Method for managing the connection to a network of a communicating object implemented by an interface device
Patent Information
- Application Number
- EP2023821653
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2022-12-19
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-12
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-29
AI Technical Summary
There is no general method to protect communicating objects from being reused after they are lost or stolen, as existing solutions like IMEI reporting and Apple's FindMy service do not prevent stolen devices from reconnecting to networks or provide effective location services if the device is not connected to a dedicated service platform.
A method implemented by an interface device that retrieves the identifier of a communicating object upon connection request, compares it with a database of searched objects, and performs actions such as signaling or blocking the connection to protect the object, applicable to any communication protocol, allowing discreet signaling to administrators or service platforms without requiring special capabilities from the object.
This method effectively prevents stolen or lost communicating objects from being reused by blocking their connection to networks and allows for discreet signaling of their location, applicable to all types of communicating objects regardless of their communication services or capabilities.
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Abstract
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[0001] Description
[0002] Title: Method for managing the connection to a network of a communicating object implemented by an interface device
[0003] Technical field
[0004] The technical field is that of the management of communicating objects.
[0005] More specifically, the invention relates to a method for managing the connection to a network of a communicating object. This communicating object can be searched, that is to say it could have been declared as lost or stolen by its owner who is looking for information about it.
[0006] The invention also relates to an interface device, such as a home gateway, implementing the management method according to the invention.
[0007] The communicating objects in question are any kind of equipment that has the ability to communicate according to a defined protocol. For example, it could be a computer, portable or not, that can connect to a local network via a wireless or wired connection, and then, thanks to a gateway present on the local network, can connect to the Internet network. Such a computer can have the form of a tablet, reduced to a screen, using a touch keyboard. It can also be a telephone that will connect to a mobile telephone network or not. This connection to a telephone network can then allow the mobile phone to also connect to the Internet network. We will then speak of an ordiphone, translation of the English smartphone.
[0008] Communicating objects can also be objects dedicated to a specific function, which also have means allowing them to connect to a local network and then to the Internet to better fulfill their function. This could be, for example, a surveillance camera that can send its images via the Internet, a speaker capable of retrieving music from the Internet, a car with on-board communications means that allow it to retrieve navigation information, a refrigerator that can place orders for food on the Internet when it no longer contains any, a goods container with a chip that will regularly send information about its environment (temperature, possible movement) and the goods it contains.In general, modern objects increasingly include means of communication that allow them to be connected to the Internet network and can therefore be described as communicating objects.
[0009] Access by communicating objects to the Internet network is achieved through an interface device that provides the communicating object with the communication network access service. The interface device may be a home gateway that builds a local network to which the communicating object belongs; from the local network, the communicating object can access a global network such as the Internet thanks to the services of processing and transferring requests from the IP protocol (acronym for Internet Protocol) offered by the home gateway. The home gateway therefore presents an interface between the communicating objects present in the local network and the entire global network. The interface device may also be a simple device for accessing a communication network, such as, for example, a base station giving a mobile telephone access to the mobile telephone network.The base station is then seen as building a local network limited to the mobile phone connected to the station and providing an interface between this local network and a global telephone network or the Internet network if the mobile phone is a smartphone and has communication capabilities on this network.
[0010] State of the art
[0011] Communicating devices are prone to loss or theft, especially when they are portable devices such as computers, tablets, smartphones, or devices such as smart speakers and surveillance cameras. In this case, the owner of the device in question will search for it.
[0012] There is no general method for using the communication capabilities of communicating objects to counter this risk. When a communicating object is stolen or lost, it could therefore be reused by someone other than its rightful owner, including for its communication function.
[0013] Mobile telecommunications operators have introduced a system for reporting theft of a mobile phone. This reporting is done by providing the phone's IMEI number, which is a unique identifier for each mobile phone. The phone numbers provided can then be used by telephone operators to prevent access to the telephone service for phones whose IMEI number is stored in a centralized database in the mobile operator's core network. However, this system does not prevent the stolen mobile phone from being reused by using its connection capabilities to local networks, for example via a wireless local area network using the WiFi protocol.Furthermore, the detection of a possible stolen phone does not result in any action on the part of the mobile network operator other than the inability to access the telephone network and does not trigger actions related to the location of the phone reported stolen.
