Patent ID: 7879111
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for registering a device in a network: the device being engaged with a RFID tag storing at least a MAC address and at least one encryption data unit on a RFID tag, the method comprising: with the device positioned sufficiently close to a network registration component having an associated RFID writer/reader to enable the writer/reader to obtain the MAC address and encryption data unit; receiving at the network registration component over RFID at least the MAC address and encryption data unit from the device; sending from the registration component a message using a non-RFID protocol requesting the device to respond; receiving from the device responsive to the message a response in a non-RFID protocol, the response containing substantially the same data received by the network registration from the device component over RFID; and comparing information received from the device over RFID with information received from the device in the non-RFID protocol and responsive thereto determining whether to grant the device registration, wherein the device is a video disk player or digital video recorder, the network is a home network, and the RFID reader/writer is a licensed RFID reader/writer.