Claims

1. A cloud server comprising:

an authentication code generator configured to generate an authentication code that is used for pairing of a first device and at least one second device;

a communication unit configured to transmit the generated authentication code to the first device, and to receive an authentication code input to the at least one second device from the at least one second device;

an authentication unit configured to compare the authentication code transmitted to the first device to the authentication code received from the at least one second device to perform authentication for the pairing; and

a format converter configured to convert, when the authentication for the pairing is completed, a format of content that is to be transmitted to the at least one second device into an output format of the at least one second device.

2. The cloud server according to claim 1, wherein the authentication code generator generates the authentication code including a random number.

3. The cloud server according to claim 1, wherein the authentication code generator generates the authentication code including a phone number of the first device.

4. The cloud server according to claim 1, wherein the authentication code generator generates the authentication code including a unique number allocated to an account of the cloud server.

5. The cloud server according to claim 1, wherein the authentication code generator generates the authentication code including identification information of the first device.

6. The cloud server according to claim 1, wherein the authentication code generator further generates a security code, and

wherein when the authentication code received from the at least one second device and a security code received from the at least one second device are respectively identical to the authentication code generated by the authentication code generator and the security code generated by the authentication code generator, the authentication unit completes authentication for the pairing.

7. The cloud server according to claim 6, wherein the security code includes a check digit for the authentication code.

8. The cloud server according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit receives a security code from the first device, and

wherein when the authentication code received from the at least one second device is identical to the authentication code generated by the authentication code generator, and a security code received from the at least one second device is identical to the security code received from the first device, the authentication unit completes authentication for the pairing.

9. The cloud server according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit configured to map identification information of the first device which has requested transmission of the authentication code to the authentication code generated according to the request, and to store the result of the mapping.

10. The cloud server according to claim 9, wherein the storage unit further stores identification information of the at least one second device paired with the first device.

11. The cloud server according to claim 10, wherein the storage unit further stores format information about an output format of the at least one second device paired with the first device.

12. The cloud server according to claim 11, wherein the storage unit stores at least one content.

13. The cloud server according to claim 12, wherein the communication unit receives a selection of the at least one content that is to be transmitted to the at least one second device, from the first device.

14. The cloud server according to claim 13, wherein the format converter converts a format of the selected content based on the format information stored in the storage unit.

15. The cloud server according to claim 9, wherein the storage unit stores authority of access for the at least one second device paired using the authentication code, and content with respect to which the authority of access is set for the at least one second device.

16. The cloud server according to claim 15, wherein the storage unit further stores at least one authority selected from a group including authority allowing printing, authority allowing editing, authority allowing transmission to another device, authority allowing displaying, and authority allowing storing, with respect to content to which the at least one second device paired using the authentication code are accessible.

17. A control device comprising:

a communication unit configured to request a cloud server to transmit an authentication code that is used for pairing with at least one output device, and to receive the authentication code from the cloud server;

a display unit configured to display the received authentication code; and

a controller configured to convert, when authentication for the pairing is completed, a format of content that is to be transmitted to the at least one output device into an output format of the at least one output device.

18. The control device according to claim 17, wherein the authentication code includes at least one selected from a group including a random number, a phone number of the control device, a unique number allocated to an account of the cloud server, and identification information of the control device.

19. The control device according to claim 17, wherein the controller further generates a security code.

20. The control device according to claim 19, wherein the display unit displays the generated security code for a predetermined time period.

21. The control device according to claim 20, wherein the communication unit transmits the generated security code to the at least one output device located within a reference distance from the control device.

22. The control device according to claim 19, wherein the generated security code includes a check digit for the authentication code.

23. The control device according to claim 19, wherein the communication unit transmits the generated security code to the cloud server.

24. The control device according to claim 17, wherein the communication unit transmits the generated authentication code to the plurality of output devices.

25. The control device according to claim 17, further comprising a storage unit configured to store identification information of the at least one output device paired with the control device.

26. The control device according to claim 25, wherein the storage unit further stores format information about the output formats of the at least one output device paired with the control device.

27. The control device according to claim 17, wherein the storage unit stores at least one content, and

wherein the controller converts a format of content selected from among the at least one content stored in the storage unit, into an output format of the at least one output device to which the selected content is to be transmitted.

28. The control device according to claim 17, wherein the display unit displays a control screen regarding content output options of the output devices,

the control device further comprising an input unit configured to receive a control command according to the displayed control screen.

29. The control device according to claim 28, wherein the controller controls the output device according to the received control command.

30. An output device comprising:

an input unit configured to receive an authentication code and a security code for pairing with a control device;

a communication unit configured to transmit the received authentication code and the received security code to a cloud server; and

a controller configured to control, when the cloud server completes authentication using the authentication code and the security code, an output of content according to a control command received from the control device.