[0014] Apple also offers a service for locating (FindMy™) and blocking (Lost Mode™) or erasing data from a lost or presumed stolen device. This service uses a service platform (iCloud™) which, based on an identifier declared by the user, will send a command to the device whose standard operating mode is to regularly report to the iCloud service platform. This service therefore assumes that the device regularly connects to a dedicated service platform, and relies on actions implemented by the device. If such actions are not provided for by the stolen object, because its data has been updated for example, or because it is a simple object not designed for this, Apple's anti-theft protection services will not work. Likewise, if an action by the thief prevents the stolen object from connecting to the iCloud service platform.
[0015] There is therefore a need for general protection in the event of loss or theft that applies to all communicating objects, regardless of the communication services they use and regardless of the capabilities of these communicating objects. The invention improves the situation.
[0016] Statement of the invention
[0017] According to a first functional aspect, the invention relates to a method for managing the connection to a network of a communicating object provided with an identifier, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps implemented by an interface device between the communicating object and the network:
[0018] • Following a connection request from the communicating object to the interface device, retrieve the identifier of the communicating object
[0019] • Compare the retrieved identifier with at least one identifier stored in a database of searched objects
[0020] • Depending on the result of the comparison, carry out an action relating to the connection of the communicating object to the network, said action comprising a signaling by the interface device to the communicating objects connected to the interface device of a connection request from a communicating object whose identifier appears in the database of searched objects
[0021] Thanks to the invention, it is possible to implement protection actions for communicating objects sought by their legitimate owner, at the time of their connection request to a network. These protection actions are implemented by the interface device which connects the communicating object to the network. These protection actions being implemented by the interface device apply to any communicating object, for any communication protocol implemented by this interface device. A stolen mobile phone can therefore also be blocked if it tries to connect to the Internet via WiFi via a home gateway. Furthermore, in this way, the location of the communicating object at the time of its connection request can be taken into account by the protection action.Furthermore, the protection actions are not implemented by the communicating object concerned and therefore do not require any special capabilities on its part. Thanks to the invention, a protection measure is implemented, namely the signaling to other objects connected to the interface device of the connection request of a sought communicating object. This will allow, for example, an administrator of a local network to receive a signal from the home gateway that creates this local network that a sought communicating object is seeking to connect to the local network that it administers. This signaling can be done without blocking the connection of the sought communicating object, therefore in a discreet manner for this communicating object.
[0022] According to a first particular embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises the following steps:
[0023] • Receive another communicating object identifier
[0024] • Record in the database of searched objects the said other communicating object identifier received
[0025] In this embodiment, the interface device maintains a database of searched objects by receiving identifiers of the searched communicating objects. This reception can come from a centralized platform or from a decentralized system. An advantage of locating the database within the interface device is that it allows for an immediate reaction from the interface device following a connection request from a connected object whose identifier is present in the database. Other embodiments are possible.
[0026] According to a second particular embodiment of the invention, which may be implemented alternatively or cumulatively with the previous embodiment, the action comprises a refusal of the connection of the communicating object to the interface device.
[0027] Thanks to this embodiment, a first protective action consists of blocking, by the interface device, the connection of the communicating object. In this way, the communicating object, if it has been stolen, loses its capacity as a communicating object, which drastically limits the interest of the theft. According to a third particular embodiment of the invention, which can be implemented alternatively or cumulatively with the previous modes, the action comprises an acceptance of the connection of the communicating object to the interface device and to the network.
[0028] With this embodiment, the actions implemented by the interface device do not include blocking the connection of the communicating object to the network. In this way, protective actions can be implemented without this being signaled to the communicating object presumed to be stolen since its connection is taking place normally.
