LOCATION AND PAIRING OF DEVICES ON A LOCAL AREA NETWORK USING A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER

• US 20160081128A1
• Filed: 11/19/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Belkin International Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Belkin International Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sidhu, Gursharan, Kim, Ryan Yong, Pathuri, Venkata Subba Rao, Yerramsetti, Naga
• Granted Patent: US 9,820,314 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a computer-implemented method, comprising: establishing, at a computing device on a network, a communication connection with a setup access point; generating a token identifier, wherein the token identifier includes identification data corresponding to the computing device; transmitting the token identifier; transmitting a query, wherein the query includes a request to establish a new communication connection with the setup access point when the communication connection is terminated; and receiving a communication including a response to the query, wherein the response indicates that a new communication connection has been established with the setup access point, and wherein the new communication connection is established using the token identifier.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

generating, at a network device on a network, a setup access point;

facilitating a communication connection between the setup access point and a computing device;

receiving a token identifier, wherein the token identifier includes identification data corresponding to the computing device;

receiving a notification including an indication that the communication connection has been terminated;

receiving a query including a request to establish a new communication connection;

transmitting a communication including a response to the query, wherein the response indicates that the new communication connection was established using the token identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein facilitating a communication connection between the setup access point and the computing device includes receiving and using credentials identifying the network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication connection is established on a channel and the new communication connection is established on a new channel, wherein the channel is different than the new channel.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the token identifier; and

deleting the token identifier from storage after a predetermined period of time.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the token identifier is stored on an external network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification data includes a location of the computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for the computing device to connect to the setup access point.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the token identifier to the setup access point.

9. A computing device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including;

generating, at a network device on a network, a setup access point;

facilitating a communication connection between the setup access point and a computing device;

receiving a token identifier, wherein the token identifier includes identification data corresponding to the computing device;

receiving a notification including an indication that the communication connection has been terminated;

receiving a query including a request to establish a new communication connection;

transmitting a communication including a response to the query, wherein the response indicates that the new communication connection was established using the token identifier.

10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein facilitating a communication connection between the setup access point and the computing device includes receiving and using credentials identifying the network.

11. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the communication connection is established on a channel and the new communication connection is established on a new channel, wherein the channel is different than the new channel.

12. The computing device of claim 9, further comprising instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:

storing the token identifier; and

deleting the token identifier from storage after a predetermined period of time.

13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the token identifier is stored on an external network.

14. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the identification data includes a location of the computing device.

15. The computing device of claim 9, further comprising instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:

receiving a request for the computing device to connect to the setup access point.

16. The computing device of claim 9, further comprising instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:

transmitting the token identifier to the setup access point.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

generate, at a network device on a network, a setup access point;

facilitate a communication connection between the setup access point and a computing device;

receive a token identifier, wherein the token identifier includes identification data corresponding to the computing device;

receive a notification including an indication that the communication connection has been terminated;

receive a query including a request to establish a new communication connection;

transmit a communication including a response to the query, wherein the response indicates that the new communication connection was established using the token identifier.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein facilitating a communication connection between the setup access point and the computing device includes receiving and using credentials identifying the network.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the communication connection is established on a channel and the new communication connection is established on a new channel, wherein the channel is different than the new channel.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions configured to cause the data processing apparatus to:

store the token identifier; and

delete the token identifier from storage after a predetermined period of time.

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