31. The output device according to claim 30, wherein the communication unit receives the authentication code and the security code- from the control device.

32. The output device according to claim 31, wherein at least one of the authentication code and the security code received from the control device is automatically input to the output device.

33. The output device according to claim 30, wherein the authentication code includes at least one selected from a group including a random number, a phone number of the control device, a unique number allocated to an account of the cloud server, and identification information of the control device.

34. A cloud system, comprising:

at least one output device to be paired with a control device; and

a cloud server configured to pair the control device with the at least one output device,

wherein the cloud server including;

an authentication code generator configured to generate an authentication code for the pairing of the control device and the at least one output device;

a communication unit configured to transmit the generated authentication code to the control device, and to receive an authentication code input to the at least one output device from the at least one output device;

an authentication unit configured to compare the authentication code transmitted to the control device to the authentication code received from the at least one output device to perform authentication for the pairing; and

a format converter configured to convert, when the authentication for the pairing is completed, a format of content that is to be transmitted to the at least one output device into an output format of the at least one output device.

35. The cloud system according to claim 34, wherein when the authentication code transmitted to the control device is identical to the authentication code received from the at least one output device, the authentication unit pairs the control device with the at least one output device.

36. The cloud system according to claim 34, wherein the at least one output device comprise different types of output devices.

37. The cloud system according to claim 34, wherein the authentication code generator generates the authentication code including at least one selected from a group including a random number, a phone number of the control device, a unique number allocated to an account of the cloud server, and identification information of the control device.

38. The cloud system according to claim 34, wherein the authentication code generator further generates a security code, and

wherein when the authentication code received from the at least one output device and a security code received from the at least one output device are respectively identical to the generated authentication code and the generated security code, the authentication unit pairs the control device with the at least one output device.

39. The cloud system according to claim 37, wherein the security code includes a check digit for the security code.

40. The cloud system according to claim 34, wherein the communication unit receives a security code from the control device, and

wherein when the authentication code received from the at least one output device is identical to the authentication code generated by the authentication code generator, and the security code received from the at least one output device is identical to the security code received from the control device, the authentication unit pairs the control device with the output device.

41. The cloud system according to claim 34, wherein the cloud server further comprises a storage unit configured to map identification information of a control device which has requested transmission of an authentication code to an authentication code generated according to the request and identification information of a plurality of output devices paired with the control device, and to store the results of the mapping.

42. The cloud system according to claim 41, wherein the storage unit stores authority of access for the at least one output device paired using the authentication code, and content with respect to which the authority of access is set for the at least one output device.

43. The cloud system according to claim 41, wherein the storage unit further stores format information about an output format of the at least one output device paired with the control device.

44. A cloud system including a control device and a cloud server for pairing the control device with a plurality of output devices, the cloud system comprising:

at least one output device to be paired with the control device; and

a cloud server configured to pair the control device with the at least one output device,

wherein the control device comprises;

a display;

a communication unit configured to receive an authentication code that is used for the pairing from the cloud server, and to display the received authentication code; and

a controller configured to convert, when pairing with the at least one output device is completed, a format of content that is to be transmitted to the at least one output device, into an output format of the at least one output device.

45. The cloud system according to claim 44, wherein when the authentication code transmitted to the control device is identical to the authentication code received from the at least one output device, the cloud server pairs the control device with the at least one output device.

46. The cloud system according to claim 44, wherein the cloud server or the control device stores format information about output formats of the at least one output device paired with the control device.

47. A pairing method in which a cloud server configured to pair a control device with at least one output device, comprising:

generating a first authentication code for the pairing;

transmitting the generated first authentication code to the control device;

receiving a second authentication code from the at least one output device;

when the generated first authentication code transmitted to the control device is identical to the second authentication code received from the at least one output device, pairing the control device with the at least one output device; and

converting a format of content that is to be transmitted to the at least one output device into an output format of the at least one output device.

48. The pairing method according to claim 47, wherein the authentication code includes at least one selected from a group including a random number, a phone number of the control device, a unique number allocated to an account of the cloud server, and identification information of the control device.

49. The pairing method according to claim 47, further comprising generating a first security code by the cloud server or the control device.

50. The pairing method according to 49, further comprising receiving a second security code from the at least one output device,

wherein the pairing of the control device with the at least one output device comprises, when the generated authentication code is identical to the authentication code received from the at least one output device, and the generated first security code is identical to the second security code received from the at least one output device, pairing the control device with the at least one output device.

51. The pairing method according to claim 47, further comprising storing format information about the output format of the at least one output device.