[0029] According to a fourth particular embodiment of the invention, which may be implemented alternatively or cumulatively with the preceding embodiments, the action comprises signaling by the interface device to a service platform located in the network of a connection request from a communicating object whose identifier appears in the database of communicating objects sought.
[0030] With this embodiment, the interface device signals to a service platform the connection request made by a sought communicating object. This signaling can take place whether or not the communicating object is ultimately connected to the requested network. This signaling will make it possible to carry out other protection measures such as reporting to the authorities, taking into account the location of the sought communicating object, since it is the interface device that carries out the initial signaling. When the signaling is done while the connection of the communicating object is made by the interface device, the signaling is done discreetly with respect to the communicating object.
[0031] According to a fifth particular embodiment of the invention, which may be implemented alternatively or cumulatively with the previous embodiments, the database is located in the network and is interrogated by the interface device following a connection request from a communicating object.
[0032] With this embodiment, the interface device does not need to maintain a database comprising the identifiers of searched objects. This mode will therefore be easier to deploy, and the interface devices according to the invention will not include the memory necessary for saving the database, which will save resources. This mode has these advantages but has the disadvantage of adding a query from the interface device to a remote database during each connection request of a communicating object, which will lengthen the connection time to the interface device for all communicating objects, including those that are not searched.
[0033] According to a sixth particular embodiment of the invention, which may be implemented alternatively or cumulatively with the previous embodiments, the compared identifiers of communicating objects are MAC addresses.
[0034] MAC addresses are unique identifiers attached in hardware to all network cards used to establish the network connection of a communicating object. By using this identifier, the invention ensures that all categories of communicating objects can be searched and the invention can be applied to them. Indeed, this identifier is universal and will be found in all communicating objects. In addition, this identifier is easy to obtain by an interface device, because a network command addressed by the interface device to the communicating object allows it to be obtained.
[0035] According to a seventh particular embodiment of the invention, which may be implemented alternatively or cumulatively with the previous embodiments, the compared identifiers of communicating objects are IMEI numbers.
[0036] The IMEI number is an identifier attached to mobile phones. Thanks to this embodiment, the invention can be applied when the communicating object sought is a mobile phone which seeks to connect to a mobile telephone network.
[0037] According to a first material aspect, the invention relates to an interface device between a communicating object provided with an identifier and a network implementing a method for managing the connection to the network of the communicating object characterized in that said interface device comprises the following modules: • A recovery module capable of recovering the identifier of the communicating object following a connection request from the communicating object to the interface device
[0038] • A comparison module capable of comparing the retrieved identifier with at least one identifier stored in a database of searched objects
[0039] • A module capable of implementing an action based on the comparison, said action comprising signaling by the interface device to the communicating objects connected to the interface device of a connection request from a communicating object whose identifier appears in the database of searched objects
[0040] • A connection module capable of connecting the communicating object to the interface device and to the network
[0041] According to another material aspect, the invention relates to an interface device between a communicating object provided with an identifier and a network implementing a method for managing the connection to the network of the communicating object further comprising the following modules:
[0042] • A reception module capable of receiving another communicating object identifier
[0043] • A recording module capable of recording, in a database of sought communicating objects, said other communicating object identifier received
[0044] According to another material aspect, the invention relates to a home gateway between a local network and the Internet type network which comprises an interface device according to the invention.
[0045] Thanks to this aspect, the invention can be applied to any type of communicating object that seeks to connect to the Internet through an interface device such as a home gateway. This aspect is particularly suitable when the identifier used is the MAC address of the communicating object sought.
[0046] According to another material aspect, the invention relates to a base station of a mobile telephone network which comprises an interface device according to the invention. Thanks to this aspect, the invention applies to the search for stolen mobile telephones and is particularly suitable when the identifier used is an IMEI number.
[0047] According to another material aspect, the invention relates to a computer program capable of being implemented by an interface device, the program comprising code instructions which, when executed by a processor, performs the steps of the method according to the invention for managing the connection to a network of a communicating object.
[0048] According to another material aspect, the invention relates to a data medium on which is recorded a computer program comprising a sequence of instructions for implementing the management method according to the invention when it is loaded into and executed by a processor.
