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Method and apparatus for encryption of communications over a network

US9769128B2 · kind B2 · utility

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1,774References

18Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

David Gross · South River, US
Joshua Lackey · Lake Stevens, US
Donald E. Levy · Holmdel, US
Roger Piqueras Jover · New York, US
Jayaraman Ramachandran · Plainsboro, US
Cristina Serban · Middletown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2015
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/085
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining whether communications are encrypted, determining a communication type for the communications according to sensitivity criteria, encrypting the communications according to the communication type to generate encrypted communications, and transmitting to a second network device the encrypted communications. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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