Method of pairing an electronic apparatus and a user account within an on-line service

A method of pairing between a unique identifier of an electronic apparatus and an identifier of a user account within an online service, the method being performed by said electronic apparatus, a fleet management service serving as a relay between said electronic apparatus and said online service, wherein the method comprises:

• sending a pairing request to the fleet management service;
• receiving a response to the pairing request, the response containing a token consisting of a unique identifier generated by the fleet management service;
• displaying the received token;
• awaiting reception of a pairing confirmation;
• and
• receiving the pairing confirmation from the fleet management service.

A method of pairing between a unique identifier of an electronic apparatus and an identifier of a user account within an online service, a fleet management service serving as a relay between said electronic apparatus and said online service, the method being performed by said fleet management service, wherein the method comprises:

• receiving a pairing request from the electronic apparatus, the pairing request containing a unique identifier of said electronic apparatus;
• generating a unique token and storing an association between the generated unique token and the received unique identifier of the electronic apparatus;
• sending a response to the received request, the response containing the generated unique token;
• receiving from the online service an association between a user account identifier and a token;
• generating the association between the unique identifier of the electronic apparatus and the user account identifier;
• and
• sending a pairing confirmation to the electronic apparatus.

An electronic apparatus having a unique identifier and comprising:

• means for sending a pairing request to a fleet management service;
• means for receiving a response to the pairing request, the response containing a token consisting of a unique identifier generated by the fleet management service;
• means for displaying the received token;
• means for awaiting reception of a pairing confirmation;
• and
• means for receiving the pairing confirmation from the fleet management service.

Information processing device for implementing a fleet management service serving as a relay between an electronic apparatus and an online service, comprising:

• means for receiving a pairing request from the electronic apparatus, the pairing request containing a unique identifier of said electronic apparatus;
• means for generating a unique token and storing the association between the generated unique token and the received unique identifier of the electronic apparatus;
• means for sending a response to the received pairing request, the response containing the generated unique token;
• means for receiving from the online service an association between a user account identifier and a token;
• means for generating the association between the unique identifier of the electronic apparatus and the user account identifier;
• and
• means for sending a pairing confirmation to the electronic apparatus.