Using a smart link to access a digital resource

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11503103-B2
Application number	US-202117154284-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2021
Priority date	Jul 29, 2020
Publication date	Nov 15, 2022
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022

Abstract

In a method for using a smart link to access a digital resource, a smart link access request is received from an electronic device interacting with a smart link, wherein a smart link provides access to at least one destination digital resource of a plurality of destination digital resources associated with the smart link. The at least one destination digital resource to access is determined based at least on the smart link access request. The electronic device is directed to the determined at least one destination digital resource.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for using a smart link to access a digital resource, the method comprising:
receiving a smart link access request from an electronic device interacting with a smart link, wherein a smart link provides access to at least one destination digital resource of a plurality of destination digital resources associated with the smart link;
determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request; and
directing the electronic device to the determined at least one destination digital resource.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
determining the plurality of destination digital resources to access based at least on the smart link access request.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the smart link comprises at least one of a Quick Response (QR) code, a Near-Field-Communication (NFC) tag, and a shortened uniform resource locator (URL).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
accessing configuration settings for controlling access to the at least one destination digital resource indicated by the smart link access request.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the smart link access request comprises information related to the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the information related to the electronic device comprises a type of the electronic device, wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request and the type of the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the information related to the electronic device comprises a location of the electronic device, wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request and the location of the electronic device.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the information related to the electronic device comprises a time, wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request and the time.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
collecting metrics associated with the smart link access request and the determined at least one destination digital resource.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored thereon for causing a computer system to perform a method for using a smart link to access a digital resource, the method comprising:
receiving a smart link access request from an electronic device interacting with a smart link, wherein a smart link provides access to at least one destination digital resource of a plurality of destination digital resources associated with the smart link, wherein the smart link access request comprises information related to the electronic device;
determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request, wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
accessing configuration settings for controlling access to the at least one destination digital resource indicated by the smart link access request; and

directing the electronic device to the determined at least one destination digital resource.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
determining the plurality of destination digital resources to access based at least on the smart link access request.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the smart link comprises at least one of a Quick Response (QR) code, a Near-Field-Communication (NFC) tag, and a shortened uniform resource locator (URL).

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the information related to the electronic device comprises a type of the electronic device, wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request and the type of the electronic device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the information related to the electronic device comprises a location of the electronic device, wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request and the location of the electronic device.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the information related to the electronic device comprises a time, wherein the determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request comprises:
determining the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request and the time.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , the method further comprising:
collecting metrics associated with the smart link access request and the determined at least one destination digital resource.

17. A computer system comprising:
a data storage unit; and
a processor coupled with the data storage unit, the processor configured to:
receive a smart link access request from an electronic device interacting with a smart link, wherein a smart link provides access to at least one destination digital resource of a plurality of destination digital resources associated with the smart link, wherein the smart link access request comprises information related to the electronic device;
determine the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request;
access configuration settings for controlling access to the at least one destination digital resource indicated by the smart link access request; and
direct the electronic device to the determined at least one destination digital resource.

18. The computer system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine the plurality of destination digital resources to access based at least on the smart link access request.

19. The computer system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine the at least one destination digital resource to access based at least on the smart link access request and the type of the electronic device.

20. The computer system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine the at least

Assignees

• Vmware Inc

Inventors

• Tilney Scott
• Schmidt Stephen
• Grossi Gary
• Lee Michelle

Classifications

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title

• H04W4/50

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• G06F16/955

  using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL] · CPC title

• H04L63/0876

  based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint · CPC title

• H04L67/02 Primary

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title