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Granted Patent B2
US 12,457,496 · App. 18/484,386 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Wireless communication method and configuration device

Inventor: Zhao Ru (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W12/069H04W12/08
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Patent No.
US 12,457,496
App. No.
18/484,386
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communication method and a configuration device are provided. The wireless communication method includes: receiving, by a first configuration device, role information configured to indicate a role of a device represented by a certificate; and transmitting, by the first configuration device, first information to a smart terminal, the first information comprising a target application certificate at least comprising the role information.

Claims (42)

1. A wireless communication method, comprising:

receiving, by a first configuration device, role information configured to indicate a role of a device represented by a certificate, the role information comprising a role identifier (ID);

transmitting, by the first configuration device, first information to a smart terminal, the first information comprising a target application certificate at least comprising the role information;

receiving, by the first configuration device, an authentication request transmitted by a second configuration device, the authentication request comprising a first random number; and

transmitting, by the first configuration device, an authentication response to the second configuration device, the authentication response comprising a root certificate, a first application certificate, and a first signature of the first configuration device, the first application certificate being an application certificate of the first configuration device before being updated, and the first signature being acquired as the first configuration device signs the first random number using a private key of the first configuration device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the target application certificate is configured for the smart terminal to determine an access privilege that the first configuration device has for the smart terminal.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the first configuration device, second information to a Certificate Authority (CA) device, the second information being configured to request to update an application certificate, and the second information at least comprising the role information; and

receiving, by the first configuration device, third information transmitted by the CA device, the third information comprising the target application certificate.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second information further comprises the first application certificate, and the first application certificate is the application certificate of the first configuration device before being updated.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the role information further comprises a validity period of the role ID, and a first target signature; the first target signature is a signature which a device sharing the role information generates for the role ID and the validity period of the role ID using a private key of the device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the role information further comprises an ID of the first configuration device, a validity period of the role ID, and a second target signature; the second target signature is a signature which a device sharing the role information generates for the role ID, the ID of the first configuration device, and the validity period of the role ID using a private key of the device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the role information further comprises an ID of the first configuration device, and a third target signature; the third target signature is a signature a device sharing the role information generates for the role ID and the ID of the first configuration device using a private key of the device.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first configuration device, request information transmitted by the second configuration device, the request information being configured to request the root certificate and a public key of the first configuration device; and

transmitting, by the first configuration device, response information to the second configuration device, the response information comprising the root certificate and the public key of the first configuration device.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the first configuration device, configuration information to the smart terminal, the configuration information being configured to configure the smart terminal.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by a first configuration device, role information, comprises:

receiving, by the first configuration device, a Node Operational Certificate (NOC) certificate from the second configuration device, the NOC certificate comprising the role information.

11. A configuration device, comprising:

a memory, configured to store a computer program and;

a processor, configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, to cause the configuration device to perform:

receiving role information configured to indicate a role of a device represented by a certificate, the role information comprising a role identifier (ID);

transmitting first information to a smart terminal, the first information comprising a target application certificate at least comprising the role information;

receiving an authentication request transmitted by a second configuration device, the authentication request comprising a first random number; and

transmitting an authentication response to the second configuration device, the authentication response comprising a root certificate, a first application certificate, and a first signature of the first configuration device, the first application certificate being an application certificate of the first configuration device before being updated, and the first signature being acquired as the first configuration device signs the first random number using a private key of the first configuration device.

12. The configuration device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the target application certificate is configured for the smart terminal to determine an access privilege that the first configuration device has for the smart terminal.

13. The configuration device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, to cause the configuration device further to perform:

transmitting second information to a Certificate Authority (CA) device, the second information being configured to request to update an application certificate, and the second information at least comprising the role information; and

receiving third information transmitted by the CA device, the third information comprising the target application certificate.

14. The configuration device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the second information further comprises the first application certificate, and the first application certificate is the application certificate of the first configuration device before being updated.

15. The configuration device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the role information further comprises a validity period of the role ID, and a first target signature; the first target signature is a signature which a device sharing the role information generates for the role ID and the validity period of the role ID using a private key of the device.

16. The configuration device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the role information further comprises an ID of the first configuration device, a validity period of the role ID, and a second target signature; the second target signature is a signature which a device sharing the role information generates for the role ID, the ID of the first configuration device, and the validity period of the role ID using a private key of the device.

17. The configuration device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the role information further comprises an ID of the first configuration device, and a third target signature; the third target signature is a signature a device sharing the role information generates for the role ID and the ID of the first configuration device using a private key of the device.

18. The configuration device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, to cause the configuration device further to perform:

receiving request information transmitted by the second configuration device, the request information being configured to request the root certificate and a public key of the first configuration device; and

transmitting response information to the second configuration device, the response information comprising the root certificate and the public key of the first configuration device.

19. The configuration device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, to cause the configuration device further to perform:

transmitting configuration information to the smart terminal, the configuration information being configured to configure the smart terminal.

20. The configuration device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, to cause the configuration device further to perform:

receiving a Node Operational Certificate (NOC) certificate from the second configuration device, the NOC certificate comprising the role information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2023
From: RU, ZHAO
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065176/0170 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021087610 · Apr 15, 2021
Related Publication 20240048984A1 · Feb 8, 2024
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