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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2022
Applicant:
United Services Automobile Association (Usaa), San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joel S. Hartshorn, Port Orchard, WA (US);
Elena Marie Carrasco, Converse, TX (US);
Nathan Lee Post, Rockport, TX (US);
Mark Paxman Warnick, San Antonio, TX (US);
Ravi Durairaj, San Antonio, TX (US);
Nolan Serrao, Plano, TX (US);
Sumita T. Jonak, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/104 (2022.01); H04L 67/1061 (2022.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04L 67/1046 (2013.01); H04L 67/1061 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for managing smart devices via a local fog network. Device eligibility for joining the network is determined based upon characteristics of a discovery poll ping response.