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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2015
Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Murali Narasimha, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Krishna K Bellamkonda, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Steve S Kim, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Himanshu R Lokre, Chicago, IL (US);
Yuanliang Lu, Glenview, IL (US);
Jie Song, Naperville, IL (US);
Hui Wang, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of network connectivity switching utilizing an authentication device for switching network connectivity from a first device to a second device, the authentication device maintains an address of the first device with a memory of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the first device is authenticated for wireless communication via the cellular network. The authentication device receives an interrogation of the RFID tag from the second device, which can communicate via the cellular network, and responsive to an RFID tag response indicating the address of the first device, the second device communicates a device switch order to the first device, communicates an attach request to the cellular network, and writes an address of the second device to the memory of the RFID tag. The authentication device can then authenticate the second device to switch the network connectivity to the second device for wireless communication via the cellular network.