Granted Patent B2

US 10,931,666 · App. 15/939,117 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Inventor: Peter J. Zehler (Penfield, NJ)

Assignee: Xerox Corporation

H04L63/0853G06F3/1285G06F3/1292G06F21/608H04L63/0838H04W12/06

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. A method for connecting a mobile device with a multi-function device (MFD), comprising:

receiving, by a processor of a pairing server, a request to connect the mobile device of an authenticated user to the MFD, wherein the MFD is to print, copy, and fax, wherein the receiving is initiated by a card swipe at the MFD that provides authentication credentials from a card;

identifying, by the processor, the mobile device in a database comprising a register of authenticated users and one or more mobile devices of each one of the authenticated users; and

transmitting, by the processor, a configuration information and a connection information to the mobile device, wherein the configuration information causes the mobile device to modify a configuration of the mobile device and automatically connect to the MFD based on the connection information, wherein the configuration information comprises executable instructions to customize a graphical user interface of the mobile device to control the MFD.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, by the processor, a one-time password token; and

transmitting, by the processor, the one-time password token to the MFD and the mobile device to establish a secure connection.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user is authenticated by an authentication server before the request is received by the processor of the pairing server.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises executable instructions to modify at least one communication parameter on the mobile device to establish a connection between the mobile device and the MFD.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information is based on a model of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection information comprises a communication protocol for the mobile device to follow to establish a connection between the mobile device and the MFD.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the register is predefined by the authenticated users with contact information of each one of the one or more mobile devices to receive the configuration information and the connection information.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MFD comprises at least one of: a multi-function device, a printer, or a copier.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor of a pairing server, cause the processor to perform operations for connecting a mobile device with a multi-function device (MFD), the operations comprising:

receiving a request to connect the mobile device of an authenticated user to the MFD, wherein the MFD is to print, copy, and fax, wherein the receiving is initiated by a card swipe at the MFD that provides authentication credentials from a card;

identifying the mobile device in a database comprising a register of authenticated users and one or more mobile devices of each one of the authenticated users; and

transmitting a configuration information and a connection information to the mobile device, wherein the configuration information causes the mobile device to modify a configuration of the mobile device and automatically connect to the MFD based on the connection information, wherein the configuration information comprises executable instructions to customize a graphical user interface of the mobile device to control the MFD.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising:

generating a one-time password token; and

transmitting the one-time password token to the MFD and the mobile device to establish a secure connection.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the user is authenticated by an authentication server before the request is received by the processor of the pairing server.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the configuration information comprises executable instructions to modify at least one communication parameter on the mobile device to establish a connection between the mobile device and the MFD.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the configuration information is based on a model of the mobile device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the connection information comprises a communication protocol for the mobile device to follow to establish a connection between the mobile device and the MFD.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the register is predefined by the authenticated users with contact information of each one of the one or more mobile devices to receive the configuration information and the connection information.

16. A method for connecting a mobile device with a multi-function device (MFD), comprising:

detecting, by the MFD, a card swipe to initiate a pairing procedure to connect the mobile device to the MFD, wherein the MFD is to print, copy, and fax;

authenticating, by an authentication server in communication with the MFD, a user based on authentication credentials received by the MFD from the card swipe;

receiving, by a pairing server, a request to initiate the pairing procedure after the user is authenticated by the authentication server;

identifying, by the pairing processor, the mobile device in a database comprising a register of authenticated users and one or more mobile devices of each one of the authenticated users; and

transmitting, by the pairing server, a configuration information, a connection information to the mobile device;

transmitting, by the pairing server, a one-time password to the MFD and the mobile device;

modifying, by the mobile device, a connection parameter and a graphical user interface (GUI) based on executable instructions in the configuration information, wherein the GUI provides controls for the MFD;

initiating, by the mobile device, a connection with the MFD based on a communication protocol contained in the connection information;

transmitting, by the mobile device, the one-time password to the MFD; and

establishing, by the mobile device, the connection with the MFD when the one-time password transmitted by the mobile device matches the one-time password received by the MFD form the pairing device, wherein the connection allows the MFD to access resources on the mobile device.

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