PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15955186
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["726", "006000"]

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for performing secure Machine-to-Machine (M2M) provisioning and communication is disclosed. In particular a temporary private identifier, or provisional connectivity identification (PCID), for uniquely identifying machine-to-machine equipment (M2ME) is also disclosed. Additionally, methods and apparatus for use in validating, authenticating and provisioning a M2ME is also disclosed. The validation procedures disclosed include an autonomous, semi-autonomous, and remote validation are disclosed. The provisioning procedures include methods for re-provisioning the M2ME. Procedures for updating software, and detecting tampering with the M2ME are also disclosed.

Claim (Index 15):
A method performed by a wireless device, comprising:\n initiating secure communications with a first wireless network, using a provisional connectivity identifier (PCID), to obtain operational access to a desired wireless network; establishing, via the first wireless network, a protected IP-based connection with a first functional entity reachable via the first wireless network; establishing, over the protected IP-based connection, a security association with a second functional entity reachable via the first wireless network; receiving, from the second functional entity via the protected IP-based connection, a profile, wherein the profile comprises an identity and at least one credential for use in authenticating with and operationally accessing the desired wireless network; and provisioning the received profile on the wireless device.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 59.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.82456
- Patent Class: 726.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12863009', '14124147', '13383877', '13881025', '13812687']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.2808875070395557
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5190806388226239
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3047068202178625
- Mean Citation Score: 254.91433400000005
- Max Citation Score: 327.944
- Similarity Product: 232.2772602300644

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test