Providing access to a lock for a service provider using a grant token and credential
US11823511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2209/08
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to a first aspect, it is provided a method for providing access to a lock for provision of a service. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a request for access to the lock; sending a consumer request to a service consumer device, asking whether to grant access to the lock; receiving a positive consumer response from the service consumer device; determining validity time for a grant token; obtaining a grant token for the service provider, the grant token having the determined validity time; providing the grant token to the service provider; deleting the grant token in the access coordination server; receiving an agent request for access to the lock for a specific service provider agent device, the agent request comprising the grant token; obtaining a credential for the service provider agent device; and providing the credential to the service provider agent device.
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