公开(公告)号：US10405150B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US14968290

申请日：2015-12-14

Applicant: AFERO, INC.

Inventor： Chris Aiuto ,  Clif Liu

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A system and method are described for reducing traffic when connecting an Internet of Things (IoT) device to an IoT hub. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: an Internet of Things (IoT) device comprising a wireless communication module to establish communication with a plurality of IoT hubs over local wireless communication channels, advertising control logic to transmit first advertising beacons to the plurality of IoT hubs indicating that the IoT device is connectable; each of the IoT hubs to attempt to connect with the IoT device to provide commands and/or data to the IoT device, the IoT device to establish a connection with a first IoT hub of the plurality of IoT hubs to receive the commands and/or data from the first IoT hub; and the advertising control logic to begin transmitting a second advertising beacon to the IoT hubs indicating that the IoT device is not connectable after establishing the connection with the first IoT hub.

公开(公告)号：US20170195318A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US14987253

申请日：2016-01-04

Applicant: AFERO, INC.

Inventor： Clif Liu ,  Robey Pointer ,  Kerry Quinn

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04L63/02 ,  H04L63/0236 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/2809 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04W84/047

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are described for a secure IoT wireless network configuration. For example, one embodiment of an Internet of Things (IoT) hub comprises: a local wireless communication interface to establish local wireless connections with one or more IoT devices and/or IoT extender hubs; a network router to establish network connections over the Internet on behalf of the IoT devices and/or IoT extender hubs; an authentication module pre-configured with a passphrase and a hidden service set identifier (SSID), the authentication module to receive a connection requests from the IoT devices and/or an IoT extender hubs and to grant the connection requests when the IoT devices and/or IoT extender hubs use the pre-configured passphrase and hidden SSID; and a firewall of the IoT hub to block all outgoing and incoming connection requests other than those directed to designated servers of an IoT service with known host names.

公开(公告)号：US10659961B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16209843

申请日：2018-12-04

Applicant: Afero, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Zimmerman ,  Evan Jeng ,  Shannon Holland ,  Clif Liu ,  Chris Aiuto

IPC: H04W4/70 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A method and system for connecting an Internet of Things (IoT) hub to a wireless network. One embodiment of the method includes establishing a secure communication channel between an IoT hub and an IoT service through a client device using a first secret; generating a second secret on the client device and transmitting it to the IoT hub; encrypting a wireless key using the second secret to generate a first-encrypted key and transmitting it to the IoT service; encrypting the first-encrypted key using the first secret to generate a twice-encrypted key and transmitting it to the IoT hub over the secure communication channel; decrypting the twice-encrypted key at the IoT hub using the first secret to generate the first-encrypted key and decrypting it using the second secret to generate the wireless key usable to establish a secure wireless connection between the IoT hub and the local wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US20170171728A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US14968290

申请日：2015-12-14

Applicant: AFERO, INC.

Inventor： Chris Aiuto ,  Clif Liu

IPC: H04W4/20 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: H04W4/21 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W28/021 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A system and method are described for reducing traffic when connecting an Internet of Things (IoT) device to an IoT hub. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: an Internet of Things (IoT) device comprising a wireless communication module to establish communication with a plurality of IoT hubs over local wireless communication channels, advertising control logic to transmit first advertising beacons to the plurality of IoT hubs indicating that the IoT device is connectable; each of the IoT hubs to attempt to connect with the IoT device to provide commands and/or data to the IoT device, the IoT device to establish a connection with a first IoT hub of the plurality of IoT hubs to receive the commands and/or data from the first IoT hub; and the advertising control logic to begin transmitting a second advertising beacon to the IoT hubs indicating that the IoT device is not connectable after establishing the connection with the first IoT hub.

公开(公告)号：US11153750B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16730736

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: Afero, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Altin ,  Scott Zimmerman ,  Clif Liu ,  Stephen Sewerynek

IPC: H04L9/00 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04W12/43 ,  H04W12/50 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F21/30 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04W12/043 ,  H04W12/77 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for sharing WiFi credentials. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: generating a first secret on a first IoT device, the first IoT device having WiFi credentials stored thereon; sharing the first secret with a second IoT device; encrypting the WiFi credentials on the first IoT device using the first secret to generate encrypted WiFi credentials; receiving the encrypted WiFi credentials from the first IoT device at an IoT service; encrypting the encrypted WiFi credentials at the IoT service using a second secret to generate twice-encrypted WiFi credentials, the second secret known by the second IoT device; transmitting the twice-encrypted WiFi credentials from the IoT service to the second IoT device; decrypting, at the second IoT device, the twice-encrypted WiFi credentials using the second secret to generate the encrypted WiFi credentials and decrypting the encrypted WiFi credentials using the first secret to generate the WiFi credentials; and establishing a secure WiFi connection on the second IoT device using the WiFi credentials.

公开(公告)号：US10721208B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-21

申请号：US16055375

申请日：2018-08-06

Applicant: AFERO, INC.

