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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2023
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Eric Zavesky, Austin, TX (US);
Bernard S. Renger, New Providence, NJ (US);
Behzad Shahraray, Holmdel, NJ (US);
David Crawford Gibbon, Lincroft, NJ (US);
Lee Begeja, Gillette, NJ (US);
Timothy Innes, Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellecutal Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Management and configuration of internet of things network connected devices is facilitated herein. A probe device comprises a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations that comprise determining a first identity and a first operational parameter of a first device and a second identity and a second operational parameter of a second device. The first device and the second device can be associated with a defined communication network. The probe device can be provisioned within the defined communication network and can operate as a security update probe node for the first device and the second device. The operations can also comprise facilitating a first security update at the first device and a second security update at the second device based on a determination that the first device and the second device have delegated responsibility for security synchronization to the probe device.