Method by which device shares digital key

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12088700-B2
Application number	US-201917295344-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 30, 2019
Priority date	Nov 20, 2018
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a method of sharing a digital key between devices, and a method, performed by an owner device, of transmitting a digital key to a target device, includes: transmitting digital key configuration data; receiving a digital key attestation including a public key of the target device, the digital key configuration data, and a signature of the target device; generating a digital key sharing attestation including the public key of the target device, the digital key configuration data, the signature of the target device, and a signature of the owner device; and transmitting the digital key sharing attestation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, performed by an owner device, for sharing a digital key with a target device to allow the target device to access an electronic device, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, by the owner device, digital key configuration data to the target device;
receiving, by the owner device, a certification information including a public key of the target device and a signature of the target device, from the target device, the certification information generated based on the digital key configuration data;
generating, by the owner device, a digital key attestation for allowing the target device to access the electronic device based on the certification information; and
transmitting, by the owner device, information including the digital key attestation to the target device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital key configuration data comprises at least one of a range of control authority assigned to the target device and a validity period of the digital key.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital key configuration data comprises information about at least one of whether the target device is able to open or close a door of a vehicle, whether the target device is able to open or close a door of a trunk, and whether the target device is able to start an engine, by using the digital key.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the digital key attestation comprises:
authenticating the certification information based on the digital key configuration data; and
generating the digital key attestation including a signature of the owner device, based on the certification information.

5. A method, performed by a target device, for sharing a digital key with an owner device to allow the target device to access an electronic device, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, by the target device, digital key configuration data, from the owner device;
generating, by the target device, a certification information including a public key of the target device and a signature of the target device, based on the digital key configuration data;
transmitting, by the target device, the certification information, to the owner device; and
receiving, by the target device, information including a digital key attestation for allowing the target device to access the electronic device, from the owner device, the digital key attestation generated based on the certification information.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the digital key configuration data comprises at least one of a range of control authority assigned to the target device and a validity period of the digital key.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the digital key configuration data comprises information about at least one of whether the target device is able to open or close a door of a vehicle, whether the target device is able to open or close a door of a trunk, and whether the target device is able to start an engine, by using the digital key.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising transmitting, to the owner device, an associated attestation together with the certification information.

9. The method of claim 5 , further comprising storing the digital key attestation.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the digital key attestation comprises a signature of the owner device.

11. An owner device, for sharing a digital key with a target device to allow the target device to access an electronic device, in a wireless communication system, the owner device comprising:
a communicator; and
at least one processor configured to:
transmit, by the owner device, digital key configuration data, to the target device, receive, by the owner device, a certification information including a public key of the target device and a signature of the target device, from the target device, the certification information generated based on the digital key configuration data,
generate, by the owner device, a digital key attestation for allowing the target device to access the electronic device based on the certification information, and
transmit, by the owner device, information including the digital key attestation, to the target device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lim Taehyung
• Jung Sooyeon
• Shin Inyoung
• Lee Duckey
• Lee Hyewon
• LEE Jonghyo

Classifications

• H04L9/3247 Primary

  involving digital signatures · CPC title

• H04L9/088

  Usage controlling of secret information, e.g. techniques for restricting cryptographic keys to pre-authorized uses, different access levels, validity of crypto-period, different key- or password length, or different strong and weak cryptographic algorithms (network architectures or network communication protocols for using time-dependent keys in a packet data network H04L63/068) · CPC title

• H04L9/0825

  using asymmetric-key encryption or public key infrastructure [PKI], e.g. key signature or public key certificates · CPC title

• H04W4/40

  for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title