CONFIGURATION CONNECTION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a component of a home automation system that initially is inaccessible on a Wi-Fi network, comprising:
- executing a configuration application (app) on a mobile device having a touch-sensitive display screen, a user interface of the configuration app being displayed to a user on the touch-sensitive display screen;
coupling the mobile device to the component of the home automation system via a connection device, the connection device connecting a wired serial communication interface of the mobile device to a wired serial communication interface of the component;
in response to input entered in the user interface being displayed on the touch-sensitive display screen, sending control signals from the mobile device to the component via the connection device to configure Wi-Fi settings of the component to cause the component join the Wi-Fi network;
in response to further input entered in the user interface being displayed on the touch-sensitive display screen, sending additional control signals from the mobile device to the component via the connection device or the Wi-Fi network to configure additional settings of the now Wi-Fi accessible component.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a connection device couples a mobile device having a touch-sensitive display screen to a component of home automation system. The connection device couples a wired serial communication interface of the mobile device to a wired serial communication interface of the component. The mobile device executes a configuration application (app), whose a user interface is displayed on the touch-sensitive display screen. Using the user interface, a user may configure the component to join a Wi-Fi network, as well as configure more advanced settings of the component. Similarly, in response to further input on the user interface, the configuration app on the mobile device may send additional control commands via the connection device, or the Wi-Fi network, to the component, to configure additional settings of the component.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a component of a home automation system that initially is inaccessible on a Wi-Fi network, comprising:
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executing a configuration application (app) on a mobile device having a touch-sensitive display screen, a user interface of the configuration app being displayed to a user on the touch-sensitive display screen; coupling the mobile device to the component of the home automation system via a connection device, the connection device connecting a wired serial communication interface of the mobile device to a wired serial communication interface of the component; in response to input entered in the user interface being displayed on the touch-sensitive display screen, sending control signals from the mobile device to the component via the connection device to configure Wi-Fi settings of the component to cause the component join the Wi-Fi network; in response to further input entered in the user interface being displayed on the touch-sensitive display screen, sending additional control signals from the mobile device to the component via the connection device or the Wi-Fi network to configure additional settings of the now Wi-Fi accessible component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for configuring a component of a home automation system that initially is inaccessible on a Wi-Fi network, comprising:
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a mobile device having a processor, a memory, a wired serial communication interface, and a touch sensitive display screen, wherein the memory is configured to store a configuration application (app), the touch sensitive display screen is configured to show a user interface of the configuration app, and the processor is configured to execute the configuration app, and the configuration app, when executed, is configured to send control commands to over the wired serial communication interface in response to input entered in the user interface, the control commands to configure Wi-Fi settings of the component of the home automation system to cause the component to join the Wi-Fi network; and a connection device coupled to the wired serial communication interface of the mobile device and a wired serial communication interface of the component, the connection device configured to operate as a transparent middle node between the mobile device and the component and propagate the control commands there between, wherein the configuration app, when executed, is further operable to send additional control signals to the component via the Wi-Fi network to configure additional settings of the now Wi-Fi accessible component, in response to further input entered in the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile device for configuring a component of a home automation system that initially is inaccessible on a Wi-Fi network, comprising:
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a touch sensitive display screen; a wired communication interface, a Wi-Fi interface; a memory configured to store a configuration application (app), a processor configured to execute the configuration app, the configuration app, when executed, operable to send control signals from the mobile device over the wired communication interface to configure Wi-Fi settings of the component of the home automation system to cause the component to join the Wi-Fi network, in response to input entered on the touch sensitive display screen, and send additional control signals from the mobile device to the now Wi-Fi accessible component via the Wi-Fi network to configure additional settings of the now Wi-Fi accessible component, in response to further input entered on the touch sensitive display screen. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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