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Apparatuses and methods for fast onboarding an internet-enabled device

  • US 10,360,362 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2014
  • Issued: 07/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at an access point (AP) device within a Wi-Fi network, an administrative communication associated with onboarding an onboardable device from an onboarded device onboarded to the AP device, the administrative communication originating from the onboarded device and being received at the AP device directly from the onboarded device via a peer-to-peer framework of the Wi-Fi network, wherein the onboarded device is different than the onboardable device and the onboarded device comprises a single device within the Wi-Fi network;

    extrapolating, by the AP device, an identifier that identifies the onboardable device from the administrative communication; and

    connecting, by the AP device, the onboardable device to a secure network via the AP device by transmitting the identifier and access credentials associated with the secure network to the onboardable device, wherein upon connecting to the secure network, the onboardable device communicates with the secure network via the AP device, wherein the onboardable device is connected to the secure network via the AP device upon performing an AP device scan while the onboardable device operates in a Wi-Fi mode and selecting the AP device from a plurality of detected AP devices upon receiving the onboardable device identifier from the AP device.

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