FACILITATING ACCESS TO A TARGET DEVICE

摘要

The disclosed embodiments disclose techniques for facilitating access to a target device. During operation, a target device presents a unique code to a user device that is located in proximity to the target device. The user device presents this unique code to a management server that is associated with the target device to gain access to the target device, with the management server linking the two devices. The target device receives notification that the user device has been linked and displays a set of received user account information on a display. Subsequently, the target device receives notification from the management server that the linked user device has applied a credit to the target device, and initiates an operation that is associated with consuming the credit.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating access to a target device, comprising:
presenting from the target device a unique code to a user device that is located in proximity to the target device, wherein the user device presents the unique code to a management server for the target device to gain access to the target device, wherein the management server links the user device and the target device, wherein the user device is associated with a user account on the management server; receiving at the target device notification that the user device has been linked to the target device and account information for the user account; displaying the account information for the user account on a display of the target device; receiving at the target device notification from the management server that the user device has applied a credit to the target device; and initiating an operation on the target device that is associated with consuming the credit.