US Patent Issued to Network-1 Technologies on Nov. 11 for "Device default WiFi credentials for simplified and secure configuration of networked transducers" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,924, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Network-1 Technologies Inc. (New Canaan, Conn.).

"Device default WiFi credentials for simplified and secure configuration of networked transducers" was invented by John A. Nix (Evanston, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless device with transducers can support remote monitoring and include an 802.11 compatible radio and a set of device default credentials. The device can be installed at a physical location with service from a fixed access point operating with a different set of owner credentials. A mobile phone can (i) scan a tag for the device and download a set of configuration param...