System and method for access of user accounts on remote servers

• US 8,712,631 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2012
• Issued: 04/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nordic Capital Partners LLC
• Original Assignee: Nordic Capital Partners LLC
• Inventors: Tietjen, Byron, Gardella, Greg
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheung, Mary
• Assistant Examiner(s): Trivedi, Atul
• Application Number:
  US13/725,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20130212648A1
• Time in Patent Office: 494 Days
• Field of Search: 701/31.5, 701/32.6, 701/32.7, 701/481, 701/483, 701/486, 701/522, 701/537, 704/E19.048, 725/98
• US Class Current: 701/31.5
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

In certain embodiments, the system of the invention automatically replicates a user'"'"'s personal computing environment and provides associated remote server access using authentication credentials and data files supplied by a local handheld device as coordinated by session level software common to the handheld device, the replicated system, the system on which the replication occurs, and the remote servers. The application enables a handheld computing device to transfer a user'"'"'s various online account credentials to a user'"'"'s other computing devices securely and automatically. Thereafter the other computing device accesses a user'"'"'s cloud-based storage and various on-line accounts and also pulls selected documents, bookmarks and related information directly from a user'"'"'s handheld. The other computing device thereby essentially becomes a clone of a user'"'"'s primary personal computer, complete with bookmarks, email account access, documents in a user'"'"'s desktop and My Documents folder, pictures, music, and on-line content subscription access.

Claims

1. A method for enabling remote services on an internet coupled device (ICD), comprising:

providing, on a handheld computing device, a first application program;

establishing, on a first communication link between the handheld device and the ICD, a short range wireless network connection between the handheld computing device and the ICD, wherein the ICD is a personal computer or a television and wherein the network connection is via Bluetooth or wi-fi;

transmitting, via the first communication link to a second application program on the ICD, credentials for accessing a plurality of services via one or more remote servers;

transmitting, on a second communication link between the ICD and the one or more remote servers, a request to authorize the ICD to access one or more accounts of the user;

transmitting to the handheld device along a third communication link directly between one or more remote servers and the handheld device, a request to verify that the ICD is to be given access to one or more accounts of a user of the handheld computing device;

receiving, at the ICD and along the second communication link, a multimedia stream associated with the one or more user accounts in response to a verification provided by the handheld device that the ICD is to be given access to one or more accounts of the user; and

terminating, in response to the handheld computing device leaving communication range of the ICD, the rights of the ICD to access the one or more user accounts via the second communication link.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the handheld computing device transmits, to the second application program on the ICD, internet browser bookmark files.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the handheld computing device transmits, to the second application program on the ICD, an email account password and username.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the handheld computing device transmits, to the second application program on the ICD, documents commonly accessed by the user at a primary personal computer.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the handheld computing device transmits, to the second application program on the ICD, audio files.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the third communication link is along a cellular network.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the handheld computing device transmits, to the second application program on the ICD, credentials which enable the ICD to download streaming video from a remote server via the user'"'"'s account.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the handheld computing device transmits, to the second application program on the ICD, credentials which enable the ICD to download streaming audio from a remote server via the user'"'"'s account.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the handheld computing device transmits to the ICD application program credentials for at least three distinct third party services provided by the remote servers.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the handheld computing device transmits, on the third communication link, a request to authorize the ICD to access at least three distinct user accounts.