Signal cloning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016149749-A1
Application number	US-201414552450-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 24, 2014
Priority date	Nov 24, 2014
Publication date	May 26, 2016
Grant date	—

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the linking information to the first device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises:
a mobile phone, a portable electronic device securable to a user or a user's clothing, or a key fob.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein linking the second device with the first device via the first connection comprises:
linking via a Bluetooth connection.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the linking information comprises:
pairing information.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the pairing information comprises:
at least one of legacy pairing information, or secure simple pairing information, or combinations thereof.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
linking the first device directly to each of the one or more other devices based at least in part on the transmitting.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the linking information comprises:
at least one of a link key, a media access control (MAC) address of the first device, or a clone of a media access control (MAC) address of the second device, or combinations thereof.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing the second connection, wherein the second connection comprises: a secure connection.

10 . The method of claim 9 ,
wherein establishing the second connection comprises sending secure data between the second device and the one or more other devices, wherein the secure data comprises at least one of a key and a secret.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second connection comprises:
a wired connection.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second connection comprises a non-Bluetooth connection.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the linking information from the first device by the second device comprises:
receiving a user input from the first device by the second device.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the user input comprises:
at least one of a pin and a password.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second connection comprises:
a direct connection between the second device and the one or more other devices.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second connection comprises:
a network connection between the second device and the one or more other devices.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second device comprises:
a system panel.

18 . An apparatus for security and/or automation systems, comprising:
a second device to communicate with a first device via a first connection; the second device to communicate with one or more other devices via a second connection; a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
receive linking information from the first device by the second device;
link the second device with the first device via the first connection, the linking based at least in part on the linking information;
store at least a portion of the linking information; and
transmit the stored linking information from the second device to the one or more other devices via the second connection.

19 . The apparatus of claim 18 ,
wherein the second device may comprise a security system panel, and wherein the first device comprises a mobile phone, a portable electronic device securable to a user or a user's clothing, or a key fob.

20 . 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 linking information from a first device by a second device; link the second device with the first device via a first connection, the linking based at least in part on the linking information; store at least a portion of the linking information; and transmit the stored linking information from the second device to one or more other devices via a second connection.

Assignees

• Vivint Inc

Inventors

• Bunker Brandon
• Lin Rongbin Lanny
• Liu Shiwei

Classifications

• H04W4/008

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L63/083

  using passwords (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226) · CPC title

• H04L12/282

  based on user interaction within the home (receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204) · CPC title

• H04L2012/2841

  Wireless · CPC title

• H04L67/141 Primary

  Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) · CPC title