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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Simon Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Gordon, Alameda, CA (US);
Inventors:
Simon Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Gordon, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Devicescape Software, Inc., San Bruno, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Exemplary methods and systems for acquiring network credentials for network access are described. The exemplary method includes receiving network configuration information from a network device on a communication network, generating a credential request, transmitting the credential request to a credential server over a standard protocol of the network device, receiving the credential request response, and providing a network credential from the credential request response to the network device to access the communication network.