PEER-TO-PEER ONBOARDING OF INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICES OVER VARIOUS COMMUNICATION INTERFACES
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1. A method of onboarding a device, comprising:
- detecting a local peer device via an out-of-band communication that is compatible with the device;
communicating with the local peer device to obtain a permission to join a secure network;
receiving access information to access the secure network from the local peer device after an authority has approved the access; and
accessing the secure network using the access information.
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Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to apparatus and method for setting up or onboarding a first Internet of Things (IoT) device that has limited or no interfacing capability itself to connect to a network through a second IoT device in communication with the network, by sending a request to a second device in communication with the network and receiving permission to initiate communication with the network.
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1. A method of onboarding a device, comprising:
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detecting a local peer device via an out-of-band communication that is compatible with the device; communicating with the local peer device to obtain a permission to join a secure network; receiving access information to access the secure network from the local peer device after an authority has approved the access; and accessing the secure network using the access information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for onboarding a device by a local peer device, comprising:
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communicating, by the local peer device, with the device via an out-of-band communication that is compatible with the device; obtaining, by the local peer device, permission from an authority to allow the device to join a secure network; and transmitting, from the local peer device to the device, access information for the secure network after the authority has approved access to the secure network by the device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An Internet of Things (IoT) device, comprising:
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means for detecting a local peer device via one or more IoT communication interfaces; means for communicating with the local peer device to obtain a permission to join a secure network; means for receiving access information to access the secure network from the local peer device after an authority has approved the access; and means for accessing the secure network using the access information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A local peer device that is capable of communicating over one or more Internet of Things (IoT) interfaces and over one or more wireless interfaces other than an IoT interface, the local peer device comprising:
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means for communicating with an IoT device via said one or more IoT interfaces compatible with the IoT device; means for obtaining permission from an authority to allow the IoT device to join a secure network; and means for transmitting to the IoT device access information for the secure network after the authority has approved access to the secure network by the IoT device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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