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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
William Sterling Alexander, Durham, NC (US);
Marcin Michal Limanski, Durham, NC (US);
Vikas Vashisht, Morrisville, NC (US);
John Paul Carlson, Raleigh, NC (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one example, a server obtains an indication that a first mobile device is in a predetermined proximity to a non-mobile device. In response, the server permits the first mobile device to pair with the non-mobile device. The server generates whitelisted information associated with the first mobile device by adding information associated with the first mobile device to a whitelist that controls mobile device pairing for the non-mobile device. The server also obtains an indication that a given mobile device has obtained one or more keep-alive messages from the non-mobile device. Based on the whitelisted information, the server determines whether to permit the given mobile device to pair or remain paired with the non-mobile device. In response to determining to permit the given mobile device to pair or remain paired with the non-mobile device, the server permits the given mobile device to pair or remain paired with the non-mobile device.