System and method for registering an electronic device

• US 9,135,212 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2012
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Mixter, Kenneth Edward, Wilson, Glenn, Drewry, William Alexander, Gwalani, Sumit, Pagaime da Silva, Joao Paulo, Lo, Raymond, Zhao, Bin, Nissler, Mattias Stefan
• Primary Examiner(s): Dalencourt, Yves
• Application Number:
  US13/691,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20150212971A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: 709/220
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226

Abstract

A system and a method for registering an electronic device are provided. An auto-enrollment status of an electronic device by an enterprise is determined based on hash information associated with an identifier for the electronic device. In a case where the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device is determined to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise, one or more configuration settings for the electronic device as designated by the enterprise are identified, and the electronic device is requested to adopt the one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise in response to providing the auto-enrollment login interface to the electronic device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for registering an electronic device, the method comprising:

determining, based on hash information associated with an identifier for an electronic device, an auto-enrollment status of the electronic device by an enterprise;

and in a case where the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device is determined to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise;

identifying one or more configuration settings for the electronic device as designated by the enterprise;

sending an indication of the auto-enrollment status to the electronic device; and

requesting the electronic device to adopt the one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise; and

in a case where the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device is determined not to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise;

generating, based on the identifier of the electronic device and the hash information associated with the identifier, a response identifier for the electronic device; and

transmitting the generated response identifier to the electronic device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing for display, an auto-enrollment login interface if the electronic device is determined to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, via the auto-enrollment login interface, a user authentication to initiate auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise, wherein requesting the electronic device to adopt the one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise is performed in response to receiving the user authentication.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more configuration settings are configured to modify hardware configurations of the electronic device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more configuration settings are configured to modify software configurations of the electronic device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the hash information is generated by a secure hash algorithm.

7. A computer-implemented method for registering an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving an indication to configure an electronic device;

providing hash information associated with an identifier for the electronic device to determine an auto-enrollment status of the electronic device by an enterprise;

receiving an indication of the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device by the enterprise;

in a case where the electronic device is indicated to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise;

receiving one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise; and

automatically configuring the electronic device based on the received one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise; and

in a case where the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device is indicated to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by a different enterprise;

updating the identifier for the electronic device and the hash information associated with the identifier; and

providing for the updated identifier for the electronic device and the hash information associated with the identifier to determine the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying an auto-enrollment login interface on the electronic device if the electronic device is indicated to require auto-enrollment by the enterprise.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving, via the auto-enrollment interface, user authentication to initiate auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise, wherein automatically configuring the electronic device based on the received one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise is performed in response to receiving the user authentication.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

modifying hardware configuration settings of the electronic device based on the received one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

modifying software configuration settings of the electronic device based on the received one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the hash information is generated by a secure hash algorithm.

13. A system for registering an electronic device, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising;

determining, based on hash information associated with an identifier for an electronic device, an auto-enrollment status of the electronic device by an enterprise;

in a case where the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device is determined to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise;

identifying one or more configuration settings for the electronic device as designated by the enterprise;

sending an indication of the auto-enrollment status to the electronic device; and

requesting the electronic device to adopt the one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise; and

in a case where the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device is determined not to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise;

generating, based on the identifier of the electronic device and the hash information associated with the identifier, a response identifier for the electronic device; and

transmitting the generated response identifier to the electronic device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprising:

providing for display an auto-enrollment login interface if the electronic device is determined to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprising:

receiving, via the auto-enrollment login interface, a user authentication to initiate auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise, wherein requesting the electronic device to adopt the one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise is performed in response to receiving the user authentication.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more configuration settings are configured to modify hardware configurations of the electronic device.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more configuration settings are configured to modify software configurations of the electronic device.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the hash information is generated by a secure hash algorithm.