Method for granting access to a service provided by a connected device
US11336459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/108
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for granting access to a service provided by a connected device for a user having a user's device and requesting said access, the method comprising the steps of: receiving by the user's device from the connected device a request to validate a user profile, a user profile corresponding to a list of at least one data item representing the user's capabilities to use a service provided by the given connected device; requesting by the user's device to a verification server associated to the at least one data item to validate said data item, and receiving a digital signature of said data item generated by the verification server as a proof of the validation; transmitting the data item of the user profile and its digital signature to a device belonging to the owner of the connected device for it to be informed that said data item is validated, the user profile being considered as validated when the digital signatures of all the data items listed in the user profile are correctly verified by the owner's device; granting for the user access to the service provided by the connected device when the user profile is validated.
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