# US 10,372,462 B2 · Method and apparatus for device setup > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,372,462 B2 - Document ID: US10372462B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/352,047 - Filed: 2016-11-15 - Published: 2017-05-25 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-24 - Assignees: Nokia Technologies Oy - Applicants: Nokia Technologies Oy - Inventors: Jukka Reunamaki; Arto Palin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10372462B2 ## CPC - G06F 9/4411: {Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers} - G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints - H04L 41/0806: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play - H04L 41/0809: {Plug-and-play configuration} - G06F 16/95: Retrieval from the web - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract There are disclosed various methods and apparatuses for a device setup. In some embodiments of the method a signal from a peripheral device is detected by an apparatus and biometric data is received from the peripheral device. The biometric data is transmitted to a server. An indication whether the server has found biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data or other information indicative of that the apparatus and the peripheral device are attached to a same user is received from the server. If the indication reveals that the server has found biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data or other information indicative of that the apparatus and the peripheral device are attached to a same user configuration data is received from the server and used for configuring at least one of the apparatus and the peripheral device. In some embodiments the apparatus comprises means for implementing the method. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, at a user device, biometric data from a peripheral device; causing the user device to collect other biometric data from a wearer of the user device; transmitting the biometric data and the other biometric data to a server; receiving from the server an indication as to whether the server has compared the biometric data and the other biometric data to determine that the apparatus and the peripheral device are attached to a same user; and in an instance in which the user device receives the indication that the user device and the peripheral device are attached to the same user, receiving from the server configuration data associated with the same user, and using the configuration data for configuring at least one of the user device and the peripheral device, wherein the configuration data comprises at least one of a threshold level, a measurement accuracy, or an identification number assigned to the peripheral device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the information indicative of the user device and the peripheral device being attached to the same user is based on a biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 further comprising: determining whether the peripheral device is attached to the same user as the user device; pairing the peripheral device with the user device if the determination indicates that the peripheral device is attached to the same user as the user device. ### Claim 4 A method comprising: receiving, from a user device, biometric data relating to a peripheral device and other biometric data collected by the user device from a wearer of the user device; determining whether at least a portion of the biometric data is a same type and is associated with a same period as a corresponding portion of the other biometric data; using the biometric data or the other biometric data to search a database for a biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data or the other biometric data; transmitting to the user device an indication indicative of whether the user device and the peripheral device are attached to a same user; and in an instance in which the user device and the peripheral device are attached to the same user, retrieving configuration data related to the user device or the peripheral device, and transmitting the configuration data to the user device, wherein the configuration data comprises at least one of a threshold level, a measurement accuracy, or an identification number assigned for the peripheral device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein the information indicative of the user device and the peripheral device being attached to the same user is based on a biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, further comprising: determining whether the peripheral device is attached to the same user as the user device; using the configuration data received from peripheral device to determine whether the peripheral device is attached to the same user as the user device. ### Claim 7 An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive, at the apparatus, biometric data from a peripheral device; cause the apparatus to collect other biometric data from a wearer of the apparatus; transmit the biometric data and the other biometric data to a server; receive from the server an indication as to whether the server has compared the biometric data and the other biometric data to determine that the apparatus and the peripheral device are attached to a same user; and in an instance in which the user device receives the indication that the apparatus and the peripheral device are attached to the same user, the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive, from the server configuration data comprising at least one of a threshold level, a measurement accuracy, or an identification number assigned for the peripheral device; and use the configuration data for configuring at least one of the apparatus or the peripheral device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the information indicative of the apparatus and the peripheral device being attached to the same user is based on the biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, in an instance in which the indication reveals that the server has not found biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data, the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: form the configuration data related to at least one of the apparatus and the peripheral device; associate the configuration data with the same user of the apparatus; and store the configuration data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: determine whether the peripheral device is attached to the same user as the apparatus. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: pair the peripheral device with the apparatus if the determination indicates that the peripheral device is attached to the same user as the apparatus. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: establish a secured connection between the apparatus and the peripheral device attached to the same user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: use the biometric data received from the peripheral device and the other biometric data collected from the wearer of the apparatus to determine whether the peripheral device is attached to the same user as the apparatus. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: measure, by the apparatus, the other biometric data; transmit the other biometric data measured by the apparatus to the server. ### Claim 15 An apparatus comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive, from a user device, biometric data relating to a peripheral device and other biometric data measured by the user device and associated with a wearer of the user device; determine whether at least a portion of the biometric data is a same type and is associated with a same period as a corresponding portion of the other biometric data; use the biometric data or the other biometric data to search a database for a biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data or the other biometric data; transmit, to the user device, an indication indicative of whether the user device and the peripheral device are attached to a same user; and in an instance in which the user device and the peripheral device are attached to the same user, retrieve configuration data related to the user device or the peripheral device, and transmit the configuration data to the user device, wherein the configuration data comprises at least one of a threshold level, a measurement accuracy, or an identification number assigned for the peripheral device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the information indicative of the user device and the peripheral device being attached to the same user is based on the biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data or the other biometric data. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein, in an instance in which the indication reveals that the biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data or the other biometric data is not found, the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: form the configuration data related to at least one of the user device and the peripheral device; associate the configuration data with the same user of the user device; and transmit the configuration data to the user device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the same type of biometric data is related to one of an electrocardiogram, a heart rate, an iris characteristic, a blood pressure, or an electroencephalograph; and wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: determine whether the peripheral device is attached to the same user as the user device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: compare the biometric data received from the peripheral device to the other biometric data collected by the user device to determine whether the peripheral device is attached to the same user as the user device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: cause the user device to measure the other biometric data associated with the wearer of the user device; and receive, from the user device, the other biometric data measured by the user device.