WIRELESS NETWORK IDENTIFIER WITH ENCRYPTED NETWORK ACCESS INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A data acquisition system, comprising:
- a database server coupled to a database;
a wireless access point coupled to the database server;
a remote data acquisition device;
wherein;
the database server is configured to provide a network password and a network address to the wireless access point;
the wireless access point is configured to broadcast an encrypted network identifier, indicative of the network password and the network address; and
the self-configuring device is configured to;
decrypt the encrypted network identifier to obtain the network password and network identifier;
login to the wireless access point; and
obtain, from the network address, configuration data.
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Abstract
A data acquisition platform in which self-configuring devices communicate with a database through an intermediate wireless access point. The database may store data acquired by and uploaded from self-configuring devices and store information that may be downloaded to self-configuring devices and used to self-configure. In a fleet management embodiment, self-configuring devices include OBD data capture devices installed in a motor vehicle that is part of an entity'"'"'s vehicle fleet. The platform may support an auto-connect feature in which wireless network access information needed by self-configuring devices to login to a wireless LAN is encrypted and wirelessly broadcasted by the access point. The network identifier may comply with formatting protocol that enables self-configuring devices to recognize encrypted network identifiers. In WiFi embodiments, the network identifier may be an encrypted SSID or an SSID that includes unencrypted and encrypted parts.
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19 Claims
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1. A data acquisition system, comprising:
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a database server coupled to a database; a wireless access point coupled to the database server; a remote data acquisition device; wherein; the database server is configured to provide a network password and a network address to the wireless access point; the wireless access point is configured to broadcast an encrypted network identifier, indicative of the network password and the network address; and the self-configuring device is configured to; decrypt the encrypted network identifier to obtain the network password and network identifier; login to the wireless access point; and obtain, from the network address, configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A self-configuring data acquisition device, comprising:
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a controller; a radio frequency module; an I/O interface; and computer executable instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to perform operations comprising; decrypting an encrypted network identifier broadcasted by a wireless access point to obtain network access information; connecting to a wireless local area network provided by the wireless access point; and accessing a database server at a network address included in the network access information to request at least one of;
a firmware update and a configuration setting. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless access point, comprising:
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a controller; a radio frequency module to provide a wireless local area network; computer readable storage including executable instructions that, when executed comprise; receiving network access information from a database server; generating an encrypted network identifier network based on the network access information; and broadcasting the encrypted network identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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