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Method and apparatus for efficiently initializing mobile wireless devices

US6980660B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1999
Grant dateDec 27, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/069
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for enabling wireless devices distributed throughout an enterprise to be efficiently initialized for secure communications. The method and system utilize well known public key cryptography and machine unique identifiers to establish a secure channel and initialize the wireless devices.

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