Obtaining a MAC address from an external source
US9634987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 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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