Method and apparatus for registering a device for use

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016142402-A1
Application number	US-201514942496-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 16, 2015
Priority date	Nov 14, 2014
Publication date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A server and method for supporting device registration by the server are provided. The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for supporting device registration by a server, the method comprising:
receiving an authentication information generation request from a user terminal; determining a control allowance area of the user terminal in response to the authentication information generation request; generating authentication information based on a predetermined authentication method for the determined control allowance area; and requesting a control device to register the generated authentication information, wherein the authentication method includes information on an object to be authenticated for the determined control allowance area.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the control allowance area of the user terminal is based on user information received from the user terminal.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the authentication information comprises generating the authentication information corresponding to a gateway that controls equipment of the determined control allowance area.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein generating the authentication information comprises:
determining equipment in the determined control allowance area to be involved in the authentication, if the authentication method is an equipment authentication; and generating the authentication information corresponding to the determined equipment.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein generating the authentication information further comprises:
if the authentication method is the equipment authentication, receiving an equipment authentication request from the control device; and if authentication information corresponding to a gateway included in the control device is authentication information corresponding to the gateway of the control allowance area, generating authentication information corresponding to the determined equipment.

6 . A method for registering a device for use of a control device by a gateway, the method comprising:
receiving, from a user terminal, a control request for a control device; determining whether authentication information corresponding to the gateway is registered in the control device; if the authentication information corresponding to the gateway is registered in the control device, determining an authentication method of an area controlled by the gateway; and if the authentication method is an equipment authentication, granting a control authority to the control device based on the determined authentication method and an authentication identification message received from an equipment in the area controlled by the gateway, wherein the authentication method includes information on an object to be authenticated for a control allowance area of the user terminal.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the authentication information is generated based on information on the control allowance area of the user terminal and an authentication method for the control allowance area.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein determining the authentication method for the area controlled by the gateway comprises:
if the authentication information is registered in the control device, transmitting a security key to the user terminal; receiving a control command corresponding to the security key; and determining the authentication method based on the control command.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein granting the control authority to the control device comprises:
if the authentication method is a gateway authentication, granting the control authority to the control device in response to the received control command.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein granting the control authority to the control device comprises:
if the authentication method is an equipment authentication, determining a number of equipment to be authenticated; and if a number of received authentication identification messages corresponds to the determined number of equipment, granting the control authority to the control device.

11 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
receiving, from the control device, a message requesting a granting of the control authority for an operation; determining an authentication method for the operation; and requesting the control device for authentication based on the determined authentication method for the operation.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising, if the authentication based on the determined authentication method for the operation is completed, granting a control authority for the operation to the control device.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the authentication method for the operation includes at least one combination of a number of user devices that include the control device, a type of the user devices, a number of pieces of unique biological information, and a type of the unique biological information.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the authentication method for the operation comprises an authentication method for a plurality of users of a predetermined group.

15 . A method for supporting device registration by a control device, the method comprising:
receiving a connection initiation request from a gateway of a registration area; registering authentication information in response to the connection initiation request; determining an authentication method of an area to be controlled based on the authentication information; if the authentication method is an equipment authentication, transmitting the authentication information to an equipment of the area to be controlled; and receiving a control authority corresponding to the authentication information from a gateway of the area to be controlled.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the control authority is determined based on an authentication identification message corresponding to the authentication information.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the authentication information is generated based on information on a control allowance area of a user terminal and an authentication method for the control allowance area.

18 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising, if receiving a message corresponding to the authentication information from the equipment, transmitting an authentication completion message to the gateway of the area to be controlled.

19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
transmitting a message requesting the granting of a control authority for an operation to the gateway; and receiving, from the gateway, a message requesting authentication based on the authentication method for the operation.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising, if the authentication based on the authentication method for the operation is completed, receiving the control authority for the operation from the gateway.

21 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the authentication method for the operation includes at least one combination of a number of user devices that include the control device, a type of the user devices, a number of pieces of unique biological information, and a type of the unique biological information.

22 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the authentication method for the operation comprises an authentication method for a plurality of users of a predetermined group.

23 . A server that supports a device registration, the server comprising:
a communication unit that communicates information with at least one of a gateway or a user terminal

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Kyungjae

Classifications

• H04L63/0853 Primary

  using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234) · CPC title

• H04L63/10

  for controlling access to devices or network resources · CPC title

• H04W12/64 Primary

  using geofenced areas · CPC title

• H04L63/08

  for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32) · CPC title

• H04W12/67

  Risk-dependent, e.g. selecting a security level depending on risk profiles · CPC title