Inventor： Clif Liu ,  Robey Pointer ,  Kerry Quinn

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/00

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are described for a secure IoT wireless network configuration. For example, one embodiment of an Internet of Things (IoT) hub comprises: a local wireless communication interface to establish local wireless connections with one or more IoT devices and/or IoT extender hubs; a network router to establish network connections over the Internet on behalf of the IoT devices and/or IoT extender hubs; an authentication module pre-configured with a passphrase and a hidden service set identifier (SSID), the authentication module to receive a connection requests from the IoT devices and/or an IoT extender hubs and to grant the connection requests when the IoT devices and/or IoT extender hubs use the pre-configured passphrase and hidden SSID; and a firewall of the IoT hub to block all outgoing and incoming connection requests other than those directed to designated servers of an IoT service with known host names.

公开(公告)号：US10524119B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US15360850

申请日：2016-11-23

Applicant: AFERO, INC.

Inventor： Daniel Altin ,  Scott Zimmerman ,  Clif Liu ,  Stephen Sewerynek

IPC: G06F21/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for sharing WiFi credentials. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: generating a first secret on a first IoT device, the first IoT device having WiFi credentials stored thereon; sharing the first secret with a second IoT device; encrypting the WiFi credentials on the first IoT device using the first secret to generate encrypted WiFi credentials; receiving the encrypted WiFi credentials from the first IoT device at an IoT service; encrypting the encrypted WiFi credentials at the IoT service using a second secret to generate twice-encrypted WiFi credentials, the second secret known by the second IoT device; transmitting the twice-encrypted WiFi credentials from the IoT service to the second IoT device; decrypting, at the second IoT device, the twice-encrypted WiFi credentials using the second secret to generate the encrypted WiFi credentials and decrypting the encrypted WiFi credentials using the first secret to generate the WiFi credentials; and establishing a secure WiFi connection on the second IoT device using the WiFi credentials.

公开(公告)号：US10149154B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US15837988

申请日：2017-12-11

Applicant: Afero, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Zimmerman ,  Evan Jeng ,  Shannon Holland ,  Clif Liu ,  Chris Aiuto

IPC: H04W12/04 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: An apparatus for connecting an Internet of Things (IoT) hub to a wireless network, the apparatus including: 1) a security module to generate a first secret and a second secret, and to encrypt a wireless key using the second secret to generate a first-encrypted key; and 2) a connection logic to establish a secure communication channel between an IoT hub and an IoT service using the first secret, transmit the second secret to the IoT hub and the first-encrypted key to the IoT service, receive from the IoT service a twice-encrypted key generated by encrypting the first-encrypted key using the first secret, and transmit the twice-encrypted key to the IoT hub, which decrypts it using the first secret to generate the first-encrypted key, which is further decrypted using the second secret to generate the wireless key. The IoT hub using the wireless key to connect to the wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US10044674B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US14987253

申请日：2016-01-04

Applicant: AFERO, INC.

Inventor： Clif Liu ,  Robey Pointer ,  Kerry Quinn

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are described for a secure IoT wireless network configuration. For example, one embodiment of an Internet of Things (IoT) hub comprises: a local wireless communication interface to establish local wireless connections with one or more IoT devices and/or IoT extender hubs; a network router to establish network connections over the Internet on behalf of the IoT devices and/or IoT extender hubs; an authentication module pre-configured with a passphrase and a hidden service set identifier (SSID), the authentication module to receive a connection requests from the IoT devices and/or an IoT extender hubs and to grant the connection requests when the IoT devices and/or IoT extender hubs use the pre-configured passphrase and hidden SSID; and a firewall of the IoT hub to block all outgoing and incoming connection requests other than those directed to designated servers of an IoT service with known host names.

公开(公告)号：US20190191302A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US16209843

申请日：2018-12-04

Applicant: Afero, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Zimmerman ,  Evan Jeng ,  Shannon Holland ,  Clif Liu ,  Chris Aiuto

IPC: H04W12/04 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/70

CPC classification number: H04W12/04 ,  H04L9/065 ,  H04L9/0822 ,  H04L9/0825 ,  H04L9/0827 ,  H04L9/0841 ,  H04L9/0861 ,  H04L9/0877 ,  H04L9/3066 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0457 ,  H04L2209/80 ,  H04L2463/062 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A method and system for connecting an Internet of Things (IoT) hub to a wireless network. One embodiment of the method includes establishing a secure communication channel between an IoT hub and an IoT service through a client device using a first secret; generating a second secret on the client device and transmitting it to the IoT hub; encrypting a wireless key using the second secret to generate a first-encrypted key and transmitting it to the IoT service; encrypting the first-encrypted key using the first secret to generate a twice-encrypted key and transmitting it to the IoT hub over the secure communication channel; decrypting the twice-encrypted key at the IoT hub using the first secret to generate the first-encrypted key and decrypting it using the second secret to generate the wireless key usable to establish a secure wireless connection between the IoT hub and the local wireless network.