Granted Patent B2

US 10,891,155 · App. 15/100,492 · Granted Jan 12, 2021

Inventors: Dattatraya Kulkarni (Bangalore, IN); Srikanth Nalluri (Bangalore, IN); Venkatasubrahmanyam Krishnapur (Bangalore, IN); Kaushal Dhruw (Bangalore, IN); Aravind Doss (Bangalore, IN); Raja Sinha (Bangalore, IN); Susmita Nayak (Fremont, CA); Yogesh Jain (Cupertino, CA)

Assignee: McAfee, LLC

G06F9/4881H04L63/0492H04L63/0853H04L67/10H04L67/322H04W4/80H04W4/90H04W12/003H04W12/06

Abstract

Claims (55)

1. A wearable device, comprising:

a memory element operable to store electronic code; and

a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the electronic code, said instructions for leveraging a companion device when in proximity to the wearable device to conserve resources of the wearable device, such that the wearable device is configured to

receive a token from the companion device via a message channel between the wearable device and the companion device, wherein the message channel is Bluetooth or Near Field Communication (NFC);

output the token via a display, a haptic output, or a speaker, the token having a limited time to live;

configure a push message channel mapped to the token;

receive a configuration of the wearable device over the push message channel;

receive a request to perform a task;

receive metadata with the request;

determine a priority level associated with the request, based on the metadata;

perform the task, if the priority level is high;

queue the task, if the priority level is low;

determine that the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device;

configure the message channel between the wearable device and the companion device when the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device; and

perform the task using the message channel and one or more resources of the companion device.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a proximity detector configured to receive a notification from the companion device, wherein the proximity detector is implemented through Bluetooth Low Energy or a Near Field Communication channel, and the task is performed using the message channel and the one or more resources of the companion device, based on a determination that the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device.

3. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the message channel is a low energy communication channel.

4. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the request to perform the task is received from a cloud service.

5. One or more non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processing units to perform operations for leveraging a companion device when in proximity to a wearable device to conserve resources of the wearable device, wherein the operations comprise:

receiving a token from the companion device via a message channel between the wearable device and the companion device, wherein the message channel is Bluetooth or Near Field Communication (NFC);

outputting the token via a display, a haptic output, or a speaker of the wearable device, the token having a limited time to live;

configuring a push message channel mapped to the token;

receiving a configuration of the wearable device over the push message channel;

receiving a request to perform a task;

receiving metadata with the request;

determining a priority level associated with the request, based on the metadata;

performing the task, if the priority level is high;

queueing, by the wearable device, the task, if the priority level is low;

determining that the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device;

configuring the message channel between the wearable device and the companion device when the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device; and

performing the task using the message channel and one or more resources of the companion device.

6. The media of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a notification from the companion device with a proximity detector, wherein the proximity detector is implemented through Bluetooth Low Energy or a Near Field Communication channel, and the task is performed using the message channel and the one or more resources of the companion device, based on a determination that the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device.

7. The media of claim 5 , wherein the message channel is a low energy communication channel.

8. The media of claim 5 , wherein the request to perform the task is received from a cloud service.

9. A method for leveraging a companion device when in proximity to a wearable device to conserve resources of the wearable device, comprising:

receiving a token from the companion device via a message channel between the wearable device and the companion device, wherein the message channel is Bluetooth or Near Field Communication (NFC);

outputting the token via a display, a haptic output, or a speaker of the wearable device, the token having a limited time to live;

configuring a push message channel mapped to the token;

receiving a configuration of the wearable device over the push message channel;

receiving a request to perform a task;

receiving metadata with the request;

determining a priority level associated with the request, based on the metadata;

performing the task, if the priority level is high;

queueing, by the wearable device, the task, if the priority level is low;

determining that the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device;

configuring the message channel between the wearable device and the companion device when the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device; and

performing the task using the message channel and one or more resources of the companion device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving the token at a management console in communication with a service remote from the wearable device.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving a notification from the companion device with a proximity detector implemented through Bluetooth Low Energy or a Near Field Communication channel, wherein the task is performed using the message channel and the one or more resources of the companion device, based on a determination that the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the message channel is a low energy communication channel.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the request to perform the task is received from a cloud service.

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