Method and apparatus for exclusively pairing wireless devices
US6772331B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99939
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for enabling wireless devices to be paired or permanently associated by a user or a network administrator. The method and system utilize well known public key cryptography and machine unique identifiers to establish a secure channel and associate the devices with eachother. This is extremely useful for associating a wireless headset with a telephone or associating a wireless mouse with a computer.
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