IP Library Granted Patent US 12,603,758
Granted Patent B2
US 12,603,758 · App. 18/816,933 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Method, apparatus, and computer program for setting encryption key in wireless communication system, and recording medium for same

Inventor: Jeaho Lee (Cheongju-si, KR)
Assignee: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
H04L9/0631H04L9/088H04W12/0433H04L2209/80
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Patent No.
US 12,603,758
App. No.
18/816,933
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, and computer program for setting an encryption key in a wireless communication system; and a recording medium for same. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for setting an encryption key size in a wireless communication system may comprise: a step in which a first controller of a first device receives a first message containing information on a minimum value of a first encryption key size from a first host of the first device; and a step in which the first controller transmits, to the first host, a second message indicating an encryption change. The second message may contain information on the first encryption key size.

Claims (21)

1 . A method performed by a first device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

sending, by a first host to a first controller via a first host controller interface (HCI), an HCI set minimum encryption key size command including a parameter specifying a minimum encryption key size; and

receiving, by the first host from the first controller via the first HCI, an HCI encryption change event including a first parameter indicating that an encryption change has occurred,

wherein the HCI encryption change event includes a second parameter specifying a size of a key used for an encryption, and the first controller does not negotiate a key size smaller than the minimum encryption key size,

wherein the HCI encryption change event further includes a third parameter of an identifier for a connection between a first device and a second device,

wherein the HCI encryption change event occurs on the first device to notify the first host when encryption has changed for the connection existing between the first device and the second device, and

wherein, based on the first host specifying the minimum encryption key size that the first controller does not support, the first controller returns error information to the first host; wherein the HCl encryption change event further includes a fourth parameter on whether link level encryption is enabled or disabled;

wherein the link level encryption is enabled, with either E0 (Encryption 0) or AES-CCM (Advanced Encryption Standard-Cipher block Chaining-Message authentication code).

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein based on the HCI set minimum encryption key size command is completed, an HCI command complete event indicating a success or a failure of the HCI set minimum encryption key size command is generated.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the HCI encryption change event occurs on the second device to notify a second host when encryption has changed for the connection existing between the first device and the second device.

4 . A first device in a wireless communication system, the first device comprising:

a transceiver for performing signal transmission and reception with second device; and

a processor for controlling the transceiver and the first device;

wherein the processor is configured to:

send, by a first host to a first controller via a first host controller interface (HCI), an HCI set minimum encryption key size command including a parameter specifying a minimum encryption key size; and

receive, by the first host from the first controller via the first HCI, an HCI encryption change event including a first parameter indicating that an encryption change has occurred,

wherein the HCI encryption change event includes a second parameter specifying a size of a key used for an encryption, and the first controller does not negotiate a key size smaller than the minimum encryption key size,

wherein the HCI encryption change event further includes a third parameter of an identifier for a connection between a first device and a second device,

wherein the HCI encryption change event occurs on the first device to notify the first host when encryption has changed for the connection existing between the first device and the second device, and

wherein, based on the first host specifying the minimum encryption key size that the first controller does not support, the first controller returns error information to the first host; wherein the HCl encryption change event further includes a fourth parameter on whether link level encryption is enabled or disabled;

wherein the link level encryption is enabled, with either E0 (Encryption 0) or AES-CCM (Advanced Encryption Standard-Cipher block Chaining-Message authentication code).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2026
From: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
To: BLUE WIRELESS
Reel/Frame 076026/0190 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0141551 · Nov 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17774966
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