US 2022/0022030 A1 · AUTHENTICATION-BASED COMMUNICATION LINK WITH A PERIPHERAL DEVICE

Abstract

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for an authentication-based communication link with a peripheral device are presented. In some embodiments, the peripheral device receives, from a host device, and stores, in a memory of the peripheral device, registration data including, for instance, a user credential, a user identifier, and/or a device identifier. Upon a request to pair the peripheral device with the same or a different host device, the peripheral device requests and receives, from such a host device, authentication data including a user credential, a user identifier, and/or a device identifier. The peripheral device determines whether a match exists between the received authentication data and the registration data. If so, a communication link is established with the host device.

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Dependent claims

A method implemented by a peripheral device, the method comprising:

establishing a first communication link with a first host device according to a pairing procedure of a wireless communication protocol;
sending, to the first host device, a request for a user credential over the first communication link;
receiving, from the first host device, the user credential over the first communication link;
storing the user credential in a memory of the peripheral device;
upon a request for a second communication link with the first host device or a second host device, performing an authentication based on the user credential stored in the memory;
and
establishing the second communication link based on the authentication.

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A peripheral device comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories storing computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by at least one of the one or more processors, configure the peripheral device to:
establish a first communication link with a first host device according to a pairing procedure of a wireless communication protocol;
send, to the first host device, a request for a user credential over the first communication link;
receive, from the first host device, the user credential over the first communication link;
store the user credential in at least one of the one or more memories of the peripheral device;
upon a request for a second communication link with the first host device or a second host device, perform an authentication based on the user credential;
and
establish the second communication link based on the authentication.

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A peripheral device comprising:

means for establishing a first communication link with a first host device according to a pairing procedure of a wireless communication protocol;
means for sending, to the first host device, a request for a user credential over the first communication link;
means for receiving, from the first host device, the user credential over the first communication link;
means for storing the user credential in a memory of the peripheral device;
upon a request for a second communication link with the first host device or a second host device, means for performing an authentication based on the user credential stored in the memory;
and
means for establishing the second communication link based on the authentication.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, upon execution by a peripheral device, cause the peripheral device to perform operations comprising:

establishing a first communication link with a first host device according to a pairing procedure of a wireless communication protocol;
sending, to the first host device, a request for a user credential over the first communication link;
receiving, from the first host device, the user credential over the first communication link;
storing the user credential in a memory of the peripheral device;
upon a request for a second communication link with the first host device or a second host device, performing an authentication based on the user credential stored in the memory;
and
establishing the second communication link based on the authentication.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Authentication-based communication link with a peripheral device

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Authentication-based communication link with a peripheral device

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