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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:
Nov. 02, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2018
Applicant:

Emerald Cactus Ventures, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Jesse Aaron Adams, Seattle, WA (US);

Christopher Joseph O'Connell, Tucson, AZ (US);

Jennifer Marie Catanduanes McEwen, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Emerald Cactus Ventures, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/086 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/18 (2013.01); H04L 12/4675 (2013.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04W 12/086 (2021.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

System and method for extending zones of control through a hotspot for communications to and from computing devices based on specific criteria corresponding to zones of control. An encrypted virtual private network (VPN) for a browsing session may be established at a first computing device and remote server computers matching the parameters of the established zone. Then, a user of the first computing device may further establish a wireless hotspot network suited to allow additional remote computing devices to piggy-back on the one or more established encrypted virtual private networks. Thus, other connected devices using the hotspot connection to reach a broader computer network (e.g., the Internet) are then also taking advantage of the encrypted VPN being provided by the host of the hotspot. Each connected computing device may then also have various communications isolated through zonal control from the hotspot device.


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