Antenna enhancing holding structure for an internet-of-things (IoT) device

    公开(公告)号:US11228114B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-18

    申请号:US16184896

    申请日:2018-11-08

    Applicant: NETGEAR, INC.

    Inventor: Jingyuan Tan

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a monitoring system. The monitoring system includes a wireless device and a holding structure. The wireless device includes communications circuitry that enables wireless communications of data obtained locally by the wireless device, and an antenna coupled to the communications circuitry and configured to radiate signals including information indicative of the obtained data. The holding structure includes an engagement member configured to detachably engage the wireless device, an attachment member configured to detachably attach the engaged wireless device to a surface of an object monitored by the wireless device, and an antenna enhancing structure disposed inside the holding structure and configured to mitigate interference by the surface of the object on the signals radiated by the antenna.

    Beacon protection in a wireless network

    公开(公告)号:US11223997B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US15886161

    申请日:2018-02-01

    Applicant: NETGEAR, INC.

    Abstract: A wireless station implements a technique to reduce the occurrence of collisions between messages in a wireless network by dynamically modify a message interval during a communication session, based on received information indicative of beacon timing. The technique can be implemented by an access point on a wireless local area network to reduce collisions of beacon transmissions. The received information can include information indicative of beacon timing of other wireless stations, difficulty of a wireless station in receiving beacon transmissions, device capabilities, and/or other information.

    Method and apparatus for secure device boot

    公开(公告)号:US10977371B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16240468

    申请日:2019-01-04

    Applicant: NETGEAR, INC.

    Abstract: Introduced here are technologies for securely booting a network access device or a satellite device. A network-accessible server system may receive a boot request that includes a boot certificate to identify the network access device. The network-accessible server system may determine that the boot certificate corresponds with a verified boot certificate listed on a boot certificate registry. The network-accessible server system may determine that a geographical location of the network access device and a mobile application executing on an electronic device are within a predetermined range. The network-accessible server system may distribute a digital certificate to the network access device based on determining that the boot certificate corresponds with any verified boot certificate listed on the boot certificate registry and determining that the geographical location of the network access device and the mobile application executing on the electronic device are within the predetermined range.

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