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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. 06, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2021
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Stephen Griesmer, Westfield, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/101 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes creating a secured connection between a home network and a remote corporate network via a smart home gateway; detecting a plurality of devices are connected with the smart home gateway, wherein the plurality of devices are within the home network; determining that a first device of the plurality of devices is indicated as an authorized corporate device; determining that the first device has software updated to a threshold version of software; and based on the indication that the first device is an authorized corporate device or the first device has software update to the threshold version of software, automatically connecting the first device to the remote corporate network.


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