US 11,889,314 B2Granted

Apparatus, system and method for associating a device to a user of a service

AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

InventorsBrian A. Yokum, Aaron Ard, Mark Buster

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Abstract

A system for associating a device to a user of a service hosted at a remote location may include a device, a WAN, and equipment. The user may identify a wireless network of the device and connect to the device using equipment. An application on the equipment may generate a key and send the key to the device. The device may then connect with the service and transmit the key to the service. The application may disconnect from the device and connect with the service. The application may send a request to the service to associate with the device, sending the key with the request. The service compares the keys received from the device and the application. If the respective keys match, then the service may associate the device to the user of the service. Otherwise, the association is denied.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A method for associating a device to a user of a service hosted at a remote location, the method comprising:

establishing a direct network connection between the device and a user computing device;
requesting a security certificate from the device via the direct network connection;
receiving the security certificate from the device, wherein the security certificate comprises a public encryption key;
generating a device key on the user computing device by an application running on the user computing device;
creating a message, by the user computing device, wherein the message comprises the device key and connection information, wherein the connection information comprises information to connect to a local network and information for the device to connect to the service;
encrypting, by the user computing device, the message with the public encryption key to create an encrypted message;
sending the encrypted message to the device wherein the device provides the device key to the service;
connecting with the local network after disconnecting the direct network connection;
connecting, by the application, with the service on a remote network via a gateway connected to the local network;
sending a request to the service to associate with the device, and wherein the request includes the device key to establish a network connection between the user computing device and the service, wherein the service is associated with the device in response to the request if the device key provided by the user computing device matches the device key provided by the device. and
performing a time-out procedure if an acknowledgement is not received from the service.

8 more elements

A device associated to a user of a service hosted at a remote location, the device comprising:

a wiring device;
and
a wireless access point, wherein the wireless access point comprises a device-based service to:
start a peer-to-peer network;
advertise the peer-to-peer network;
establish a first communication link to make a direct network connection to a user computing device;
receive a request for a security certificate from the user computing device;
send a security certificate to the user computing device, the security certificate comprising a public encryption key;
receive an encrypted message from the user computing device, wherein the encrypted message includes a user computing device key generated on the user computing device by an application running on the user computing device and connection information, wherein the connection information comprises information to connect to a local network and information required for the device to connect to the service;
decrypt the encrypted message with a private encryption key to determine the user computing device key and the information required for the device to connect to the service;
shut down the peer-to-peer network after receipt of the encrypted message;
establish a connection with the local network based on the information to connect to the local network;
establish a second communication link to connect to the service, wherein the device provides a device key generated on the user computing device to the service via the second communication link;
wherein the device is associated with the user computing device in response to a determination by the service that the device key provided by the device to the service via the second communication link matches the user computing device key that the service receives from the user computing device;
and
performing a time-out procedure if an acknowledgement is not received from the service.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/980,974Filed 12 Apr 2018 · us provisional application
Priority: 16 Mar 2018
Published: US 2020/0413248 A131 Dec 2020
Granted: 30 Jan 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G06F 21/44
Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals: program or device authentication
H04W 12/50
Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity: secure pairing of devices
G06F 21/606
Protecting data: by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
H04L 63/0428
For providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks: wherein the data content is protected, e.g.…