US 12,245,117 B1
Systems and method for extendable micronets
Brian A. Scriber, Lafayette, CO (US); Michael Glenn, Golden, CO (US); Steven J. Goeringer, Westminster, CO (US); Brady Johnson, Madrid (ES); Mark Deazley, Westminster, CO (US); Darshak Thakore, Broomfield, CO (US); Mark Walker, Superior, CO (US); Martha Lurie Lyons, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Barry Charles Ferris, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed by CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC, Louisville, CO (US)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/127,694.
Application 17/127,694 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/664,657, filed on Oct. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,343,226.
Application 16/664,657 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/576,747, filed on Sep. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,316,935.
Application 16/576,747 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/556,219, filed on Aug. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,277,746.
Application 16/556,219 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/120,063, filed on Aug. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,609,016, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 16/120,063 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/443,855, filed on Feb. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,440,043, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/300,641, filed on Feb. 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/553,216, filed on Sep. 1, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/724,454, filed on Aug. 29, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/733,183, filed on Sep. 19, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/750,558, filed on Oct. 25, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/107,020, filed on Oct. 29, 2020.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01); H04W 12/043 (2021.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/086 (2021.01); H04W 12/79 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 4/50 (2018.02) [H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04L 67/51 (2022.05); H04W 12/043 (2021.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/086 (2021.01); H04W 12/79 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
17. A mobile wireless electronic communication device configured to wirelessly connect with a first software defined networking (SDN) controller of a first network and a second SDN controller of a second network, the second SDN controller being different than and disposed remotely from the first SDN controller, the mobile wireless electronic communication device comprising:
a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with the first and second SDN controllers;
a processor in communication with the transceiver; and
a memory device (a) in communication with the processor, and (b) configured to store computer-executable instructions therein, which, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless electronic communication device to:
onboard with and secure connectivity to the first network through a first trust domain corresponding to a first micronet individually segmented by the first SDN controller, wherein the first SDN controller is configured to further segment the first network in to a plurality of second micronets according to a plurality of different respective second trust domains; and
establish, when the wireless electronic communication device is within communication range of the second SDN controller, a direct connection to the second SDN controller through creation of an extendible second micronet that functions a virtual extension of the first micronet,
wherein the second micronet (a) is controlled by at least one of the first wireless electronic device and the first SDN controller, and (b) provides access between the first wireless electronic communication device and the system operator by way of the second SDN controller.