DISTRIBUTED CONFIGURATOR ENTITY
First Claim
1. A method of distributing network credentials for a wireless network, the method being performed by a first device of the wireless network and comprising:
- receiving, from a first configurator, a set of network credentials used to authorize one or more devices to access the wireless network;
receiving a user authentication credential from a second device;
authenticating the second device as a second configurator for the wireless network based at least in part on the user authentication credential; and
transmitting the set of network credentials to the second configurator.
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Abstract
A system and method for distributed storage and/or management of network credentials in a wireless network. A first device of the wireless network receives a set of network credentials from a first configurator. The network credentials may be used to authorize one or more devices to access the wireless network. The first device further receives a user authentication credential from a second device, and authenticates the second device as a second configurator for the wireless network based at least in part on the user authentication credential. Upon authenticating the second device as the second configurator, the first device may then transmit the set of network credentials to the second configurator.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of distributing network credentials for a wireless network, the method being performed by a first device of the wireless network and comprising:
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receiving, from a first configurator, a set of network credentials used to authorize one or more devices to access the wireless network; receiving a user authentication credential from a second device; authenticating the second device as a second configurator for the wireless network based at least in part on the user authentication credential; and transmitting the set of network credentials to the second configurator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless device comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to; receive, from a first configurator, a set of network credentials used to authorize one or more devices to access a wireless network; receive a user authentication credential from another wireless device; authenticate the other wireless device as a second configurator for the wireless network based at least in part on the user authentication credential; and transmit the set of network credentials to the second configurator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless device comprising:
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means for receiving, from a first configurator, a set of network credentials used to authorize one or more devices to access a wireless network; means for receiving a user authentication credential from another wireless device; means for authenticating the other wireless device as a second configurator for the wireless network based at least in part on the user authentication credential; and means for transmitting the set of network credentials to the second configurator. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a wireless device, causes the wireless device to:
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receive, from a first configurator, a set of network credentials used to authorize one or more devices to access a wireless network; receive a user authentication credential from another wireless device; authenticate the other wireless device as a second configurator for the wireless network based at least in part on the user authentication credential; and transmit the set of network credentials to the second configurator. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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