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Secure pairing of end user devices with instruments

US9532225B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

23Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Patricia Denise Mackenzie · Clifton Park, US
Lennart Bjorkesten · Uppsala, SE
Shaopeng Liu · Clifton Park, US
Viktor Holovashchenko · Watervliet, US
David Smith · Leland, US
Erik Nils Patrik Franzen · Uppsala, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 12, 2014
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2141
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A role-based access control method and/or system permits end users to securely pair their mobile devices via a pairing apparatus with one or more instruments to, for example, remotely monitor operations of the instruments. In an embodiment, the process includes a pairing apparatus receiving a pairing request from an instrument including a unique access code, and receiving a pairing request from an end user mobile device that includes an end user mobile device identifier and an access code. If the unique access code matches the end user's access code, then the end user mobile device identifier is added to a security group and a successful pairing message is transmitted to at least one of the instrument and the end user mobile device.

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