IP Library Granted Patent US 10,142,331
Granted Patent B2
US 10,142,331 · App. 15/367,267 · Granted Nov 27, 2018

Authentication for application

Inventor: Dong Ye (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
H04L63/0853H04L63/0492H04L63/08H04L63/0876H04L63/101H04W4/80H04W12/06H04W12/08
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Patent No.
US 10,142,331
App. No.
15/367,267
Granted
Nov 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, terminal, and system for authentication with respect to an application. The present techniques may be applicable at a terminal with near-field communication function. When a particular operation of the application is triggered, a near-field device within a certain distance of a terminal is detected. An identification of the near-field device is obtained. The identification is sent to a server to request the server to determine whether the near-field device is a particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation. A result of authentication performed by the server according to the identification is obtained. A following processing is applied to the particular operation according to the result of authentication. The present techniques ensure safety of operations of the application operated at the terminal.

Claims (52)

1. A method comprising:

detecting a near-field device of a user by a terminal when a particular operation is triggered;

obtaining an identification of the near-field device;

sending the identification of the near-field device to a server to request the server to conduct an authentication of the near-field device that matches the near-field device with a particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation according to the identification of the near-field device;

receiving a result of authentication performed by the server according to the identification of the near-field device; and

sending a notification by the near-field device to another device used by the user in response to receiving the result of failed authentication.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying a following process to the particular operation according to the result of authentication.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the applying the following process to the particular operation according to the result of authentication comprises, if the result of authentication is that the near-field device is the particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation, performing the particular operation.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the applying the following process to the particular operation according to the result of authentication comprises, if the result of authentication is that the near-field device is not the particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation, performing one or more preset safety operations.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more safety operations include one or more of the following operations:

locking the terminal; and

clearing a password in memory of the terminal.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that there is no near-field device near the terminal when the particular operation is triggered, performing one or more preset safety operations.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a corresponding relationship between the particular operation and the particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation at the server.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the sending the identification of the near-field device to a server to request the server to conduct the authentication of the near-field device that matches the near-field device with a particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation according to the identification of the near-field device comprises:

requesting the server to conduct the authentication of the near-field device based on the identification of the near-field device and the corresponding relationship between the particular operation and the particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation at the server.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending an inquiry to the server to inquire whether the particular operation needs the authentication of the near-field device; and

determining to conduct the authentication of the near-field device according to an inquiry result returned by the server.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising storing the particular operation that needs authentication of the particular near-field device at the server.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the near-field device near the terminal when a particular operation is triggered comprises detecting the near-field device within an effective near-field communication distance to the terminal.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the near-field device and the terminal have a same near-field communication mode.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the near-field communication mode includes one or more of the following:

a Bluetooth communication (Bluetooth);

a near-field wireless communication (NFC) function; and

a radio frequency identification (RFID).

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the near-field device is a Bluetooth earphone.

15. A terminal comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory including instructions executable by the one or more processors, which when executed perform the following acts comprising:

detecting a near-field device of a user by a terminal, when a particular operation is triggered;

obtaining an identification of the near-field device;

sending the identification to a server to request the server to conduct an authentication of the near-field device that matches the near-field device with a particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation according to the identification of the near-field device;

receiving a result of authentication performed by the server according to the identification; and

sending a notification by the near-field device to another device used by the user in response to receiving the result of failed authentication.

16. The terminal of claim 15 , the acts further comprising performing the particular operation if the result of authentication is that the near-field device is the particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation, or performing one or more preset safety operations if the result of authentication is that the near-field device is not the particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation.

17. The terminal of claim 15 , the acts further comprising sending an inquiry to the server to inquire whether the particular operation needs authentication of the near-field device and determining to conduct the authentication of the near-field device according to an inquiry result returned by the server.

18. The terminal of claim 15 , wherein the detecting the near-field device within an effective near-field communication distance to the terminal.

19. A system comprising:

a terminal including:

one or more processors; and

a memory including instructions executable by the one or more processors, which when executed perform the following acts comprising:

detecting a near-field device of a user by the terminal, when a particular operation is triggered;

obtaining an identification of the near-field device;

sending the identification to a server to request the server to conduct an authentication of the near-field device that matches the near-field device with a particular near-field device corresponding to the particular operation according to the identification of the near-field device; and

receiving a result of authentication performed by the server according to the identification; and

sending a notification by the near-field device to another device used by the user in response to receiving the result of failed authentication; and

the near-field device.

20. The terminal system of claim 19 , wherein:

the near-field communication mode is a Bluetooth communication; and

the near-field device is a Bluetooth earphone.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054064/0610 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053650/0816 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2016
From: YE, DONG
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 040492/0743 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2013 1 0526656 · Oct 30, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
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