Patent ID: 9203819
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of pairing an unregistered device with a virtual identity, the method comprising: at a pairing repository: receiving a request from the unregistered device to pair the unregistered device with the virtual identity; sharing a pairing code between the pairing repository and the unregistered device; sharing, between the pairing repository and the unregistered device, an identifier to encrypt data; receiving, from a registered device, the pairing code after the registered device is paired with the virtual identity; and sending the identifier to the registered device; and at an identity repository: receiving the pairing code and secret information from the registered device, where: the secret information has been encrypted by the registered device using the identifier; and the identity repository does not have access to the identifier to decrypt the secret information; receiving the pairing code from the unregistered device; pairing the unregistered device with the virtual identity using the pairing code; and sending the secret information to the unregistered device.