METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ACCESS OF A MOBILE TERMINAL TO INFROMATION IN AN AREA

• US 20180115900A1
• Filed: 03/01/2016
• Published: 04/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: DEFRANCE, Serge, GAUTIER, Eric, GILBERTON, Philippe
• Application Number:
  US15/558,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20180115900A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 using filters or firewalls
• 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 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Method and system of access of a mobile terminal to information in an area The present disclosure relates to the field of information retrieval and provides a system and method allowing a mobile terminal (10) to access information in an area. It relies on a dynamic and reconfigurable association between a mobile terminal and a collection of relevant information stored in the database of the area. To this end, the mobile terminal obtains an authorization (13) to access the area, which also enables the mobile terminal to access information relating to objects located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal at the time it enters the area. Such information is stored in a database relative to the area.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a mobile terminal and objects located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal at a time the mobile terminal enters an area;

associating the mobile terminal with the detected objects, the mobile terminal being associated with the detected objects during a period going from the time the mobile terminal enters the area and a leaving time, the mobile terminal not being associated with the detected objects after the leaving time;

obtaining by the mobile terminal an authorization to access to information collected in the area relating to the objects associated with the mobile terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein access by the mobile terminal to information relating to objects, is denied in case said information is collected in the area about objects not associated with the mobile terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said information relating to objects is measurement data associated with said objects.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein at least one sensor is located in said area, said at least one sensor detecting said objects and generating measurement data, being stored in a database relative to the area.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the time the mobile terminal enters the area is the time when the mobile terminal receives credentials for accessing a wireless local network of said area.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said authorization is obtained by using a NFC tag.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said authorization is temporary and is valid until the mobile terminal leaves said area.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said objects belong to a group comprising at least one of:

a RFID tag;

a picture fingerprint;

biometric data.

9. A system comprising a configured to:

detect a mobile terminal and objects located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal at a time the mobile terminal enters an area;

associate the mobile terminal with the detected objects, the mobile terminal being associated with the detected objects during a period going from the time the mobile terminal enters the area and a leaving time, the mobile terminal not being associated with the detected objects after the leaving time;

authorize the mobile terminal to access information collected in the area relating to the objects associated with the mobile terminal.

10. The system according to claim 9, further comprising an association booth at the entrance of the area into which the mobile terminal passes when entering the area.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein said information relating to objects is measurement data associated with said objects.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein a NFC tag is used to authorize the mobile terminal to access information collected in the area.

13. A mobile terminal, comprising a processor configured to obtain an authorization to access to information relating to objects in an area wherein said objects, detected in the vicinity of the mobile terminal at a time the mobile terminal enters the area, are associated with the mobile terminal during a period going from the time the mobile terminal enters the area and a leaving time, the detected objects not being associated with the mobile terminal after the leaving time.

14. A computer program readable storage medium comprising program code instructions executable by a processor for obtaining an authorization to access to information relating to objects in an area wherein said objects, detected in the vicinity of the mobile terminal at a time the mobile terminal enters the area, are associated with the mobile terminal during a period going from the time the mobile terminal enters the area and a leaving time, the detected objects not being associated with the mobile terminal after the leaving time.

15. A computer readable storage medium comprising program code instructions executable by a processor for associating a mobile terminal with objects detected in the vicinity of the mobile terminal at a time the mobile terminal enters an area, the mobile terminal being associated with the detected objects during a period going from the time the mobile terminal enters the area and a leaving time, the mobile terminal not being associated with the detected objects after the leaving time, and for enabling the mobile terminal to access information collected in the area relating to said objects while said objects are associated with the mobile terminal.