Method and apparatus for connecting to online service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9769145-B2
Application number	US-201113226958-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2011
Priority date	Sep 7, 2010
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

A method of connecting to an online service where a terminal transmits information regarding a selected online service and first authentication information to an external device, receives second authentication information detected based on the transmitted information, from the external device, and is then logged into the selected online service based on the received second authentication information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of connecting to an online service, performed by a terminal, the method comprising:
displaying a service list of online services and receiving a user input to select an online service from the service list;
displaying a first authentication input screen in response to the selection of the online service from the service list;
receiving a user input to input first authentication information except a user identification (ID), wherein the first authentication information comprises a unity password;
transmitting the first authentication information and information regarding the online service selected from the service list to an external device;
receiving second authentication information corresponding to the first authentication information and information regarding the selected online service, from the external device, the second authentication information including the user ID and password for logging into the selected online service; and
logging into the selected online service using the received second authentication information,
wherein one entry of the unity password enables logging into each of the plurality of online services.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting unique terminal ID information regarding the terminal to the external device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing information regarding at least one online service, the first authentication information, the second authentication information regarding the at least one online service, and unique terminal ID information of the terminal.

4. A method of providing authentication information for connecting to an online service, the method comprising:
receiving first authentication information except a user identification (ID), and information regarding an online service selected by user input from a service list displayed on a terminal, from the terminal, wherein the first authentication information comprises a unity password and is input in response to the selection of an online service from the service list;
detecting second authentication information corresponding to the first authentication information and information regarding the selected online service, the second authentication information including the user ID and password for logging into the selected online service; and
transmitting the detected second authentication information to the terminal,
wherein one entry of the unity password enables logging into each of the plurality of online services,
wherein the first authentication information except the user ID is input to the terminal by a user.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising receiving unique terminal ID information regarding the terminal from the terminal.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein detecting the second authentication information comprises:
authenticating the terminal based on the unique terminal ID information and the first authentication information; and
if the terminal is authenticated, detecting the second authentication information for logging into the selected online service, based on the information regarding the selected online service.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
receiving information regarding at least one online service, the first authentication information, the second authentication information regarding the at least one online service, and unique terminal ID information regarding the terminal, from the terminal; and
storing the received information regarding the at least one online service, the first authentication information, the second authentication information regarding the at least one online service, and the unique terminal ID information.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising if the first authentication information is received from an external terminal, transmitting the stored information and the second authentication information regarding the at least one online service to the external terminal.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein transmitting the second authentication information to the external terminal comprises:
receiving the first authentication information and the unique terminal ID information regarding the external terminal from the external terminal;
authenticating the external terminal based on the information received from the external terminal; and
if the external terminal is authenticated, transmitting the stored information and the second authentication information regarding the at least one online service to the external terminal.

10. A method of connecting to an online service, performed by a terminal, the method comprising:
displaying a service list of online services and receiving a user input to select an online service from the service list;
displaying a first authentication input screen in response to the selection of the online service from the service list;
receiving a user input to input first authentication information except a user identification (ID), wherein the first authentication information comprises a unity password;
receiving information regarding the online service selected from the service list;
determining second authentication information corresponding to the first authentication information and information regarding the selected online service, the second authentication information including the user ID and password for logging into the selected online service;
logging into the selected online service using the determined second authentication information; and
transmitting unique terminal ID information regarding the terminal to a server,
wherein one entry of the unity password enables logging into each of the plurality of online services.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising storing information regarding at least one online service, the first authentication information, and the second authentication information regarding the at least one online service.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising transmitting information regarding at least one online service, the first authentication information, and the second authentication information to the server.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising if the first authentication information is received from an external terminal, transmitting the information and the second authentication information regarding the at least one online service to the external terminal.

14. A method of providing authentication information for connecting to an online service, the method comprising:
receiving first authentication information except a user identification (ID), second authentication information, and information regarding at least one online service displayed on a terminal, from the terminal, wherein the first authentication information comprises a unity password;
storing the received first authentication information, second authentication information, and information regarding the at least one online service; and
if the first authentication information and information regarding an online service selected by user input from the at least one online service is received from an external terminal, transmitting the second authentication information corresponding to the first authentication information and information regarding the selected online service, to the external terminal, the transmitted second authentication information including the user ID and password for logging into the selected online service,
wherein one entry of the unity password enables logging into each of the plurality of online services,
wherein the first authentication information is input in response to the selection of the online s

Assignees

• Bae Joo-Yoon
• Lee Hun
• Kim Cheol-Hoi
• Choi Ji-Hoon
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bae Joo-Yoon
• Lee Hun
• Kim Cheol-Hoi
• Choi Ji-Hoon

Classifications

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• H04L63/0815 Primary

  providing single-sign-on or federations · CPC title

• H04L63/0884

  by delegation of authentication, e.g. a proxy authenticates an entity to be authenticated on behalf of this entity vis-à-vis an authentication entity · CPC title

• G06F21/45

  Structures or tools for the administration of authentication · CPC title

• H04L9/32

  including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system {or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials} · CPC title