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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Lawrence W. Yonge, Iii, Ocala, FL (US);
Srinivas Katar, Gainesville, FL (US);
Manjunath Krishnam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence W. Yonge, III, Ocala, FL (US);
Srinivas Katar, Gainesville, FL (US);
Manjunath Krishnam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/915 (2013.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/727 (2013.01); H04L 12/733 (2013.01); H04L 12/729 (2013.01); H04L 12/761 (2013.01); H04L 12/413 (2006.01); H04L 12/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/787 (2013.01); H04L 12/2801 (2013.01); H04L 12/413 (2013.01); H04L 45/12 (2013.01); H04L 45/121 (2013.01); H04L 45/122 (2013.01); H04L 45/123 (2013.01); H04L 45/125 (2013.01); H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5445 (2013.01); H04L 12/2856 (2013.01); H04L 12/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for connecting new stations to a secure network. New stations can send connection requests to a headend device. The headend device can retrieve a device access key associated with the new station and can provide a network membership key to the new station based upon authentication of the new station using the device access key.