Routing device, management center device, user authentication method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024129303-A1
Application number	US-202318396632-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 26, 2023
Priority date	Jul 2, 2021
Publication date	Apr 18, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A routing device communicable with a first center device and a second center device related to providing a service to a first vehicle linked with a first user and a second vehicle linked with a second user is provided. The routing device is configured to store first linking information that links a first attribute and a first user belonging to the first attribute, and second linking information that links a second attribute and a second user belonging to the second attribute, acquire the second attribute corresponding to the second user, and request the second center device corresponding to the second attribute to perform an authentication process of the second user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A routing device capable of communicating with a first center device and a second center device related to providing a service to a first vehicle linked with a first user and a second vehicle linked with a second user, the routing device comprising:
a storage unit configured to store first linking information that links a first attribute and a first user belonging to the first attribute, and second linking information that links a second attribute and a second user belonging to the second attribute; and a routing control unit configured to, in response to receiving authentication information of the second user from the first center device corresponding to the first attribute, acquire the second attribute corresponding to the second user from the storage unit and request the second center device corresponding to the second attribute to perform an authentication process of the second user.

2 . The routing device of claim 1 , wherein
in response to receiving the authentication information of the first user from the first center device corresponding to the first attribute, the routing control unit acquires the first attribute corresponding to the first user from the storage unit, and requests the first center device corresponding to the first attribute to perform the authentication process of the first user. device.

3 . The routing device of claim 1 , wherein
the routing device is included in the first center device or the second center

4 . The routing device of claim 1 , wherein
the first attribute includes a first region to which the first user belongs, the second attribute includes a second region to which the second user belongs, and the routing control unit is configured to, in response to receiving the authentication information of the second user from the first center device installed in the first region, acquire the second region corresponding the second user from the storage unit, and request the second center device installed in the second region to perform the authentication process of the second user.

5 . A management center device including the second center device according to claim 1 , the management center device comprising:
an authentication unit configured to
manage the authentication information of the second user, and
perform an authentication process of the second user in response to receiving a request to perform the authentication process of the second user

6 . A user authentication method comprising steps of:
acquiring second attribute corresponding to a second user from a table that defines first linking information that links a first attribute and a first user belonging to the first attribute and second linking information that links a second attribute and a second user belonging to the second attribute, in response to receiving authentication information of the second user from a first center device corresponding to the first attribute; and requesting a second center device corresponding to the received second attribute to perform an authentication process of the second user.

7 . A computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing a user authentication program including instructions for causing a computer to serve as a routing device capable of communicating with a first center device and a second center device, the routing device caused to perform steps of:
acquiring second attribute corresponding to a second user from a table that defines first linking information that links a first attribute and a first user belonging to the first attribute, and second linking information that links a second attribute and a second user belonging to the second attribute, the second attribute corresponding to the second user, in response to receiving authentication information of the second user from a first center device corresponding to the first attribute; and requesting a second center device corresponding to the received second attribute to perform an authentication process of the second user.

8 . A management center device used in a system equipped with a first center device, a second center device and a routing device, the management center device comprising:
the first center device, wherein the first center device is configured to manage authentication information of a first user belonging to a first attribute, the second center device is configured to manage authentication information of a second user belonging to a second attribute, the routing device is configured to
store first linking information that links the first attribute and the first user, and second linking information that links the second attribute and the second user,
acquire, in response to receiving the authentication information of the second user from the first center device, the second attribute corresponding to the second user from the second linking information, and
transmit information regarding the acquired second attribute to the first center device,
the first center device is configured to request the second center device to perform an authentication process of the second user, in response to receiving information regarding the second attribute from the routing device.

9 . The management center device of claim 8 , wherein
the first center device is configured to perform the authentication process of the first user in response to a request for authentication process of the first user from the second center device.

10 . The management center device of claim 8 , wherein
the management center device includes the routing device.

11 . The management center device of claim 8 , wherein
the first attribute includes a first region to which the first user belongs, the second attribute includes a second region to which the second user belongs, and the routing device is configured to, in response to receiving the authentication information of the second user from the first center device installed in the first region, acquire the second region corresponding the second user from the second linking information and request the second center device installed in the second region to perform the authentication process of the second user.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Komiyama Masatoshi
• Taki Kensho
• Xie Lingfei
• Kajioka Shigeru
• Tauchi Makiko

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

• G06F21/45

  Structures or tools for the administration of authentication · CPC title

• G06F21/41

  where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers · CPC title

• H04L63/08

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