Proximity-based wireless handshaking for connection establishment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a signal strength associated with an RF signal received at a first wireless network device from a second wireless network device of a wireless communication network;
detecting RF saturation at the first wireless network device;
determining, in response to detecting the RF saturation, whether the second wireless network device is within a threshold detection distance from the first wireless network device based, at least in part, on the signal strength associated with the second wireless network device;
transmitting a device credential associated with the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device at a reduced transmit power level in response to determining that the second wireless network device is within the threshold detection distance; and
establishing a communication link between the first wireless network device and the second wireless network device based, at least in part, on the device credential associated with the first wireless network device and a device credential associated with the second wireless network device.
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Abstract
A first network device can implement functionality to establish a proximity-based wireless connection with a second network device. It can be determined whether the second network device is within a threshold detection distance from the first network device based on a signal strength associated with RF signals received from the second network device or based on detecting RF saturation at the first network device. Device credentials associated with the first network device can be transmitted to the second network device at a reduced transmit power level in response to determining that the second network device is within the threshold detection distance from the first network device. A communication link can be established between the first network device and the second network device based, at least in part, on the device credentials associated with the first network device and device credentials received from the second network device.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a signal strength associated with an RF signal received at a first wireless network device from a second wireless network device of a wireless communication network; detecting RF saturation at the first wireless network device; determining, in response to detecting the RF saturation, whether the second wireless network device is within a threshold detection distance from the first wireless network device based, at least in part, on the signal strength associated with the second wireless network device; transmitting a device credential associated with the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device at a reduced transmit power level in response to determining that the second wireless network device is within the threshold detection distance; and establishing a communication link between the first wireless network device and the second wireless network device based, at least in part, on the device credential associated with the first wireless network device and a device credential associated with the second wireless network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining whether RF saturation is detected at a first wireless network device based, at least in part, on an RF signal received from a second wireless network device of a wireless communication network; determining that the second wireless network device is within a threshold detection distance from the first wireless network device in response to determining that the RF saturation is detected at the first wireless network device; transmitting a device credential associated with the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device at a reduced transmit power level in response to said determining that the second wireless network device is within the threshold detection distance; and establishing a communication link between the first wireless network device and the second wireless network device based, at least in part, on the device credential associated with the first wireless network device and a device credential associated with the second wireless network device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A first wireless network device comprising:
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a network interface; and a communication unit coupled with the network interface, the communication unit operable to; determine a signal strength associated with an RF signal received at the first wireless network device from a second wireless network device; detect RF saturation at the first wireless network device; determine, in response to detecting the RF saturation, whether the second wireless network device is within a threshold detection distance from the first wireless network device based, at least in part, on the signal strength associated with the second wireless network device; transmit a device credential associated with the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device at a reduced transmit power level in response to the communication unit determining that the second wireless network device is within the threshold detection distance; and establish a communication link between the first wireless network device and the second wireless network device based, at least in part, on the device credential associated with the first wireless network device and a device credential associated with the second wireless network device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A first wireless network device comprising:
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a network device; and a communication unit coupled with the network device, the communication unit operable to; determine whether RF saturation is detected at the first wireless network device based, at least in part, on an RF signal received from a second wireless network device; determine that the second wireless network device is within a threshold detection distance from the first wireless network device in response to the communication unit determining that the RF saturation is detected at the first wireless network device; transmit a device credential associated with the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device at a reduced transmit power level in response to the communication unit determining that the second wireless network device is within the threshold detection distance; and establish a communication link between the first wireless network device and the second wireless network device based, at least in part, on the device credential associated with the first wireless network device and a device credential associated with the second wireless network device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations that comprise:
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determining a signal strength associated with an RF signal received at a first wireless network device from a second wireless network device of a wireless communication network; detecting RF saturation at the first wireless network device; determining, in response to detecting the RF saturation, whether the second wireless network device is within a threshold detection distance from the first wireless network device based, at least in part, on the signal strength associated with the second wireless network device; transmitting a device credential associated with the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device at a reduced transmit power level in response to determining that the second wireless network device is within the threshold detection distance; and establishing a communication link between the first wireless network device and the second wireless network device based, at least in part, on the device credential associated with the first wireless network device and a device credential associated with the second wireless network device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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