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Granted Patent B2
US 11,374,921 · App. 16/713,072 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Authorization method for the release or blocking of resources and client

Inventors: Danilo Buerger (Augsburg, DE); Florian Puetz (Frankfurt am Main, DE); Frank Angermann (Dresden, DE)
Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
H04L63/0823H04L9/0825H04L63/0815H04L63/10H04W12/08
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Patent No.
US 11,374,921
App. No.
16/713,072
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An authorization method for releasing or blocking resources includes, in case there is no connection between a provider and a resource owner: wirelessly transmitting a resource request from a client to the provider via an agent; wirelessly transmitting an authorization request from the provider to the client via the agent; wirelessly transmitting the authorization request from the client to the resource owner; wirelessly transmitting a receipt comprising an authorization response from the resource owner to the client; wirelessly transmitting the receipt from the client to the provider; and releasing or blocking a first resource in accordance with the authorization response comprised in the receipt.

Claims (36)

1. An authorization method for releasing or blocking resources, wherein the method comprises:

based on there being no connection between a provider and a resource owner:

wirelessly transmitting a resource request from a client to the provider via an agent;

wirelessly transmitting a first authorization request from the provider to the client via the agent;

wirelessly transmitting the first authorization request from the client to the resource owner;

wirelessly transmitting a receipt comprising an authorization response from the resource owner to the client;

wirelessly transmitting the receipt from the client to the provider; and

releasing or blocking, by the provider, a first resource in accordance with the authorization response comprised in the receipt; and

based on a connection between the client and the resource owner being temporarily interrupted:

wirelessly transmitting a second resource request from the client to the provider via the agent;

wirelessly transmitting a second authorization request from the provider to the client via the agent;

wirelessly transmitting a second receipt comprising a certificate issued by the resource owner in advance from the client to the provider; and

releasing or blocking, by the provider, a second resource in accordance with the second receipt comprising the certificate;

wherein the first authorization request is signed with a private key of the provider and comprises a public portion and a private portion;

wherein the public portion of the first authorization request is accessible to the client; and

wherein the private portion of the first authorization request is encrypted with a public key of the resource owner.

2. The authorization method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

providing a public key and a private key for both the provider and the resource owner;

wherein the provider and the resource owner know each other's public key.

3. The authorization method according to claim 1 , wherein the agent is an application on the client.

4. One or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for performing an authorization method for releasing or blocking resources, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed, facilitate the following being performed:

based on there being no connection between a provider and a resource owner:

wirelessly transmitting a resource request from a client to the provider via an agent;

wirelessly transmitting a first authorization request from the provider to the client via the agent;

wirelessly transmitting the first authorization request from the client to the resource owner;

wirelessly transmitting a receipt comprising an authorization response from the resource owner to the client;

wirelessly transmitting the receipt from the client to the provider; and

releasing or blocking, by the provider, a first resource in accordance with the authorization response comprised in the receipt; and

based on a connection between the client and the resource owner being temporarily interrupted:

wirelessly transmitting a second resource request from the client to the provider via the agent;

wirelessly transmitting a second authorization request from the provider to the client via the agent;

wirelessly transmitting a second receipt comprising a certificate issued by the resource owner in advance from the client to the provider; and

releasing or blocking, by the provider, a second resource in accordance with the second receipt comprising the certificate;

wherein the first authorization request is signed with a private key of the provider and comprises a public portion and a private portion;

wherein the public portion of the first authorization request is accessible to the client; and

wherein the private portion of the first authorization request is encrypted with a public key of the resource owner.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2020
From: BUERGER, DANILO; PUETZ, FLORIAN; ANGERMANN, FRANK
To: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
Reel/Frame 053650/0520 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 18212665 · Dec 14, 2018 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200195634A1 · Jun 18, 2020