[0049] The data carriers may be any entity or device capable of storing the programs. For example, the carriers may comprise a storage means, such as a ROM, for example a CD ROM or a microelectronic circuit ROM, or a magnetic recording means such as a hard disk. On the other hand, the carriers may be transmissible media such as an electrical or optical signal, which may be conveyed via an electrical or optical cable, by radio or by other means. The programs according to the invention may in particular be downloaded from a network such as the Internet. Alternatively, the information carrier may be an integrated circuit in which the program is incorporated, the circuit being adapted to execute or to be used in the execution of the method in question.
[0050] Brief description of the figures
[0051] The invention will be better understood on reading the following description, given by way of example, and made with reference to the appended drawings, namely:
[0052] [Fig 1] represents an interface device according to the invention, ensuring the connection of a communicating object present in a local network to a global network. Detailed description
[0053] Figure 1 represents an example of an interface device 100 ensuring the connection of communicating objects present in a local area network (LAN) to a wide area network (WAN). The local area network (LAN) comprises communicating objects 01, 02, 03 which are attached to this LAN via the interface device 100.
[0054] The interface device 100 may be, for example, a home gateway which, on the one hand, creates a local area network LAN in which communicating objects 01, 02, 03 can communicate with each other and, on the other hand, connects the communicating objects 01, 02, 03 present in the LAN to a wide area communication network WAN such as, for example, the Internet. The local area network LAN may be created by the device 100 by deploying a wireless communication protocol such as WiFi or by ensuring wired communications between the communicating objects 01, 02, 03 and itself. The interface device 100 then acts as a router for the local area network LAN. The device 100 also connects the communicating objects 01, 02, 03 to the wide area communication network WAN, generally the Internet in the case of a home gateway.However, the WAN network can also be a corporate network and the interface device 100 a gateway responsible for managing a local LAN network on one of the company's sites.
[0055] The interface device 100 may also be a base station of a mobile telephone network. In this case, the interface device does not maintain a local LAN network for several communicating objects but can be considered as creating a local LAN network for a communicating object which connects to the device 100. This LAN network will be used exclusively for communication between a communicating object which is a mobile telephone, and the device 100 which is a base station, the device 100 also ensuring access of the mobile telephone to the WAN telephone network. The interface device 100 has the hardware architecture of a conventional computer. It includes in particular a processor, a RAM type random access memory and a read only memory such as a Flash type memory, ROM, (not shown in the figure).The device 100 may have input-output devices such as buttons, keyboards, screens (not shown in the figure) but this is not a general obligation, because the interface device 100 is generally dedicated to carrying out the interfacing service between the two LAN and WAN networks and does not always require interaction with users.
[0056] In all cases, the interface device 100 comprises a connection module CON capable of connecting a communicating object provided with an identifier to the interface device 100 and to the WAN network. The connection module CON fulfills all of the functions expected of the interface device 100 independently of its implementation of the invention.
[0057] In our example, the interface device 100 comprises a reception module 101 capable of receiving REC another communicating object identifier II, but other embodiments are possible, not comprising this module.
[0058] In our example, the interface device 100 comprises a recording module 102 capable of recording REG in a database BDD of communicating objects searched for said other identifier II of communicating object received REC, but other embodiments are possible, not comprising this module.
[0059] The interface device 100 comprises a recovery module 103 capable of recovering COL the identifier I of a communicating object O following a connection request from the communicating object O to the interface device 100.
[0060] The interface device 100 comprises a comparison module 104 capable of comparing COM the retrieved identifier I COL with at least one identifier II stored in a database BDD of searched objects.
[0061] The interface device 100 comprises a module 105 capable of implementing an action ACT as a function of the comparison COM, said action ACT comprising a signaling by the interface device to the communicating objects 01, 02, 03 connected to the interface device 100 of a connection request from a communicating object O whose identifier I appears in the database of searched objects.
