ESTABLISHING A SECURE WIRELESS NETWORK WITH MINIMUM HUMAN INTERVENTION
First Claim
1. A method of connecting a device to a first network for one or more playback devices, the method comprising:
- receiving a manual user action at a zone player that is unconfigured for the first network, wherein the manual user action initiates an automatic establishment of a connection to the first network by the zone player;
transmitting, by the zone player responsive to the manual user action, a first message over a second network to be received by a device configured for the first network, wherein the first message indicates that the zone player is available to join the first network;
receiving, over the second network by the zone player, a second message from the device, wherein the second message is generated responsive to receipt of the first message and wherein the second message includes a security parameter to be used by the zone player to join the first network; and
establishing a connection to the first network by the zone player using the security parameter without further input by any user via either the zone player or the device.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus to join a network are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a manual user action at a zone player that is unconfigured for a first network, the action initiating automatic establishment of a connection to the first network by the zone player; transmitting, by the zone player responsive to the manual user action, a first message over a second network to be received by a device configured for the first network, wherein the first message indicating that the zone player is available to join the first network; receiving, over the second network by the zone player, a second message from the device, the second message generated responsive to receipt of the first message and including a security parameter to join the first network; and establishing a connection to the first network by the zone player using the security parameter without further input by any user via either the zone player or the device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of connecting a device to a first network for one or more playback devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a manual user action at a zone player that is unconfigured for the first network, wherein the manual user action initiates an automatic establishment of a connection to the first network by the zone player; transmitting, by the zone player responsive to the manual user action, a first message over a second network to be received by a device configured for the first network, wherein the first message indicates that the zone player is available to join the first network; receiving, over the second network by the zone player, a second message from the device, wherein the second message is generated responsive to receipt of the first message and wherein the second message includes a security parameter to be used by the zone player to join the first network; and establishing a connection to the first network by the zone player using the security parameter without further input by any user via either the zone player or the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for execution by a processor, the set of instructions, when executed, facilitating connection of a device to a first network via a method comprising:
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receiving a manual user action at a zone player that is unconfigured for a first network, wherein the manual user action initiates an automatic establishment of a connection to the first network by the zone player; transmitting, by the zone player responsive to the manual user action, a first message over an second network to be received by a device configured for the first network, wherein the first message indicates that the zone player is available to join the first network; receiving, over the second network by the zone player, a second message from the device, wherein the second message is generated responsive to receipt of the first message and wherein the second message includes a security parameter to be used by the zone player to join the first network; and establishing a connection to the first network by the zone player using the security parameter without further input by any user via either the zone player or the device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multimedia device for multimedia playback in a network, the device comprising:
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a memory to store data and instructions;
a processor to execute the instructions in the memory; anda network interface to facilitate a data flow between a data network and the multimedia device, wherein the processor and the network interface are to facilitate; receiving a manual user action, wherein the manual user action initiates an automatic establishment of a connection to the first network by the multimedia device; transmitting of a first message responsive to the manual user action over an second network to be received by a second device configured for a first network, wherein the first message indicates that the multimedia device is available to join the first network; receiving, over the second network by the multimedia device, a second message from the second device, wherein the second message is generated responsive to receipt of the first message and wherein the second message includes a security parameter to be used by the multimedia device to join the first network; and establishing a connection to the first network by the multimedia device using the security parameter without further input by any user via either the multimedia device or the second device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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