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Wireless firmware updates

US10581850B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2018
Grant dateMar 3, 2020
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/43
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes transmitting, by a user device, an encrypted user profile to a locking device, the encrypted user profile including a user key and encrypted by a server using a lock key; decrypting, by the locking device, the encrypted user profile using the lock key to generate a decrypted user profile and obtain the user key from the decrypted user profile; generating, by the user device, an encrypted firmware update command, the encrypted firmware update command encrypted using the user key of the user profile; transmitting, by the user device, the encrypted firmware update command to the locking device; decrypting, by the locking device, the encrypted firmware update command using the user key to generate a decrypted firmware update command; and installing, by the locking device, a firmware update in accordance with the decrypted firmware update command in response to successfully decrypting the encrypted firmware update command.

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