IP Library Granted Patent US 11,095,721
Granted Patent B1
US 11,095,721 · App. 16/240,482 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Signal cloning

Inventors: Brandon Bunker (Highland, UT); Rongbin Lanny Lin (Orem, UT); Shiwei Liu (Draper, UT)
Assignee: Vivint, Inc.
H04L67/141H04L12/282H04L12/2825H04L63/08H04L67/12H04W4/80H04W12/04H04L61/6022H04L63/18H04L2012/2841H04W84/18
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Patent No.
US 11,095,721
App. No.
16/240,482
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods relating to security and/or automation systems are described. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving linking information from a first device by a second device, linking the second device with the first device via a first connection, the linking based at least in part on the linking information, storing at least a portion of the linking information, and transmitting the stored linking information from the second device to one or more other devices via a second connection.

Claims (43)

1. A method for security and/or automation systems, comprising:

receiving, at a second device, a signal from a first device, the signal comprising an authentication protocol and configured for establishing a wireless connection between devices, wherein the authentication protocol is based at least in part on a MAC address associated with the first device or a link key associated with the first device, the link key comprising one or more user credentials associated with the first device;

establishing a wireless connection between the second device and the first device based at least in part on receiving the signal;

cloning the signal comprising the authentication protocol based at least in part on establishing the wireless connection between the second device and the first device; and

establishing a wireless connection between the second device and a third device using the cloned signal, wherein the cloned signal comprises the authentication protocol and is configured for establishing a wireless connection between devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the wireless connection between the second device and the first device comprises:

generating, at the second device, a short-wave wireless communication; and

transmitting the short-wave wireless communication to the first device, the short-wave wireless communication comprising the authentication protocol.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal is encrypted using a rabbit encryption, a symmetric cryptograph encryption, an asymmetric cryptography encryption, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

decrypting the signal at the second device, wherein cloning the signal is based at least in part on decrypting the signal at the second device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein cloning the signal comprises:

replicating at least a portion of the authentication protocol based at least in part on decrypting the signal at the second device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cloned signal comprises a Bluetooth signal, a near field communication (NFC) signal, or a combination thereof.

7. An apparatus for security and/or automation systems, comprising:

a second device;

a processor coupled with the second device;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:

receive, at the second device, a signal from a first device, the signal comprising an authentication protocol and configured for establishing a wireless connection between devices, wherein the authentication protocol is based at least in part on a MAC address associated with the first device or a link key associated with the first device, the link key comprising one or more user credentials associated with the first device;

establish a wireless connection between the second device and the first device based at least in part on receiving the signal;

clone the signal comprising the authentication protocol based at least in part on establishing the wireless connection between the second device and the first device; and

establish a wireless connection between the second device and a third device using the cloned signal, wherein the cloned signal comprises the authentication protocol and is configured for establishing a wireless connection between devices.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein establishing the wireless connection between the second device and the first device comprises:

generating, at the second device, a short-wave wireless communication; and

transmitting the short-wave wireless communication to the first device, the short-wave wireless communication comprising the authentication protocol.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the signal is encrypted using a rabbit encryption, a symmetric cryptograph encryption, an asymmetric cryptography encryption, or a combination thereof.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

decrypt the signal at the second device, wherein cloning the signal is based at least in part on decrypting the signal at the second device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein cloning the signal comprises:

replicating at least a portion of the authentication protocol based at least in part on decrypting the signal at the second device.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the cloned signal comprises a Bluetooth signal, a near field communication (NFC) signal, or a combination thereof.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable code for security and/or automation systems, the code executable by a processor to:

receive, at a second device, a signal from a first device, the signal comprising an authentication protocol and configured for establishing a wireless connection between devices, wherein the authentication protocol is based at least in part on a MAC address associated with the first device or a link key associated with the first device, the link key comprising one or more user credentials associated with the first device;

establish a wireless connection between the second device and the first device based at least in part on receiving the signal;

clone the signal comprising the authentication protocol based at least in part on establishing the wireless connection between the second device and the first device; and

establish a wireless connection between the second device and a third device using the cloned signal, wherein the cloned signal comprises the authentication protocol and is configured for establishing a wireless connection between devices.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein establishing the connection between the second device and the first device comprises:

generating, at the second device, a short-wave wireless communication; and

transmitting the short-wave wireless communication to the first device, the short-wave wireless communication comprising the authentication protocol.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the signal is encrypted using a rabbit encryption, a symmetric cryptograph encryption, an asymmetric cryptography encryption, or a combination thereof.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further executable to:

decrypt the signal at the second device, wherein cloning the signal is based at least in part on decrypting the signal at the second device.

Assignments (6)
AFTER-ACQUIRED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 27, 2025
From: VIVINT LLC; SMART HOME PROS, INC.; VIVINT AMIGO, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS PRIORITY COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
Reel/Frame 070349/0816 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 067456, FRAME 0729 Recorded Nov 11, 2024
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: VIVINT, INC.
Reel/Frame 069334/0165 →
RELEASE (REEL 057434 / FRAME 0591) Recorded Nov 1, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: VIVINT LLC (F/K/A VIVINT, INC.)
Reel/Frame 069289/0529 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 17, 2024
From: VIVINT, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067456/0729 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 Recorded Jul 12, 2021
From: VIVINT, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 057434/0591 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: BUNKER, BRANDON; LIN, RONGBIN LANNY; LIU, SHIWEI
To: VIVINT, INC.
Reel/Frame 047907/0283 →