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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2015
Belkin International, Inc., Playa Vista, CA (US);
Venkata Subba Rao Pathuri, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ryan Yong Kim, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Gursharan Sidhu, Moorpark, CA (US);
Naga Yerramsetti, Houston, TX (US);
Jimmy Chung, Lakewood, CA (US);
Brian Knopf, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Belkin International, Inc., Playa Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for associating devices and users with a local area network using network identifiers are provided. For example, a method, system, and computer-program product for associating network devices with a local area network using a network identifier are provided. For example, a method may include receiving, at a computing device, a communication including a unique identifier for a network device connected to a network. The method may further include using the unique identifier to determine properties of the network device and generating a network identifier for the network, wherein the network identifier includes an indication of a time at which the network identifier is generated, an indication of the computing device, and an indication of the network device properties. The method can also include transmitting the network identifier, wherein when the network identifier is received, the network identifier facilitates identifying the network and associating the network device with the network.