[0062] In our example, the method according to the invention begins with a step REC of receiving an identifier II of a communicating object. This step REC is implemented by the module 101 of the interface device 100.
[0063] The identifier II in question is that of a communicating object sought by its legitimate owner. The object in question may be lost or may have been stolen. A service platform, the details of which are not further specified, has been set up to allow a user of the service to declare an identifier II of a sought communicating object. This service platform will allow the interface device 100 to receive REC the identifier II of the sought communicating object. This REC reception step can be done at the initiative of the service platform which will submit the identifier II to the interface device 100 or at the initiative of the interface device 100 which can regularly ask the service platform what are the identifiers II of the sought communicating object.This distinction is not important in the context of the invention, and the device 100 according to the invention can implement the reception step REC in both of these ways.
[0064] The method according to the invention will see its efficiency increase with the number of interface devices 100 implementing the invention. A telecommunications operator will thus be able to implement the invention in all the domestic gateways that it provides to its customers to access the Internet as well as in the base stations of the mobile telephone network that it operates.
[0065] The identifier II depends on the nature of the communicating object sought. A communicating object has a network card to carry out the communication operations specific to its nature as a communicating object and therefore has a MAC address attached to the network card. This MAC address can therefore be an identifier II of the communicating object sought for all communicating objects. In the case where the communicating object sought is a mobile phone, its IMEI number can be an identifier. Other identifiers can be received REC.
[0066] In our example, the interface device 100 then carries out a step REG of recording the identifier II in a database BDD of searched objects. The REG recording operation allows the interface device 100 to have an up-to-date database BDD of identifiers of searched objects. The database BDD can be a relational database implemented using the query language SQL (from the English Structured Query Language) or on the contrary an object database not using the principles of relational databases (so-called “NoSQL” databases) or else be limited to a file recorded in the RAM or ROM of the interface device 100 in which the relevant information is recorded.
[0067] Other operations, not specified, make it possible to remove identifiers from the BDD database when the communicating objects corresponding to the identifiers are no longer sought for any reason. These steps for updating the BDD database do not have any particular features specific to the invention and are not detailed further here.
[0068] In embodiments, the database BDD is stored in the interface device 100, in a memory area of the interface device 100 and is directly accessible by queries executed by the interface device 100. In other embodiments, the database BDD is not stored in the interface device but is hosted by a device that can be accessed via the WAN communication network. This device can be a conventional server or a server deployed in a cloud computing architecture. In these embodiments, the interface device 100 does not have to register REG the first identifier II. It is a centralized service platform that is responsible for updating the database of searched objects.The interface device 100 receives, as part of its usual operation as an interface device, connection requests from communicating objects. When the interface device 100 receives a connection request from the communicating object O, it will carry out a step COL of retrieving an identifier I of the communicating object O. To retrieve an identifier I which is a MAC address, the interface device 100 simply needs to address a specific network command to the communicating object O, such as a “ping” command. In response to this command, the communicating object O provides its MAC address which is therefore retrieved COL by the interface device 100.
[0069] The next step of the method then consists for the interface device to compare COM the retrieved identifier I COL with an identifier II stored in a database BDD of searched objects. In exemplary embodiments, the identifier II was received REC then recorded REG in the database BDD of searched objects by the interface device 100. The comparison step COM, in general, will not apply to a single identifier II but to all the identifiers recorded REG in the database BDD as the interface device 100 operates, taking into account the updates of the database BDD.
[0070] In embodiments where the BDD database is not hosted by the interface device 100, the COM comparison operation consists of a remote query of the BDD database. This query is made via the WAN communication network.
[0071] Depending on the result of the COM comparison operation, the interface device 100 will or will not carry out a specific ACT action of the method according to the invention.
