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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to method for changing the value of one or more privacy parameters, such as a MAC address, of target stations within a BSS, at both an AP station and a non-AP station associated with the AP station. The two stations share a pseudo-random function to generate the new values of the privacy parameters from a shared key and a shared parameter whose value varies over time. The methods comprise for each station: obtaining the shared key and parameter value; communicating, with the other station, a request for changing the values of the privacy parameters at a target time; calculating the new values by using the shared key and the current value of the shared parameter as inputs of the shared function; and replacing, in a registry, the current values of the privacy parameters of the target station by the calculated new values at the target time.
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