Applications in a flexible registration framework

• US 9,648,055 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2014
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ayla Networks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ayla Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Pai, Vishwesh, Sundaresan, Sudha, Caceres, Adrian
• Primary Examiner(s): KIM, TAE K
• Application Number:
  US14/515,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20160112470A1
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 709205, 726 1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration

Abstract

A processing device executing an application that is logged in to a user account recognized by a registration service receives information identifying a device that has not been bound to any user account, wherein the application supports a plurality of registration techniques. The processing device identifies a registration technique supported by the device that is to be used for registration of the device. The processing device performs at least one of sending information associated with the registration technique to the device or receiving the information associated with the registration technique. The processing device sends the information associated with the registration technique to the registration service, and then receives a message from the registration service, wherein the message indicates that the information satisfied a criterion of the registration technique and comprises a notification that the device is bound to the user account.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing device executing an application that is logged in to a user account recognized by a registration service, information identifying a device that has not been bound to any user account, wherein the application supports a plurality of registration techniques, and wherein the plurality of registration techniques comprise a first registration technique with a first security level and a second registration technique with a second security level, wherein the second security level is different than the first security level;

identifying, by the processing device, a registration technique supported by the device that is to be used for registration of the device, wherein the registration technique comprises

     1) a criterion that must be satisfied in order for the device to be bound to the user account and

     2) one or more first registration operations to be performed by the device, and one or more second registration operations to be performed by the application, to cause the criterion to be satisfied;

performing at least one of sending information associated with the registration technique to the device or receiving the information associated with the registration technique;

sending the information associated with the registration technique to the registration service; and

receiving, by the processing device, a message from the registration service, wherein the message indicates that the information satisfied a criterion of the registration technique and comprises a notification that the device is bound to the user account.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after the device is bound to the user account, receiving information identifying a state of the device;

receiving a user input to change a setting of the device; and

sending a command for changing the setting to a device service, wherein the device service is to forward the command to the device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the application fails to support the registration technique;

notifying the registration service that the application fails to support the registration technique;

receiving an application update responsive to notifying the registration service; and

updating the application using the application update to cause the application to support the registration technique.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the registration technique supported by the device comprises:

sending information identifying the device to the registration service; and

receiving instructions to use the registration technique responsive to sending the information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the registration technique supported by the device comprises:

determining a device type of the device; and

determining the registration technique based on the device type, wherein the registration technique is one of the plurality of registration techniques supported by the application.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining that the device supports a plurality of registration techniques based on the device type; and

determining, from the plurality of registration techniques supported by the application and from the plurality of registration techniques supported by the device, that the registration technique is supported by both the application and the device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

connecting to a local area network (LAN); and

responsive to detecting the device, sending network credentials for the LAN to the device, wherein the network credentials enable the device to establish a connection to the LAN, and through the LAN to the registration service.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information identifying an additional device that has not been bound to any user account;

identifying an additional registration technique supported by the additional device that is to be used for registration of the additional device;

receiving additional information associated with the additional registration technique;

providing the additional information to the registration service; and

receiving an additional message from the registration service, wherein the additional message indicates that the additional information satisfied a criterion of the additional registration technique and comprises a notification that the additional device is bound to the user account.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

logging the application out of the user account;

logging the application in to an additional user account;

receiving information identifying an additional device that has not been bound to any user account;

identifying an additional registration technique supported by the additional device that is to be used for registration of the additional device;

receiving information associated with the additional registration technique;

providing the information associated with the additional registration technique to the registration service; and

receiving an additional message from the registration service, wherein the additional message indicates that the additional information satisfied an additional criterion of the additional registration technique and comprises a notification that the additional device is bound to the additional user account.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing device comprises a processing device for a mobile device, and wherein the device comprises an embedded system.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for an application that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the processing device, information identifying a device that has not been bound to any user account, wherein the application supports a plurality of registration techniques, wherein the application is logged in to a user account recognized by a registration service, and wherein the plurality of registration techniques comprise a first registration technique with a first security level and a second registration technique with a second security level, wherein the second security level is different than the first security level;

identifying, by the processing device, a registration technique supported by the device that is to be used for registration of the device, wherein the registration technique comprises