[0072] If the comparison operation COM reveals that the identifier I of the communicating object O does not correspond to any of the identifiers recorded REG in the database BDD, the device 100 will proceed with the connection request of the communicating object O as expected from the standard operation of the interface device 100. This connection request will then be processed by the module CON dedicated to this function of the interface device 100. In this case, the interface device 100 will not carry out an action ACT specific to the method according to the invention. On the contrary, if the comparison operation COM reveals that the identifier I of the communicating object O corresponds to the identifier of an object sought because it is present in the database BDD, the device 100 will carry out an action ACT specific to the method according to the invention. The action ACT in question can take several forms depending on the embodiments of the method according to the invention.The action ACT comprises a signaling by the device 100 to the other communicating objects 01, 02, 03 present in the local network LAN of the connection request of a potentially stolen object O. If the device 100 is a domestic gateway ensuring the possibility of access to the WAN network for a public place such as a hotel, a restaurant, a place of passage such as a train station or an airport, the signaling can make it possible to try to find the potentially stolen object O. This signaling must not be made to the object O in question and can be combined with a refusal or an acceptance of the connection of the object O to the WAN network.
[0073] In one embodiment, the action ACT comprises the refusal by the device 100 of the connection of the communicating object O. The communicating object O will then not be able to connect to the device 100 nor a fortiori to the LAN and WAN networks to which the device 100 provides access. In this way, the communicating object O is no longer usable as a communicating object. If it has been stolen, as indicated by the presence of the identifier I in the database BDD of searched objects, the object O will therefore no longer be usable in its communication function. The blocking action ACT comprising a refusal of connection is therefore a deterrent action with regard to the theft of communicating objects.
[0074] In another embodiment, the action ACT comprises an acceptance by the device 100 of the connection of the communicating object O. This acceptance may then allow the communicating object O to access the WAN network. The advantage of this mode may be that it does not signal to the holder of the communicating object O, who is potentially its thief, that the object O has indeed been identified as belonging to the database BDD of sought-after objects. By allowing the object O to proceed with its connection, the holder of the object O is not alerted by a blockage. In other embodiments, the action ACT comprises signals of the connection request of the object O to the interface device 100. If the action ACT comprises an acceptance of the connection of the object O, these signals are made without alerting the holder of the object O who is potentially stolen.
[0075] A possible signaling within the framework of the action ACT carried out by the device 100 is to signal to a service platform the request for connection of the object O to the device 100. This service platform can be linked to the one which provided the first identifier II of a sought communicating object. By indicating that the communicating object O has an identifier belonging to the database BDD of sought objects, the device 100 signals that a sought object is seeking to connect to the device 100 and more generally to the WAN network. The device 100 can also provide its location and this information will allow the manager of the service platform to take subsequent measures to find the potentially stolen object O, as well as its current holder, potentially a thief.
[0076] In some embodiments, the identifiers I and II are MAC addresses. MAC addresses are present on all communicating objects because they are assigned to each network card, and therefore to every communicating object. Laptops could therefore be located by an interface device 100 according to the invention. A connected vehicle could also be located by an interface device 100 according to the invention when it passes near the local LAN network created by the interface device 100. Domestic objects such as connected cameras, connected speakers, connected televisions could also be located by interface devices 100 according to the invention. If the connected object O is a mobile phone or a tablet that seeks to connect to the device 100 using the WiFi protocol, a device 100 according to the invention that fulfills the role of domestic gateway will also be able to locate the communicating object O.These examples show the general scope of the invention, which is a clear advantage.
[0077] In other embodiments, the identifiers I and II are IMEI numbers. These embodiments make it possible to apply the invention to the search for mobile terminals or smartphones that are seeking to connect to a mobile telephone network. The interface device 100 then plays the role of base station of the mobile telephone network.
[0078] Thanks to the invention, it is therefore possible to implement protective actions making it possible to block the communication functions of stolen or lost communicating objects as well as to signal their location. The signaling can be done without alerting the holder of the stolen or lost communicating object O if the action ACT does not include blocking the connection request. The invention does not assume any action carried out by the stolen or lost object and can therefore be applied to all categories of communicating objects, regardless of their functionalities and manufacturers. Another advantage is that the method is implemented by the interface device 100 to which the communicating object O connects, and the method can therefore have fairly precise location information for the communicating object O. The location of the communicating object O can be approximated by the location of the interface device 100 to which the object O seeks to connect.
