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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Gainspan Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pankaj Vyas, Bangalore, IN;
Sibasis Purohit, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
GainSpan Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/22 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/22 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wireless device operates in a first wireless network using a first wireless protocol to receive a set of provisioning parameters for joining a second wireless network that uses a second wireless protocol. The first wireless network may be based on a shared wireless broadcast medium. The wireless device then joins the second wireless network using the set of provisioning parameters. In an embodiment the first wireless protocol is according to IEEE 802.11 specifications, while the second wireless protocol is according to IEEE 802.1.5.4 specifications.