Discovering, identifying, and configuring devices with opaque addresses in the internet of things environment
US10305728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and device for discovering, identifying, and configuring a particular one of a plurality of devices to be administered is described. The method and device facilitate these steps by eliminating the need for an administrator to know a specific MAC address or unique identifier for the device to be administered, and by eliminating the need to identify that specific MAC address or unique identifier in a list of MAC addresses or unique identifiers.
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