US 12,244,585 B2
Apparatus and method of authenticating device through infrared transmission
Minju Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Jinho Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Sukun Yoon, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/078,636.
Application 18/078,636 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/014343, filed on Sep. 26, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0182912 (KR), filed on Dec. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0198982 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0853 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
identifying a registered device through a scan;
after identifying the registered device, connecting with the registered device based on identification information of the registered device and a preset password, to establish a communication connection with the registered device;
requesting, through the established communication connection, infrared codeset information from the registered device; and
after receiving the requested infrared codeset information from the registered device,
transmitting, to the registered device through the established communication connection, a request for authentication of the registered device, and
transmitting, to the registered device over infrared light, an authentication signal including the infrared codeset information, for authenticating the registered device.