SENSOR BASED CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL OF NETWORK DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, at a mobile device, to configure a network device in a communication network;
detecting, at a sensor associated with the mobile device, sensor information from the network device, wherein the sensor information is indicative of configuration information associated with the network device;
decoding the configuration information based on the sensor information detected from the network device; and
providing, from the mobile device to the network device, communication device credentials associated with an access point of the communication network to enable the network device to connect to the communication network via the access point based, at least in part, on the decoded configuration information.
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Abstract
A mobile device, such as a smartphone or a tablet computer, can execute functionality for configuring a network device in a communication network and for subsequently controlling the operation of the network device with little manual input. The mobile device can detect, from the network device, sensor information that is indicative of configuration information associated with the network device. The mobile device can decode the received sensor information to determine the configuration information and can accordingly enroll the network device in the communication network. In response to determining to control the enrolled network device, the mobile device can capture an image of the network device and can use the captured image to unambiguously identify the network device. The mobile device can establish a communication link with the network device and can transmit one or more commands to vary operating parameters of the network device.
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36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, at a mobile device, to configure a network device in a communication network; detecting, at a sensor associated with the mobile device, sensor information from the network device, wherein the sensor information is indicative of configuration information associated with the network device; decoding the configuration information based on the sensor information detected from the network device; and providing, from the mobile device to the network device, communication device credentials associated with an access point of the communication network to enable the network device to connect to the communication network via the access point based, at least in part, on the decoded configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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determining, at a mobile device, to configure a network device in a communication network; detecting, at a sensor associated with the mobile device, sensor information from the network device, wherein the sensor information is indicative of configuration information associated with the network device; decoding the configuration information based on the sensor information detected from the network device; enrolling the network device in the communication network based, at least in part, on the decoded configuration information; determining that one or more operating parameters of the network device are to be varied after said enrolling the network device in the communication network; capturing, at the mobile device, a query image that comprises the network device; identifying the network device from a plurality of network devices based, at least in part, on the captured query image; determining one or more communication parameters associated with the network device for varying the one or more operating parameters of the network device; and establishing a communication link with the network device for providing one or more commands to vary the one or more operating parameters of the network device based, at least in part, on the one or more communication parameters associated with the network device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile device comprising:
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a network interface; and a configuration and control unit coupled with the network interface, the configuration and control unit operable to; determine to configure a network device in a communication network; detect, at a sensor associated with the mobile device, sensor information from the network device, wherein the sensor information is indicative of configuration information associated with the network device; decode the configuration information based on the sensor information detected from the network device; and provide, to the network device, communication device credentials associated with an access point of the communication network to enable the network device to connect to the communication network via the access point based, at least in part, on the decoded configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. One or more machine-readable storage media having instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations that comprise:
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determining, at a mobile device, to configure a network device in a communication network; detecting, at a sensor associated with the mobile device, sensor information from the network device, wherein the sensor information is indicative of configuration information associated with the network device; decoding the configuration information based on the sensor information detected from the network device; and providing, from the mobile device to the network device, communication device credentials associated with an access point of the communication network to enable the network device to connect to the communication network via the access point based, at least in part, on the decoded configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A network device comprising:
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a processor; and a configuration unit coupled with the processor, the configuration unit operable to; detect an advertising message from a mobile device of a communication network; provide sensor information that is indicative of configuration information associated with the network device to the mobile device for configuration of the network device in the communication network, in response to the configuration unit detecting the advertising message from the mobile device; and receive communication device credentials associated with an access point of the communication network to enable the network device to connect to the communication network via the access point, in response to the mobile device decoding the configuration information based on the sensor information provided by the network device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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