Electronic device and method for operating the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018123783-A1
Application number	US-201715718922-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 28, 2017
Priority date	Oct 27, 2016
Publication date	May 3, 2018
Grant date	—

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 processing at least one item of user data of the electronic device, to generate temporary identification information based on at least one of the received key information of the external electronic device and key information of the electronic device, and to transmit the generated temporary identification information to the external electronic device through the communication module.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the temporary identification information based on at least one of the key information of the electronic device, the key information of the external electronic device, and 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 calculate a current location of the electronic device by using the communication module and to determine to encrypt the user data of the electronic device based on the calculated current location of the electronic device.

5 . 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.

6 . 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.

7 . 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.

8 . 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.

9 . 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.

10 . 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.

11 . A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving key information of an external electronic device from the external electronic device processing at least one item of user data of the electronic device; generating temporary identification information based on at least one of the received key information of the external electronic device and key information of the electronic device; and transmitting the temporary identification information to the external electronic device.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the temporary identification information is generated based on at least one of the key information of the electronic device, the key information of the external electronic device, and time variant key information.

13 . The method of claim 11 , 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.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving user data of the electronic device obtained by the external electronic device from a server by using the temporary identification information.

15 . The method of claim 11 , 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.

16 . The method of claim 11 , 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.

17 . 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, to receive temporary identification information from the external electronic device through the communication module, and to transmit data obtained by the at least one sensor to a server through the communication module by using the received temporary identification information.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive information for encrypting data collected by the at least one sensor from the external electronic device through the communication module, and to encrypt the data collected by the at least one sensor based on the received information.

19 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the data to the server by using an address generated based on the temporary identification information.

20 . An electronic device comprising:
a communication module; and a processor configured to transmit key information of the electronic device to an external electronic device through the communication module, to receive temporary identification information from the external electronic device through the communication module, and to receive at least one item of user data of the electronic device from a server by using the received temporary identification information.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ko Kwangwon
• Roh Donghyun
• Min Kyungsub

Classifications

• H04L9/0894

  Escrow, recovery or storing of secret information, e.g. secret key escrow or cryptographic key storage · CPC title

• H04L2209/80

  Wireless · CPC title

• H04L9/0872 Primary

  using geo-location information, e.g. location data, time, relative position or proximity to other entities · CPC title

• H04L9/3226

  using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN (network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083) · CPC title

• H04L9/0819 Primary

  Key transport or distribution, i.e. key establishment techniques where one party creates or otherwise obtains a secret value, and securely transfers it to the other(s) (network architectures or network communication protocols for key distribution in a packet data network H04L63/062) · CPC title