     1) a criterion that must be satisfied in order for the device to be bound to the user account and

     2) one or more first registration operations to be performed by the device, and one or more second registration operations to be performed by the application, to cause the criterion to be satisfied;

performing at least one of sending information associated with the registration technique to the device or receiving the information associated with the registration technique;

sending the information associated with the registration technique to the registration service; and

receiving, by the processing device, a message from the registration service, wherein the message indicates that the information satisfied a criterion of the registration technique and comprises a notification that the device is bound to the user account.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the operations further comprising:

after the device is bound to the user account, receiving information identifying a state of the device;

receiving a user input to change a setting of the device; and

sending a command for changing the setting to a device service, wherein the device service is to forward the command to the device.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the operations further comprising:

determining that the application fails to support the registration technique;

notifying the registration service that the application fails to support the registration technique;

receiving an application update responsive to notifying the registration service; and

updating the application using the application update to cause the application to support the registration technique.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein identifying the registration technique supported by the device comprises:

sending information identifying the device to the registration service; and

receiving instructions to use the registration technique responsive to sending the information.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein identifying the registration technique supported by the device comprises:

determining a device type of the device; and

determining the registration technique based on the device type, wherein the registration technique is one of the plurality of registration techniques supported by the application.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

determining that the device supports a plurality of registration techniques based on the device type; and

determining, from the plurality of registration techniques supported by the application and from the plurality of registration techniques supported by the device, that the registration technique is supported by both the application and the device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the operations further comprising:

connecting to a local area network (LAN); and

responsive to detecting the device, sending network credentials for the LAN to the device, wherein the network credentials enable the device to establish a connection to the LAN, and through the LAN to the registration service.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the operations further comprising:

receiving information identifying an additional device that has not been bound to any user account;

identifying an additional registration technique supported by the additional device that is to be used for registration of the additional device;

receiving additional information associated with the additional registration technique;

providing the additional information to the registration service; and

receiving an additional message from the registration service, wherein the additional message indicates that the additional information satisfied a criterion of the additional registration technique and comprises a notification that the additional device is bound to the user account.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the operations further comprising:

logging the application out of the user account;

logging the application in to an additional user account;

receiving information identifying an additional device that has not been bound to any user account;

identifying an additional registration technique supported by the additional device that is to be used for registration of the additional device;

receiving information associated with the additional registration technique;

providing the information associated with the additional registration technique to the registration service; and

receiving an additional message from the registration service, wherein the additional message indicates that the additional information satisfied an additional criterion of the additional registration technique and comprises a notification that the additional device is bound to the additional user account.

20. A mobile device comprising:

a wireless module;

a memory to store instructions for a remote control application; and

a processing device, coupled to the wireless module and to the memory, to execute the instructions for the application, wherein the instructions cause the processing device to;

receive information identifying a device that has not been bound to any user account, wherein the application supports a plurality of registration techniques, wherein the application is logged in to a user account recognized by a registration service, and wherein the plurality of registration techniques comprise a first registration technique with a first security level and a second registration technique with a second security level, wherein the second security level is different than the first security level;

identify a registration technique supported by the device that is to be used for registration of the device, wherein the registration technique comprises

     1) a criterion that must be satisfied in order for the device to be bound to the user account and

     2) one or more first registration operations to be performed by the device, and one or more second registration operations to be performed by the application, to cause the criterion to be satisfied;

determine information associated with the registration technique;

send the information associated with the registration technique to the registration service; and

receive a message from the registration service, wherein the message indicates that the information satisfied a criterion of the registration technique and comprises a notification that the device is bound to the user account.