Method and device for providing device identification

Abstract

The invention provides a method and device for providing device identification. The method includes the following steps of detecting whether the device identification is stored in a memorizer of an inspection device or not, generating the device identification if the device identification is not stored in the memorizer, and returning the generated device identification to a specific application. According to the technical scheme, the provided device identification is high in reliability, and the application can reliably obtain and maintain the device identification when inquiring about, feeding back and renewing the device identification.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates to the field of application program design, and in particular to a method and device for providing equipment identification for applications. Background technique [0002] When designing an operating system application program based on a smart device, technical personnel sometimes need to identify the smart device (such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a TV, etc.). Therefore, how to obtain a stable, reliable and unique device identification is a problem that technicians need to consider. Although such a device identification code is provided in the operating system of a smart device, the stability and uniqueness of the device identification are not ideal due to limitations such as differences between operating system versions and loopholes in the manufacturer's customized system. However, other hardware information identification also has problems to varying degrees due to limitations such as system versions and mo...

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Problems solved by technology

[0007] 1) The problem of non-mobile devices: the operating systems on smart devices were all mobile devices at the beginning, but now there are also non-mobile devices: such as tablet computers, e-books, TVs, music players, etc.

These devices do not have the hardware function of calling, so there is no TELEPHONY service in the system, and naturally the DEVICE_ID cannot be obtained through the TELEPHONY service

[0008] 2) Permission issue: Obtaining DEVICE_ID requires the permission to read the device status. If it is only for obtaining DEVICE_ID without using other call functions, it is a waste to apply for this permission. Second, some users will doubt the security of the software.

[0009] 3) Errors in the manufacturer's customization system: on a small number of mobile devices, due to system vulnerabilities, garbage values ​​such as all zeros or "*" may be returned

[0020] It can be seen from the above that there is no reliable method for providing device identification in the existing operating systems of smart devices, and each existing method has its own scope of use and limitations

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