Assigning device identifiers by host identifier availability
US12159003B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/672
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for electronic device identifier assignment at a host computing device includes receiving a current local identifier of a separate electronic device and a full unique identifier of the separate electronic device. A host-specific identifier is assigned to the separate electronic device by, based at least in part on determining that the current local identifier of the separate electronic device is included in a set of local identifier values available for assignment, assigning the host-specific identifier to the separate electronic device with a same local identifier value as the current local identifier. Based at least in part on determining that the current local identifier of the separate electronic device is already assigned by the host computing device to a different separate electronic device, the host-specific local identifier is selected from the set of local identifier values available for assignment and assigned to the separate electronic device.
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