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US 12,238,513 · App. 18/488,894 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Methods and systems and secure connections for joining wireless networks

Inventors: Vidur Bhargava (San Diego, CA); Eric Kord Henderson (Austin, TX); Peter Matthew Feldman (Austin, TX)
Assignee: M87, Inc.
H04W12/02H04L63/0209H04L63/0428H04L63/164H04W12/033H04W12/04H04L63/0272H04W84/042H04W84/047H04W88/04
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Patent No.
US 12,238,513
App. No.
18/488,894
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The subject matter describes devices, networks, systems, media, and methods to create secure communications between wireless devices and cellular networks, where the wireless devices communicate with the cellular networks via multi-hopping methods in wireless networks.

Claims (47)

1. A method of secure data transfer in a communication system, the method comprising:

connecting a sink device to a gateway of a cellular network via at least a first wireless link, wherein the gateway is external to a core network, wherein the sink device communicates with the core network via at least the gateway, and wherein a cellular base station is coupled between the sink device and the gateway;

connecting a node device to the sink device via at least a second wireless link; and

transmitting data from the gateway to the node device via at least the first wireless link and the second wireless link such that the data is encrypted over at least the second wireless link, wherein the node device is configured to decrypt the data.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating, by the node device, decrypted data by at least decrypting the data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the node device is a user equipment.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the gateway, second data from the node device via at least the second wireless link and the first wireless link, wherein the second data is encrypted over at least the second wireless link.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising sending, by the gateway, the second data to a second gateway, wherein the second gateway is included in the core network.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sink device is non-portable.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second wireless link is non-cellular.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising encrypting, by the gateway, the data for transmission to the node device.

9. A communication system with secure data transfer, the communication system comprising:

a sink device; and

a gateway configured to communicate with the sink device via at least a first wireless link, wherein the sink device is configured to communicate with a core network via at least the gateway, wherein the gateway comprises hardware that is external to the core network, and wherein a cellular base station is coupled between the sink device and the gateway;

wherein the sink device is configured to communicate with a node device via at least a second wireless link; and

wherein the communication system is configured to cause transmission of data from the gateway to the node device via at least the first wireless link and the second wireless link such that the data is encrypted over at least the second wireless link.

10. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the node device is a user equipment.

11. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the gateway is further configured to receive second data from the node device via at least the second wireless link and the first wireless link, wherein the second data is encrypted over at least the second wireless link.

12. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the gateway is configured to send the second data to a second gateway, and wherein the second gateway is included in the core network.

13. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the sink device is non-portable.

14. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the second wireless link is non-cellular.

15. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the gateway is further configured to encrypt the data for transmission to the node device.

16. A method of secure data transfer in a communication system, the method comprising:

connecting a sink device to a first gateway of a cellular network via at least a first wireless link, wherein the first gateway is external to a core network, and wherein the sink device communicates with the core network via at least the first gateway;

connecting a node device to the sink device via at least a second wireless link;

receiving, by the first gateway, data from the node device via at least the first wireless link and the second wireless link, wherein the data from the node device is encrypted over at least the second wireless link; and

sending, by the first gateway, the data to a second gateway, wherein the second gateway is included in the core network.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

sending, by the second gateway, second data to the first gateway; and

transmitting the second data from the first gateway to the node device via at least the first wireless link and the second wireless link such that the second data is encrypted over at least the second wireless link.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the node device is a user equipment.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second wireless link is non-cellular.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising decrypting, by the first gateway, the data from the node device.

21. The method of claim 16 , further comprising transmitting second data from the first gateway to the node device via at least the first wireless link and the second wireless link such that the second data is encrypted over at least the second wireless link, wherein the node device is configured to decrypt the second data.

22. A communication system with secure data transfer, the communication system comprising:

a sink device; and

a first gateway configured to communicate with the sink device via at least a first wireless link, wherein the sink device is configured to communicate with a core network via at least the first gateway, and wherein the first gateway comprises hardware that is external to the core network;

wherein the sink device is configured to communicate with a node device via at least a second wireless link;

wherein the communication system is configured to cause transmission of data from the node device to the first gateway via at least the first wireless link and the second wireless link such that the data is encrypted over at least the second wireless link; and

wherein the first gateway is configured to send the data to a second gateway, the second gateway being included in the core network.

23. The communication system of claim 22 , wherein the communication system is configured to cause:

the second gateway to send second data to the first gateway; and

the first gateway to transmit the second data to the node device via at least the first wireless link and the second wireless link such that the second data is encrypted over at least the second wireless link.

24. The communication system of claim 22 , wherein the node device is a user equipment.

25. The communication system of claim 22 , wherein the second wireless link is non-cellular.

26. The communication system of claim 22 , wherein the first gateway is configured to decrypt the data from the node device.

27. The communication system of claim 22 , wherein the communication system is configured to cause transmission of second data from the first gateway to the node device via at least the first wireless link and the second wireless link such that the second data is encrypted over at least the second wireless link, and wherein the node device is configured to decrypt the second data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: BHARGAVA, VIDUR; FELDMAN, PETER MATTHEW; HENDERSON, ERIC KORD
To: M87, INC.
Reel/Frame 069825/0176 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 17338462 · Jun 3, 2021
Continuation 16748558 · Jan 21, 2020
Continuation 16160013 · Oct 15, 2018
Continuation 15103815
Provisional Application 61916334 · Dec 16, 2013
Provisional Application 61915949 · Dec 13, 2013
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