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Automatic pairing of devices to wireless networks

US11190942B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company · GB

Inventors

Simon Ringland · London, GB
Francis Scahill · London, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2017
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 11, 2038

Classification

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

Abstract

A method for the automatic pairing of a device (401) wirelessly with a user's secure WLAN provided by an access point (403), the pairing access point (403), that provides the secure wireless LAN and a second wireless LAN (e.g. a public Wi-Fi hotspot). A connection is established automatically between the device (401) and a wireless LAN provided by an available access point (410) using security credentials stored on the device (401). If it is determined that the available access point (410) is also the pairing access point (403), using the established connection to securely transfer second security credentials from the available access point (410) to the device (401). The transferred second security credentials can then be used to establish a secure connection between the device (401) and the first secure wireless LAN provided by the pairing access point (403).

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