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Patent No.:

US 11877147 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2018

Methods, device and computer-readable medium for protecting mac addresses

Applicant:

Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;

Inventors:

Zhiyuan Hu, Shanghai, CN;

Wen Wei, Shanghai, CN;

Mingyu Zhao, Shanghai, CN;

Yueming Yin, Shanghai, CN;

Zhigang Luo, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:

Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;

Attorney:

DITTHAVONG, STEINER & MLOTKOWSKI

Primary Examiner:

Matthew C Sams

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04L 61/5092 (2022.01); H04W 12/75 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04L 101/622 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04L 61/5092 (2022.05); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04L 2101/622 (2022.05); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 12/75 (2021.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, device and computer readable medium for protecting MAC addresses. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device may obtain a set of virtual MAC addressed from a network device and may connect with a further network device (for example, Wi-Fi AP or Bluetooth devices) using the virtual MAC addresses. In this way, tracking the terminal device with MAC address is prevented so that user privacy protection could be enhanced.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hu, Zhiyuan. (2024). Methods, device and computer-readable medium for protecting mac addresses (U.S. Patent No. 11877147). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11877147

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