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Secure fine timing measurement exchange

US10064057B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Carlos Horacio Aldana · Mountain View, US
Alireza Raissinia · Monte Sereno, US
Santosh Vamaraju · San Jose, US
Kumar Anand · Plano, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2016
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for providing a secure Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) exchange between two wireless transceivers are disclosed. An example of a method according to the disclosure include transmitting a protected FTM range request message with a Dialog Token of a FTM frame, receiving a protected FTM range report message from a station, wherein the protected FTM range report message includes FTM information, and authenticating the station based at least in part on the FTM information included in the protected FTM range report message.

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