US Patent 7840687 Generic bootstrapping protocol (GBP)

Patent 7840687 was granted and assigned to Intel on November, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Intel

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

78406870

Patent Inventor Names

Pouya Taaghol0

Date of Patent

November 23, 2010

Patent Application Number

120369470

Date Filed

February 25, 2008

Patent Primary Examiner

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Wing F Chan

Patent abstract

Embodiments of methods and apparatus for discovering a bootstrapping server by a mobile station, and bootstrapping the mobile station are disclosed. In some embodiments, a mobile station discovers a remotely disposed bootstrapping server; transmits wirelessly a bootstrap request to the bootstrapping server; and receive wirelessly a bootstrap response from the bootstrapping server in response to the transmitted bootstrap request. Additional variants and embodiments are also disclosed.