Patent ID: 9307405
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for assigning an agent device, which is registered in a first device registry maintained by a first registry apparatus for authenticating agent devices for communicating with one or more first application providing apparatuses, to a second device registry maintained by a second registry apparatus for authenticating agent devices for communicating with one or more second application providing apparatuses, wherein the first device registry comprises first authentication information for authenticating the identity of the agent device, the method comprising: (a) the first registry apparatus receiving from a requestor device a device assignment request requesting that the agent device be assigned to the second device registry; (b) in response to the device assignment request, the first registry apparatus checking whether the agent device is allowed to be assigned to the second device registry in response to the device assignment request from the requestor device; (c) if the agent device is allowed to be assigned to the second device registry, the agent device transmitting to the second registry apparatus second authentication information for authenticating the identity of the agent device; and (d) the second registry apparatus registering the second authentication information for the agent device in the second device registry;