Electronic device and method for operating the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10897355-B2
Application number	US-201715718922-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2017
Priority date	Oct 27, 2016
Publication date	Jan 19, 2021
Grant date	Jan 19, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device and a method thereof, in which user identification information is not exposed because data transmission and reception are performed by using temporary identification that distinguishes one user from another user, instead of by using user identification information of an electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a communication module; and
a processor configured to:
receive, through the communication module, key information of an external electronic device from the external electronic device collecting and processing at least one item of user data of the electronic device,
generate temporary identification information based on the received key information of the external electronic device and key information of the electronic device,
transmit the generated temporary identification information to the external electronic device through the communication module, wherein the external electronic device combines the received temporary identification information with the processed at least one item of user data such that data generated by combining the generated temporary identification information and the processed at least one item of user data is transmitted from the external electronic device to a server,
receive, in response to transmitting a request signal for transmitting the processed at least one item of the user data to the server with the generated temporary identification information, the at least one item of the user data corresponding to the generated temporary identification information from the server;
calculate a current location of the electronic device by using a sensor module of the electronic device; and
determine to encrypt the user data of the electronic device based on the calculated current location of the electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the temporary identification information based on time variant key information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive additional information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device through the communication module and to determine to encrypt the user data of the electronic device based on the received additional information of the external electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, through the communication module, information related to the encryption of user data of the electronic device to the external electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive, through the communication module, user data of the electronic device obtained by the external electronic device from a server by using the generated temporary identification information.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, through the communication module, a command for transmitting the user data of the electronic device stored in a server to an account server related to a user of the electronic device by using the generated temporary identification information.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a memory and the processor is configured to transmit, through the communication module, the user data of the electronic device stored in the memory to the server together with the generated temporary identification information.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a command for transmitting the generated temporary identification information to a first database of a server and move the user data of the electronic device stored in the first database to a second database of the server together with the temporary identification information.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one item of the user data of the electronic device comprises biometric data, exercise data, and user information.

10. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving key information of an external electronic device from the external electronic device collecting and processing at least one item of user data of the electronic device;
generating temporary identification information based on the received key information of the external electronic device and key information of the electronic device;
transmitting the temporary identification information to the external electronic device, wherein the external electronic device combines the received temporary identification information with the processed at least one item of user data such that data generated by combining the generated temporary identification information and the processed at least one item of user data is transmitted from the external electronic device to a server;
receiving, in response to transmitting a request signal for transmitting the processed at least one item of the user data to the server with the generated temporary identification information, the at least one item of the user data corresponding to the generated temporary identification information from the server,
calculating a current location of the electronic device by using a sensor module of the electronic device; and
determining to encrypt the user data of the electronic device based on the calculated current location of the electronic device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the temporary identification information is generated based time variant key information.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving additional information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device;
determining to encrypt user data of the electronic device based on the received additional information of the external electronic device; and
transmitting information related to the encryption of user data of the electronic device to the external electronic device.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving user data of the electronic device obtained by the external electronic device from a server by using the temporary identification information.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
transmitting the generated temporary identification information to a server;
moving the user data of the electronic device stored in a first database of the server to a second database of the server together with the temporary identification information; and
transmitting the user data stored in the second database to the external electronic device based on the temporary identification information.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
controlling to transmit user data of the electronic device stored in a server to an account server corresponding to a user of the electronic device by using the generated temporary identification information.

16. An electronic device comprising:
a communication module;
at least one sensor configured to collect data; and
a processor configured to:
transmit key information of the electronic device to an external electronic device through the communication module,
receive temporary identification information from the external electronic device through the communication module, the temporary identification information generated based on the key information of the electronic device and key information of the external electronic device,
combine the received temporary identification information with data obtained by the at least one sensor;
transmit data generated by combining the received temporary identification information with the data obtained by the at least one sensor to a server through the communication module;
calculate a current location of the electronic device by using a sensor module of the electronic device; and
determine to encrypt the user data o

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ko Kwangwon
• Roh Donghyun
• Min Kyungsub

Classifications

• H04M2250/06

  including a wireless LAN interface · CPC title

• H04M2201/36

  Memories · CPC title

• H04M1/725

  Cordless telephones (user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724) · CPC title

• H04L63/0428 Primary

  wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload · CPC title

• H04M2201/34

  Microprocessors · CPC title