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Allowing beacon device to access mesh network using authentication key

  • US 10,432,625 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2016
  • Issued: 10/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A service device comprising:

  • a communication circuit configured to communicate with one or more beacon devices or mobile communication terminals via a network, and to receive location information of a mobile communication terminal device mapped to a beacon device; and

    a control circuit configured to;

    set a particular spatial range as a criterion for forming a mesh network,set and store an authentication key required for accessing the mesh network,perform, when the beacon device attempts to access the mesh network, a first authentication operation including receiving an authentication key of the beacon device through the communication circuit and comparing the received authentication key with the stored authentication key to determine whether the received authentication key is identical to the stored authentication key,perform, when the received authentication key is identical to the stored authentication key, a second authentication operation including receiving location information of the beacon device through the communication circuit and determining, using the received location information as location information of the beacon device for the second authentication operation, whether a location of the beacon device is within the particular spatial range, andallow the beacon device to access the mesh network when the beacon device passes both the first authentication operation and the second authentication operation.

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