Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods, access point device and station device for closed Wi-Fi hotspot network
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Application No.: US17804536Application Date: 2022-05-27
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Publication No.: US12081967B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Kumar Murugesan , Kavin Kumar Thangadorai , Srihari Sriram , Radhika Mundra , Mayank Kumar Sahu
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: BROADVIEW IP LAW, PC
- Priority: IN 2141015646 2021.04.01 IN 2141015646 2022.03.18
- Main IPC: H04W12/03
- IPC: H04W12/03 ; H04L9/08 ; H04W12/06 ; H04W76/10 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method, an Access Point (AP) device for creating a closed Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) hotspot network, and a method, a station device for connecting to the closed Wi-Fi hotspot network. The AP device receives a first input for creating the closed Wi-Fi hotspot network, transmits an encryption key to the station device, which is present within a predefined region, over an in-band communication medium or an out-of-band communication medium, and creates the closed Wi-Fi hotspot network by communicating management frames in cipher text with the station device. The station device receives the encryption key and the management frames from the AP device; and transmits a connection request to the AP device for connecting to the closed Wi-Fi hotspot network. The communication of the management frames in the cipher text provides improved security against attacks associated with Wi-Fi hotspot networks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220322081A1 METHODS, ACCESS POINT DEVICE AND STATION DEVICE FOR CLOSED WI-FI HOTSPOT NETWORK Public/Granted day:2022-10-06
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