Discovery of and communication with trusted devices
US10015302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are directed to discovering trusted remote devices and establishing trusted communications with trusted remote devices. A local device can determine one or more time periods of expected silence in a communication between the local device and a remote device; and embed trusted communication messages in the one or more time periods for at least one of: discovering that the remote device is a trusted remote device, performing a trusted communication with the trusted remote device. The communication may be based on a Bluetooth protocol in a link layer.
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