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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2014
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas Killian, Brookside, NJ (US);
Byoung-Jo Kim, Morganville, NJ (US);
Christopher Rice, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing radio communication with an electronic object in a local environment are disclosed. For example the method receives via a mobile endpoint device of a user at least one first digital certificate associated with the local environment from a trusted source, and a second digital certificate from the electronic device deployed in the local environment via a wireless connection. The method then authenticates the electronic device using the at least one first digital certificate and the second digital certificate.