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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2022
Afero, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Scott Bartlett, Oakland, CA (US);
Bret Jordan, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Afero, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
System and method for efficient and secure pairing and communication. For example, one embodiment comprises a machine-readable medium having program code stored thereon which, when executed by a data processing device, causes the data processing device to perform the operations of: reading a code from an optical label of a peripheral device and providing the code to a service for validation; providing a communication channel between the peripheral and the service, the peripheral to transmit a first key of a first key pair to the service over the communication channel; transmitting a second key of a second key pair to the service; upon receiving an indication that the service has validated the first key and the second key, using the first key and the second key to establish a session key; and pairing with the peripheral using the session key.