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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:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Mark John Baugher, Portland, OR (US);
Inventor:
Mark John Baugher, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., SAn Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 (2006.01); G04F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and devices for controlling access to a service over a network are described. A credential is provided to a device. The credential indicates the device is enrolled in the network. The credential is stored in non-volatile memory on the device. The credential binds the device to the network and prevents the device from accessing another network. The device presents the credential to a provider, and the provider uses the credential to authenticate and authorize the device. Upon authorization, the device is provided access to the service.