Facilitating a secure session between paired devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10750367-B2
Application number	US-201916265715-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2019
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

A host device can establish a verified session with a wearable device. The host device can determine whether the verified session is in progress. In accordance with a determination that the verified session is in progress, the host device can provide a user interface to request confirmation that the identifier is to be provided to the wearable device. The host device can receive an input at the user interface and, in accordance with a determination that the input indicates a confirmation that the identifier is to be provided to the wearable device, the host can identify a user identifier to provide to the wearable device, and transmit the user identifier to the wearable device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
establishing, by a host device, a verified session via a wireless connection with a wearable device;
receiving, by the host device, a request for a user identifier to be assigned to the wearable device;
determining, by the host device, whether the verified session with the wearable device is in progress;
in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the wearable device is in progress, providing, by the host device, a user interface to request selection of a particular user identifier capable of being provided to the wearable device;
receiving, via the user interface, selection of one user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers; and
in accordance with a determination that the selection indicates a confirmation that a user identifier is to be provided to the wearable device, transmitting the selected one user identifier to the wearable device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected one user identifier corresponds to a first account and a different identifier of the plurality of identifiers corresponds to a second account, wherein the second account is associated with the host device, and wherein the first account has a relationship with the second account.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the selected one user identifier is associated with a password, and further comprising transmitting the selected one user identifier to the wearable device after the password is entered at the host device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected one user identifier corresponds to an account associated with the host device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the account associated with the host device is logged in to the host device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising interacting, by the host device, with the wearable device based at least in part on the selected one user identifier.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein interacting with the wearable device based at least in part on the selected one user identifier comprises pushing, by the host device, a profile corresponding with the selected one user identifier to the wearable device.

8. A host device, comprising:
a communication interface to communicate with a wearable device;
a user interface; and
a processor coupled to the communication interface and the user interface, the processor configured to:
establish a wireless connection with the wearable device;
receive a request for an identifier to be assigned to the wearable device;
determine whether a verified session, via the wireless connection, with the wearable device is in progress;
in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the wearable device is in progress, provide the user interface to request selection of a particular user identifier capable of being provided to the wearable device;
receive, via the user interface, selection of one user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers; and
in accordance with a determination that the selection indicates a confirmation that a user identifier is to be provided to the wearable device, transmitting the selected one user identifier to the wearable device.

9. The host device of claim 8 , wherein the selected one user identifier corresponds to a first account and a different identifier of the plurality of identifiers corresponds to a second account, wherein the second account is associated with the host device, and wherein the first account has a relationship with the second account.

10. The host device of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the verified session with the wearable device is in progress comprises:
transmitting a confirmation request to the wearable device; and
receiving, from the wearable device, confirmation that the verified session is in progress.

11. The host device of claim 10 , wherein the wearable device is instructed, by the host device, to respond to the confirmation request based at least in part on the wearable device being within a threshold proximity of the host device.

12. The host device of claim 8 , wherein determining whether the verified session with the wearable device is in progress comprises:
transmitting a confirmation request to the wearable device; and
receiving, from the wearable device, a response within a threshold time of establishing the verified session.

13. The host device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify a time at which the verified session began, and wherein the selected one user identifier is transmitted to the wearable device before expiration of a time period from the time at which the verified session began.

14. The host device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the wearable device is not in progress:
provide a refusal message indicating that the host device will not transmit the selected one user identifier to the wearable device; and
interact with the wearable device in an unverified state.

15. The host device of claim 8 , wherein the selected one user identifier is transmitted to the wearable device in a message encrypted with a key associated with the verified session, and wherein the key comprises a message key based at least in part on a session key of the verified session or the key comprises the session of the verified session.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor in a host device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
establishing a wireless connection with a wearable device;
receiving a request for an a user identifier to be assigned to the wearable device;
determining whether a verified session, via the wireless connection, with the wearable device is in progress;
in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the wearable device is in progress, providing a user interface to request selection of a particular user identifier capable of being provided to the wearable device;
receiving, via the user interface, selection of one user identifier of the plurality of identifiers; and
in accordance with a determination that the selection indicates a confirmation that a user identifier is to be provided to the wearable device, transmitting the selected one user identifier to the wearable device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the selected one user identifier corresponds to a first account and a different identifier of the plurality of identifiers corresponds to a second account, wherein the second account is associated with the host device, and wherein the first account has a relationship with the second account.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
identifying that the wearable device ceases to be worn; and
instructing the wearable device to clear the selected one user identifier.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
instructing the wearable device to load a profile corresponding to the selected one identifier, the profile including profile information that comprises at least one of user contacts or customized text responses; and
instructing the wearable device to make the profile information inaccessible to the wearable device in accordance with the selected one user identifier being cleared.

20. The non-tra

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Boettcher Jesse W
• Federighi Craig
• James Bryan J
• Mason James Eric

Classifications

• H04W12/33

  using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses · CPC title

• H04M1/72454

  according to context-related or environment-related conditions · CPC title

• H04W12/50

  Secure pairing of devices · CPC title

• H04M1/724

  User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones · CPC title

• H04M1/72412

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title