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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2011
John Furlan, Belmont, CA (US);
Siddhartha Dattagupta, Irvine, CA (US);
Chris Bainer, San Marcos, CA (US);
Insung Kim, Irvine, CA (US);
Ariel Braunstein, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan Kaplan, San Francisco, CA (US);
John Furlan, Belmont, CA (US);
Siddhartha Dattagupta, Irvine, CA (US);
Chris Bainer, San Marcos, CA (US);
Insung Kim, Irvine, CA (US);
Ariel Braunstein, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan Kaplan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cisco Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A network association apparatus includes identification information and an authorization credential associated with a specific client device or service to be connected to a wireless network. The apparatus is configured to automatically provide the identification information and the authorization credential to a host device of a wireless network in a secure fashion when brought into close proximity to or physically connected with the host of the wireless network. The apparatus may comprise an RFID tag.