US 12,695,622 B2 · Generating non-redundant physical, logical, and location-specific network endpoint identifiers

Abstract

First information identifying a first one of a target circuit or a radio frequency (RF) tag is conveyed to a second one of the target circuit or the RF tag. Second information identifying the second one of the target circuit and the RF tag is then derived from the conveyed first information. The second information is then stored. In some cases, the first information is conveyed over a wired interface or a wireless interface between the target circuit and the RF tag. The first information identifying the RF tag can be conveyed to the target circuit, and second information identifying the target circuit can be derived based on the first information identifying the RF tag by equating the second information to the first information or applying a predetermined algorithm to the first information to generate the second information.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

conveying first information identifying a first one of a target circuit or a radio frequency (RF) tag to a second one of the target circuit or the RF tag;
performing at least one of encrypting the first information, signing the first information, or generating authentication information for the first information prior to conveying the first information;
determining second information identifying the second one of the target circuit or the RF tag from the conveyed first information;
performing at least one of decrypting the encrypted first information, verifying a signature on the first information, or authenticating the first information prior to deriving the second information;
and
storing the second information.

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A system comprising:

at least one target circuit coupled to at least one radio frequency (RF) tag by at least one interface, wherein:
the at least one interface is configured to convey first information identifying the at least one RF tag to the at least one target circuit,
the at least one target circuit is configured to derive second information identifying the at least one target circuit and from the conveyed first information identifying the at least one RF tag,
the at least one RF tag is configured to perform at least one of encrypting the first information, signing the first information, or generating authentication information for the first information prior to conveying the first information to the at least one target circuit via the at least one interface, and
the at least one target circuit is configured to perform at least one of decrypting the encrypted first information, verifying a signature on the first information, or authenticating the first information prior to deriving the second information;
and
a controller configured to provide control signals to the at least one target circuit based on at least one location of the at least one target circuit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/822,866Filed 3 Sep 2024

Published

US 2026/0067097 A15 Mar 2026

Granted

28 Jul 2026

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

H04L 9/3247
Including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity…:…
G06K 7/10128
The sensing being preceded by at least one preliminary step: the step consisting of detection of the presence of one or more record carriers in…
G06K 7/10297
Sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves: arrangements for handling protocols designed for…
G06K 19/0723
With integrated circuit chips: the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on…

Generating non-redundant physical, logical, and location-specific network endpoint identifiers

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Generating non-redundant physical, logical, and location-specific network endpoint identifiers

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Abstract

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