IP Library Granted Patent US 9,792,374
Granted Patent B2
US 9,792,374 · App. 14/743,850 · Granted Oct 17, 2017

Method and system for facilitating terminal identifiers

Inventor: Jupeng Xia (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
G06F17/30867H04L63/20H04L63/06
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Patent No.
US 9,792,374
App. No.
14/743,850
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a method for providing a terminal identifier to a terminal. During operation, a security server receives a registration information set from the terminal, in which the registration information set includes multiple pieces of equipment information from the terminal. The security server then generates a terminal identifier based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set. The security server then returns the terminal identifier to the terminal.

Claims (71)

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a terminal identifier, comprising:

receiving, by a security server, a registration information set from a terminal that includes multiple pieces of terminal equipment, wherein the registration information set comprises a first set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment;

generating a terminal identifier based on the first set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment and a key of the security server;

receiving an authentication information set from the terminal, wherein the authentication information set comprises a second set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment;

searching through a plurality of mapping relationships between information sets and terminal identifiers for one or more information sets that have similarity exceeding a predetermined threshold with the authentication information set, wherein a respective mapping relationship maps a respective information set to a terminal identifier;

selecting, from a plurality of terminal identifiers, a terminal identifier mapped from an information set that has similarity exceeding the predetermined threshold with the authentication information set; and

returning the selected terminal identifier to the terminal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the terminal identifier further comprises:

generating a character string based on the first set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of equipment;

generating a signature based on the character string and the key of the security server;

generating the terminal identifier based on the character string and the signature, and

storing data indicating a corresponding mapping relationship between the terminal identifier and the registration information set.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending the terminal identifier to the terminal at a plurality of predetermined time slots.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second authentication information set from the terminal;

updating the information set using information from the second authentication information set;

receiving a new authentication information set;

searching through the plurality of mapping relationships for the information set that matches the new authentication information set; selecting the terminal identifier mapped from the information set;

and

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that that the second set of equipment-related information of the authentication information set is different from the first set of equipment-related information of the registration information set;

based on the determination, storing data representing the second set of equipment-related information of the authentication information set; and

storing data representing a new mapping relationship between the second set of equipment-related information and the terminal identifier, wherein the terminal identifier is generated based on the first set of equipment-related information of the registration information set.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein searching through the plurality of mapping relationships further comprises using the authentication information set comprising the second set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment as a search key.

7. A device for providing a terminal identifier, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors storing instructions stored that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to perform a method for providing a terminal identifier, comprising:

receiving, by a security server, a registration information set from a terminal that includes multiple pieces of terminal equipment, wherein the registration information set comprises a first set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment;

generating a terminal identifier based on the first set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment and a key of the security server;

receiving an authentication information set from the terminal, wherein the authentication information set comprises a second set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment;

searching through a plurality of mapping relationships between information sets and terminal identifiers for one or more information sets that have similarity exceeding a predetermined threshold with the authentication information set, wherein a respective mapping relationship maps a respective information set to a terminal identifier;

selecting, from a plurality of terminal identifiers, a terminal identifier mapped from an information set that has similarity exceeding the predetermined threshold with the authentication information set; and

returning the selected terminal identifier to the terminal.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein generating the terminal identifier further comprises:

generating a character string based on the first set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set;

generating a signature based on the character string and the key of the terminal identifier providing device;

generating the terminal identifier based on the character string and the signature, and

storing data indicating a corresponding mapping relationship between the terminal identifier and the registration information set.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending the terminal identifier to the terminal at a plurality of predetermined time slots.

10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second authentication information set from the terminal;

updating the information set using information from the second authentication information set;

receiving a new authentication information set;

searching through the plurality of mapping relationships for the information set that matches the new authentication information set;

selecting the terminal identifier mapped from the information set; and

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for providing a terminal identifier, the method comprising:

receiving, by a security server, a registration information set from a terminal that includes multiple pieces of terminal equipment, wherein the registration information set comprises a first set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment;

generating a terminal identifier based on the first set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment and a key of the security server;

receiving an authentication information set from the terminal, wherein the authentication information set comprises a second set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of terminal equipment;

searching through a plurality of mapping relationships between information sets and terminal identifiers for one or more information sets that have similarity exceeding a predetermined threshold with the authentication information set, wherein a respective mapping relationship maps a respective information set to a terminal identifier;

selecting, from a plurality of terminal identifiers, a terminal identifier mapped from an information set that has similarity exceeding the predetermined threshold with the authentication information set; and

returning the selected terminal identifier to the terminal.

12. The storage medium of claim 11 , wherein generating the terminal further comprises:

generating a character string based on the first set of equipment-related information associated with the multiple pieces of equipment;

generating a signature based on the character string and key of the security server; and

generating the terminal identifier based on the character string and the signature, and

storing data indicating a corresponding mapping relationship between the terminal identifier and the registration information set.

13. The storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending the terminal identifier to the terminal at a plurality of predetermined time slots.

14. The storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second authentication information set from the terminal;

updating the information set using information from the second authentication information set;

receiving a new authentication information set;

searching through the plurality of mapping relationships for the information set that matches the new authentication information set; selecting the terminal identifier mapped from the information set;

and

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053745/0667 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053663/0280 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2015
From: XIA, JUPENG
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036662/0651 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0380181 · Aug 4, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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