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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:
Aug. 09, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2020
Applicant:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Inventors:

Gary D. Dotson, Muskego, WI (US);

Terence S. Tenorio, Solon, OH (US);

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); G05B 19/05 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04L 9/14 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 84/12 (2013.01); G05B 19/054 (2013.01); G05B 19/056 (2013.01); H04L 9/14 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations that include receiving a request to connect to the wireless access point from a computing device. The request includes a private key. The operations may also include comparing the private key to an index of public keys associated with respective users authorized to connect to the wireless access point, determining that the computing device is authorized to connect to the wireless access point based on the comparison, authorizing the computing device to connect to the wireless access point, encrypting maintenance data associated with one or more industrial automation devices, and transmitting the encrypted maintenance data to the computing device via the wireless access point.


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