Method and apparatus for controlling device through web-based service
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorGuanhua ZHANG
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a device through a web-based service is provided. The apparatus includes a control module which determines whether a user is authorized to access a control server via a terminal of the user based on information received from the terminal, and transmits an authentication token to the terminal if it is determined that the user is authorized to access the control server; and an output module which receives a request message for controlling a device along with the authentication token from the terminal, the request message being transmitted via a third party application by the terminal, and transmits the request message to the device if the authentication token received from the terminal is valid.
Claims13
An apparatus for controlling a device through a web-based service, the apparatus comprising:
- a control module which determines whether a user is authorized to access a control server via a terminal of the user based on information received from the terminal, and transmits an authentication token to the terminal if it is determined that the user is authorized to access the control server;
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- an output module which receives a request message for controlling a device along with the authentication token from the terminal, the request message being transmitted via a third party application by the terminal, and transmits the request message to the device if the authentication token received from the terminal is valid.
An apparatus for controlling a device through a web-based service, the apparatus comprising:
- a control module which determines whether a user is authorized to access a control server via a terminal of the user based on information input received from the terminal, and transmits an authentication token to the terminal if it is determined that the user is authorized to access the control server;
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- an installation module which installs a module in the terminal if the control module determines that the user is authorized to access the control server, the module enabling the user to automatically log on to the control server via the terminal.
A method of controlling a device through a web-based service, the method comprising:
- determining whether a user is authorized to access a control server via a terminal of the user based on information;
- transmitting an authentication token to the terminal if it is determined that the user is authorized to access the control server;
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- receiving a request message for controlling a device along with the authentication token from the terminal, the request message being transmitted via a third party application by the terminal;
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- transmitting the request message to the device according to if the authentication token received from the terminal is valid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.