Systems and methods for interaction among terminal devices and servers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11665160-B2
Application number	US-202117322214-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2021
Priority date	Oct 17, 2014
Publication date	May 30, 2023
Grant date	May 30, 2023

Abstract

System and method are disclosed for providing authentication of a terminal device. One embodiment includes a method implemented by a first terminal device. The method may include receiving first location information and receiving a first predetermined signal. The method may also include transmitting status information and the first location information to a server upon receiving the first predetermined signal to allow the server to compare the first location information with second location information received from a second terminal device and to allow the server to transmit the status information to the second terminal device. The status information may indicate that the first terminal device is authenticated and the first location information may indicate a current location of the first terminal device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, implemented by a processor device of a server, for providing authentication, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first terminal device, status information, wherein:
the status information indicates that the first terminal device is authenticated, and
the status information is received in response to the first terminal device receiving a first predetermined signal, wherein the first predetermined signal includes a voltage input received by a predetermined port of the first terminal device to indicate synchronizing authentication status of the first terminal device to a second terminal device through the server;

generating an identification code indicating an identity of the second terminal device;
transmitting the identification code to at least one of the first or second terminal device;
determining whether the first and second terminal devices are co-located; and
in response to a determination that the first and second terminal devices are co-located, transmitting the status information to the second terminal device to authenticate the second terminal device according to the identification code.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
receiving, from at least one of the first or second terminal device, the identification code; and
transmitting the status information to the second terminal device indicated by the received identification code.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
receiving a first time stamp from the first terminal device;
receiving a second time stamp from the second terminal device;
comparing the first and second time stamps to determine a difference between the first and second time stamps; and
transmitting the status information to the second terminal device when the difference between the first and second time stamps is within a predetermined range.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the first terminal device, first location information, wherein:
the first location information indicates a current location of the first terminal device, and
the first location is received in response to the first terminal device receiving the first predetermined signal; and

receiving, from the second terminal device, second location information indicating a current location of the second terminal device;
wherein determining whether the first and second terminal devices are co-located comprises: comparing the first and second location information to determine whether the first and second terminal devices are co-located.

5. A server, comprising:
a transceiver device configured to transmit or receive information from first and second terminal devices; and
a processor device configured to:
receive, from a first terminal device, status information, wherein:
the status information indicates that the first terminal device is authenticated, and
the status information is received in response to the first terminal device receiving a first predetermined signal, wherein the first predetermined signal includes a voltage input received by a predetermined port of the first terminal device to indicate synchronizing authentication status of the first terminal device to a second terminal device through the server;

generate an identification code indicating an identity of the second terminal device;
transmit, by controlling the transceiver device, the identification code to at least one of the first or second terminal device;
determine whether the first and second terminal devices are co-located; and
in response to a determination that the first and second terminal devices are co-located, control the transceiver to transmit the status information to the second terminal device to authenticate the second terminal device according to the identification code.

6. The server of claim 5 , wherein the processor device is further configured to:
control the transceiver to receive, from at least one of the first or second terminal device, the identification code; and
control the transceiver to transmit the status information to the second terminal device indicated by the received identification code.

7. The server of claim 5 , wherein the processor device is further configured to:
control the transceiver to receive a first time stamp from the first terminal device;
control the transceiver to receive a second time stamp from the second terminal device;
compare the first and second time stamps to determine a difference between the first and second time stamps; and
control the transceiver to transmit the status information to the second terminal device when the difference between the first and second time stamps is within a predetermined range.

8. The server of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive, from the first terminal device, first location information, wherein:
the first location information indicates a current location of the first terminal device, and
the first location is received in response to the first terminal device receiving the first predetermined signal; and

receive, from the second terminal device, second location information indicating a current location of the second terminal device;
wherein the processor is configured to compare the first and second location information to determine whether the first and second terminal devices are co-located.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a set of instructions that is executable by at least one processor of a server to cause the server to perform a method for providing authentication, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first terminal device, status information, wherein:
the status information indicates that the first terminal device is authenticated, and
the status information is received in response to the first terminal device receiving a first predetermined signal, wherein the first predetermined signal includes a voltage input received by a predetermined port of the first terminal device to indicate synchronizing authentication status of the first terminal device to a second terminal device through the server;

generating an identification code indicating an identity of the second terminal device;
transmitting the identification code to at least one of the first or second terminal device;
determining whether the first and second terminal devices are co-located; and
in response to a determination that the first and second terminal devices are co-located, transmitting the status information to the second terminal device to authenticate the second terminal device according to the identification code.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the set of instructions is executable by the at least one processor of the server to cause the first terminal device to further perform:
receiving, from at least one of the first or second terminal device, the identification code; and
transmitting the status information to the second terminal device indicated by the received identification code.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the set of instructions is executable by the at least one processor of the server to cause the first terminal device to further perform:
receiving a first time stamp from the first terminal device;
receiving a second time stamp from the second terminal device;
comparing the first and second time stamps to determine a difference between the first and second time stamps; and
transmitting the status information to the second terminal device when the difference between the first and second time stamps is within a predetermined range.

12. The non-transitory computer readable me

Assignees

• Advanced New Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Hua

Classifications

• H04L67/52 Primary

  specially adapted for the location of the user terminal · CPC title

• H04L63/0815

  providing single-sign-on or federations · CPC title

• H04L63/0876 Primary

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

• G06F21/44

  Program or device authentication · CPC title

• H04L63/107

  wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals · CPC title