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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2018
Applicant:

Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);

Inventors:

David James Theodore, Austin, TX (US);

Blake Cameron Sims, Arlington, TX (US);

Andres Rios, Dallas, TX (US);

Hyperia Doe, Grand Prairie, TX (US);

Jesse Jonathan Lee, McKinney, TX (US);

Alfonso Andres Lopez, Plano, TX (US);

Assignee:

Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3271 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); H04L 9/321 (2013.01); H04L 9/3218 (2013.01); H04L 63/0869 (2013.01); H04L 63/107 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2111 (2013.01); H04L 67/1046 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 2209/80 (2013.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A plurality of authentication devices form and manage a self-organizing mobile peer-to-peer mesh network to provide robust authentication of mobile peers, humans and or mobile devices such as drones, cars, satellites, robots etc. The mesh network may supplement traditional fixed point of entry authentication to combat social engineering penetrations or be used in situations where fixed-point authentication is not viable. Network efficiency can be enhanced by using two-level encryption, a first level of encryption based on permissions to join a mesh network and a simpler second level of encryption based on knowledge shared with members of the network for communication. Making the permissions a function of location can make the network more robust. Re-authenticating member peers based on the occurrence of defined events can further enhance security.


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