[0079] Finally, it should be noted here that, in this text, the term "module" can correspond to a software component as well as to a hardware component or a set of hardware and software components, a software component itself corresponding to one or more computer programs or sub-programs or, more generally, to any element of a program capable of implementing a function or a set of functions as described for the modules concerned. In the same way, a hardware component corresponds to any element of a hardware assembly capable of implementing a function or a set of functions for the module concerned (integrated circuit, smart card, memory card, etc.).
Claims
Claims 1. Method for managing the connection to a network (WAN) of a communicating object (O) provided with an identifier (I) characterized in that the method comprises the following steps implemented by an interface device (100) between the communicating object (O) and the network (WAN): • Following a connection request from the communicating object (O) to the interface device (100), retrieve (COL) the identifier (I) of the communicating object (O) • Compare (COM) the identifier (I) retrieved (COL) with at least one identifier (II) stored in a database (BDD) of searched objects • Depending on the result of the comparison (COM), carry out an action (ACT) relating to the connection of the communicating object (O) to the network (WAN), said action (ACT) comprising a signaling by the interface device (100) to the communicating objects (01, 02, 03) connected to the interface device (100) of a connection request from a communicating object (O) whose identifier (I) appears in the database (BDD) of searched objects 2. Management method according to claim 1 characterized in that the method further comprises the following steps: • Receive (REC) another communicating object identifier (II) • Register (REG) in the database (BDD) of searched objects said other identifier (II) of the received communicating object (REC) 3. Management method according to one of claims 1 or 2 characterized in that the action (ACT) comprises a refusal of the connection of the communicating object (O) to the interface device (100) 4. Management method according to one of claims 1 to 3 characterized in that the action (ACT) comprises an acceptance of the connection of the communicating object (O) to the interface device (100) and to the network (WAN) 5. Management method according to one of claims 1 to 4 characterized in that the action (ACT) comprises signaling by the interface device (100) to a service platform located in the network (WAN) of a connection request for a communicating object (O) whose identifier (I) appears in the database (BDD) of communicating objects sought 6. Management method according to one of claims 1 to 5 characterized in that the database (BDD) is located in the network (WAN) and is interrogated by the interface device (100) following a connection request from the communicating object (O) 7. Interface device (100) between a communicating object (O) provided with an identifier (I) and a network (WAN) implementing a method for managing the connection to the network (WAN) of the communicating object (O) characterized in that the device (100) comprises the following modules: • A recovery module (103) capable of recovering (COL) the identifier (I) of the communicating object (O) following a connection request from the communicating object (O) to the interface device (100) • A comparison module (104) capable of comparing (COM) the identifier (I) retrieved (COL) with at least one identifier (II) stored in a database (BDD) of searched objects • A module (105) capable of implementing an action (ACT) as a function of the comparison (COM), said action (ACT) comprising signaling by the interface device (100) to the communicating objects (01, 02, 03) connected to the interface device (100) of a connection request from a communicating object (O) whose identifier (I) appears in the database (BDD) of searched objects • A connection module (106) capable of connecting the communicating object (O) to the interface device (100) and to the network (WAN) 8. Interface device (100) according to claim 7 characterized in that it further comprises: • A reception module (101) capable of receiving (REC) another communicating object identifier (II) • A recording module (102) capable of recording (REG), in a database (BDD) of sought communicating objects, said other identifier (II) of communicated object received (REC) 9. Home gateway between a local area network (LAN) and the Internet type network (WAN) which comprises an interface device (100) according to claim 7 10. Base station of a mobile telephone network (WAN) which comprises an interface device (100) according to claim 7 11. Computer program capable of being implemented by an interface device (100), the program comprising code instructions which, when executed by a processor, performs the steps of the method for managing the connection to a network (WAN) of a communicating object (O) according to claim 1 12. Data medium on which is recorded a computer program according to claim 11 comprising a sequence of instructions for implementing the management method according to claim 1 when it is loaded into and executed by a processor.