Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Grouping of network devices
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Application No.: US14455938Application Date: 2014-08-10
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Publication No.: US09661058B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Ryan Yong Kim , Jon Plummer , Matt Glidden , Douglas Edward McLaughlin
- Applicant: Belkin International, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Playa Vista
- Assignee: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Playa Vista
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/911
- IPC: H04L12/911 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W4/00 ; H04W4/08

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to granting of network access to a new network device. Specifically, various techniques and systems are provided for connecting a new network device to a network and limiting access of the network device while authenticating the new network device. More specifically, exemplary embodiments of the present invention include methods and systems for receiving information associated with one or more capabilities of the network devices on the network, analyzing the information associated with the one or more capabilities of the network devices on the network, wherein analyzing includes determining one or more capabilities common to the network devices, and generating a grouping of network devices, wherein the grouping includes network devices that share a common capability.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160043962A1 GROUPING OF NETWORK DEVICES Public/Granted day:2016-02-11
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