Patent ID: 9603018
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for providing peer to peer remote control management between a helper smart device and a beneficiary smart device, comprising: registering, by the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device, with a secure server; authenticating, by the helper smart device, with the secure server; performing a discovery by at least one of the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device with respect to at least the other of the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device; establishing a trust relationship between the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device by performing mutual authentication between the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device; performing an auto connection discovery process to determine if the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device are on a same sub network; establishing a peer to peer connection between the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device for performing a peer to peer remote control management session on a condition that the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device are on the same sub network; and using the secure server to mediate discovery, establishment and maintenance of a peer to peer connection between the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device for performing a peer to peer remote control management session on a condition that the helper smart device and the beneficiary smart device are on different sub networks.