US 11,855,865 B2
Common interface system for internet of things networking
Rahul Sharma, Folsom, CA (US); and Katalin K. Bartfai-Walcott, El Dorado Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/400,004.
Application 17/400,004 is a division of application No. 16/638,461, granted, now 11,095,539, previously published as PCT/US2017/051388, filed on Sep. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0078095 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 43/065 (2022.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 43/065 (2013.01) [H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cradle apparatus comprising circuitry configurable to:
perform a boot procedure with a hub when zero or more auxiliary devices are communicatively attached to the cradle apparatus, wherein performance of the boot procedure includes:
enter a pairing mode with a hub including conveyance of one or more messages including one or more cradle capabilities of the cradle;
send a unique identifier of the hub;
initiate establishment of a communication channel with the hub; and
obtain one or more updated components when the cradle is determined to require updates based on the one or more cradle capabilities; and
perform an auxiliary device initiation procedure when an auxiliary device communicatively attached to the cradle requires initiation into a network, wherein the auxiliary device initiation procedure includes:
identification of auxiliary device information of the auxiliary device, wherein the auxiliary device information includes identifying information of the auxiliary device, and the identifying information includes a device identifier of the auxiliary device, a device type of the auxiliary device, and a device manufacturer or vendor of the auxiliary device.