Ultra-wideband (UWB) secure wireless device pairing and associated systems
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1. A method for secure pairing of two or more ultra-wideband (UWB) devices, comprising:
- initiating device discovery with at least a first UWB device;
conducting automatically secure pairing between the first UWB device and a second UWB device over in-band UWB communications; and
generating automatically one or more pairing secrets for subsequent UWB communications between the first and second UWB devices;
wherein the conducting and generating steps are conducted without requiring a visual match confirmation through graphical user interfaces (GUIs) of the first and second UWB devices.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for ultra-wideband (UWB) secure wireless device pairing. Secure pairing between devices for secure UWB communications is conducted over in-band UWB communications to provide secure pairing without requiring a visual confirmation through a graphical user interface (GUI), in particular, for wireless personal area network (WPAN) communications. The secure in-band pairing of wireless UWB devices over a UWB radio link provides considerable advantages over prior secure pairing techniques.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for secure pairing of two or more ultra-wideband (UWB) devices, comprising:
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initiating device discovery with at least a first UWB device;
conducting automatically secure pairing between the first UWB device and a second UWB device over in-band UWB communications; and
generating automatically one or more pairing secrets for subsequent UWB communications between the first and second UWB devices;
wherein the conducting and generating steps are conducted without requiring a visual match confirmation through graphical user interfaces (GUIs) of the first and second UWB devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A secure pairing system for two or more ultra-wideband (UWB) devices, comprising:
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a first UWB device having an automated secure pairing module and a UWB communication interface, the first UWB device being configured to conduct automatically secure pairing with at least one other UWB device over in-band UWB communications without requiring a visual match confirmation through a graphical user interface (GUI); and
a second UWB device having an automated secure pairing module and a UWB communication interface, the second UWB device being configured to conduct automatically secure pairing with at least one other UWB device over in-band UWB communications without requiring a visual match confirmation through a graphical user interface (GUI). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An ultra-wideband (UWB) device having automated in-band secure pairing, comprising:
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a UWB communication interface; and
an automated secure pairing module configured to conduct automatically secure pairing with at least one other UWB device over in-band UWB communications without requiring a visual match confirmation through a graphical user interface (GUI). - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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