Introduction device, smart appliance and method of creating a federation thereof
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1. A method of creating a federation of appliances, comprising the steps of:
- placing an introduction device in close proximity to a first appliance;
establishing a secure communications channel between the introduction device and the first appliance;
transferring security information of the federation between the introduction device and the first appliance;
placing the introduction device in close proximity to a second appliance;
establishing a secure communications channel between the introduction device and the second appliance; and
transferring the security information from the introduction device to the second appliance, wherein the first and second appliance are thereafter members of the federation.
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Abstract
A method of adding an appliance to a federation of appliances includes the steps of placing an introduction device in close proximity to the appliance and then establishing a secure communications channel between the appliance and the introduction device. Next, security information of the federation is transferred from the introduction device to the appliance. The appliance is thereafter a member of the federation.
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1. A method of creating a federation of appliances, comprising the steps of:
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placing an introduction device in close proximity to a first appliance;
establishing a secure communications channel between the introduction device and the first appliance;
transferring security information of the federation between the introduction device and the first appliance;
placing the introduction device in close proximity to a second appliance;
establishing a secure communications channel between the introduction device and the second appliance; and
transferring the security information from the introduction device to the second appliance, wherein the first and second appliance are thereafter members of the federation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of adding an appliance to a federation of appliances, comprising the steps of:
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placing an introduction device in close proximity to the appliance;
establishing a secure communications channel between the appliance and the introduction device; and
transferring security information of the federation from the introduction device to the appliance, wherein the appliance is thereafter a member of the federation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An introduction device for assigning an appliance to a federation of appliances in a secure manner, comprising:
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a proximity based communications port that permits secure transfer of information between an appliance and the introduction device when the communications port is placed in close proximity to an appliance communications port;
a processor connected to the proximity based communications port; and
a memory connected to the processor for storing security information the processor communicates with the appliance such that the processor reads the security information from the memory and transmits the security information to the appliance via the proximity based communications port. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A smart appliance that is capable of communicating with other smart appliances, comprising:
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a proximity based communications port that permits secure transfer of information between the smart appliance and an introduction device when the communications port is placed in close proximity to a proximity based communications port of the introduction device;
a processor connected to the proximity based communications port; and
a memory connected to the processor for storing security information, wherein the processor communicates with the introduction device such that the processor reads the security information from the memory and transmits the security information to the introduction device via the proximity based communications port. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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