Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for encrypting network credentials using password provided by remote server to provisioning device
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Application No.: US15465519Application Date: 2017-03-21
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Publication No.: US10262210B2Publication Date: 2019-04-16
- Inventor: Ronald L. Kirkby , Hiro Mitsuji , Eden Sherry , Lawrence W. Neal
- Applicant: GOOGLE LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Main IPC: H04L9/32
- IPC: H04L9/32 ; G06K9/00 ; H04L29/06 ; H04N21/431 ; H04N21/433 ; H04N21/4335 ; H04N7/18 ; G06F3/048 ; H04W4/80 ; H04W12/02 ; H04W12/06 ; G06T7/20 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06F3/0484 ; G11B27/00 ; G11B27/028 ; H04L29/08 ; G06F3/0482 ; G11B27/031 ; G11B27/30 ; G11B27/34 ; G06K9/32 ; H04N5/14 ; H04N21/239 ; G11B27/10 ; H04N5/93 ; H04N9/87 ; H04W12/08 ; G08B13/196 ; H04W12/04 ; G06F3/0485 ; G06F3/0488 ; H04N21/2187 ; H04N21/2743 ; H04N21/422 ; H04N21/462 ; H04L9/08 ; H04N21/2347 ; H04N21/254 ; H04N21/4408 ; H04N21/4627 ; H04N21/475 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
This application discloses a method of provisioning an electronic device. The electronic device proactively broadcasts an advertising packet that includes a device identifier associated with the electronic device. A server receives the device identifier via a client device, and issues a link approval response when it verifies that the electronic device associated with the device identifier is available for provisioning in association with a user account. In response to the link approval response, the electronic device and the client device establish communication via a short range wireless link. The client device encrypts at least a portion of network credentials of a secure wireless network using a password key generated at the server, and provides the encrypted network credentials to the electronic device. The electronic device decrypts the encrypted network credentials using a key generated at the electronic device, and accesses the secure wireless network using the decrypted network credentials.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170195313A1 Method and System for Provisioning an Electronic Device Public/Granted day:2017-07-06
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