Power charger authorization for a user equipment via a cryptographic handshake
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsItzhack GOLDBERG, Harry R. MCGREGOR, Yossi MESIKA, Christopher B. MOORE
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Abstract
Embodiments for using power charge management authorization for a user equipment (UE) by a processor. A power charging session is authorized by firmware of the UE for charging the UE using a cryptographic handshake between the UE and a power charging station.
Claims20
A method for using power charge management authorization for a user equipment (UE) with secured power charging stations by a processor, comprising:
- authorizing a power charging session by firmware of the UE for charging the UE using a cryptographic handshake between the UE and a power charging station;
- and
- allowing an unauthorized charging session, prior to the authorizing, to charge the UE up to a pre-authorized charging limit comprising a predetermined percentage of charged capacity of the UE;
- wherein the unauthorized charging session is allowed prior to the authorizing upon detecting, by the firmware of the UE, that an unauthorized power charging source has been connected to the UE.
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A system for using power charge management authorization for a user equipment (UE) with secured power charging stations, comprising:
- a hardware processor that:
- authorizes a power charging session by firmware of the UE for charging the UE using a cryptographic handshake between the UE and a power charging station;
- and
- allows an unauthorized charging session, prior to the authorizing, to charge the UE up to a pre-authorized charging limit comprising a predetermined percentage of charged capacity of the UE;
- wherein the unauthorized charging session is allowed prior to the authorizing upon detecting, by the firmware of the UE, that an unauthorized power charging source has been connected to the UE.
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A computer program product for using power charge management authorization for a user equipment (UE) with secured power charging stations of a user by a processor, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- an executable portion that authorizes a power charging session by firmware of the UE for charging the UE using a cryptographic handshake between the UE and a power charging station;
- and
- an executable portion that allows an unauthorized charging session, prior to the authorizing, to charge the UE up to a pre-authorized charging limit comprising a predetermined percentage of charged capacity of the UE;
- wherein the unauthorized charging session is allowed prior to the authorizing upon detecting, by the firmware of the UE, that an unauthorized power charging source has been connected to the UE.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.