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Obtaining a MAC address from an external source

US9634987B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 2014
Grant dateApr 25, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2101/622
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed on one or more processors, cause performance of operations. The operations include: receiving a first message from a device; determining, in response to the first message, a media access control (MAC) address of the device; and transmitting, in response to the first message, a second message comprising the MAC address to the device.

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