CLOUD-BASED MEDIA DEVICE CONFIGURATION AND ECOSYSTEM SETUP

• US 20140279122A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JAWB Acquisition LLC
• Original Assignee: AliphCom, Inc. (AliphCom Corp.)
• Inventors: Luna, Michael Edward Smith
• Application Number:
  US13/802,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279122A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and portable and wearable media devices. Media devices may include a plurality of RF transceivers and an audio system. The RF transceivers and/or audio system may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and allow configuration and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device to another media device. A user device may be used to Bluetooth® (BT) pair with a media device and to install a configuration on the media device. Other media devices may be configured using the configuration without breaking the BT pairing and without the other media device having to BT pair with the user device. Each media device may include at least one antenna and may include an antenna that is de-tunable.

Claims

1. A method for cloud-based device configuration, comprising:

purchasing on-line, one or more media devices from an on-line seller;

providing the on-line seller with a service set identifier (SSID) for each wireless network to be accessed by the one or more media devices;

providing the on-line seller with user specific configuration information for each media device purchased;

configuring each media device purchased with the SSID for each wireless network to be accessed and with the user specific configuration information, wherein the configuring is operative to transform each media device into a pre-configured media device; and

delivering each pre-configured media device.

2. The method of claim 1 and further comprising:

providing the on-line seller with information on one or more user devices to be used with the one or more media devices;

creating an application for each user device; and

delivering the application.

3. The method of claim 1 and further comprising:

configuring each media device purchased with a unique family identification number (UFID).

4. The method of claim 1 and further comprising:

configuring each media device purchased with a unique Bluetooth device address (BDA).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the on-line seller is a manufacturer of the one or more media devices.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a selected one or more of the purchasing, the configuring, the delivering, or any of the providing is done by a manufacturer of the one or more media devices or by an agent of the manufacturer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering comprises one or more forms of shipping selected from the group consisting of air, sea, ground, and drop shipping.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each media device purchased includes three different types of wireless RF transceivers and one of the three types comprises an Ad Hoc (AH) RF transceiver specifically configured for wireless communication between other media devices that are purchased.

9. A method for cloud-based device configuration, comprising:

purchasing from a retailer, one or more media devices;

providing the retailer with a service set identifier (SSID) for each wireless network to be accessed by the one or more media devices;

providing the retailer with user specific configuration information for each media device purchased;

configuring each media device purchased with the SSID for each wireless network to be accessed and with the user specific configuration information, wherein the configuring is operative to transform each media device into a pre-configured media device; and

delivering each pre-configured media device.

10. The method of claim 9 and further comprising:

providing the retailer with information on one or more user devices to be used with the one or more media devices;

creating an application for each user device; and

delivering the application.

11. The method of claim 9 and further comprising:

configuring each media device purchased with a unique family identification number (UFID).

12. The method of claim 9 and further comprising:

configuring each media device purchased with a unique Bluetooth device address (BDA).

13. The method of claim 9, wherein a selected one or more of the configuring, the delivering, or any of the providing is done by a manufacturer of the one or more media devices, an agent of the manufacturer, or an agent of the retailer.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the delivering comprises one or more forms of shipping selected from the group consisting of air, sea, ground, and drop shipping.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein each media device purchased includes three different types of wireless RF transceivers and one of the three types comprises an Ad Hoc (AH) RF transceiver specifically configured for wireless communication between other media devices that are purchased.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the purchasing and any of the providing includes the retailer interacting in person with a purchaser of the one or more media devices.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein the configuring is accomplished by the retailer or an agent of the retailer.

18. A system, comprising:

a plurality of pre-configured media devices,

each media device including a plurality of RF transceivers including an Ad Hoc (AH) RF transceiver specifically configured for wireless communication between the plurality of media devices,

each media device including a non-volatile data storage system including a distinct service set identifiers (SSID) for each distinct wireless network to be accessed by the plurality of media devices and user specific configuration information that is specific to each of the plurality of media devices,

the plurality of RF transceivers including a WiFi RF transceiver configured upon initial power up of the media device to automatically wirelessly connect with and communicate with each distinct wireless network associated with one of the distinct SSID'"'"'s, and

each media device configured upon initial power up to wirelessly communicate with other of the plurality of media devices using one or more of the plurality of RF transceivers.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the plurality of RF transceivers includes a Bluetooth (BT) transceiver.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the non-volatile data storage system of each media device includes a unique Bluetooth device address (BDA) for itself and a unique BDA for other of the plurality of media devices.