METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A CONFIGURATION MODE OF A DEVICE

• US 20170127266A1
• Filed: 10/26/2016
• Published: 05/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Zibuschka, Jan, Duplys, Paulius
• Application Number:
  US15/335,147
• Publication Number:
  US 20170127266A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2807 Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0846 based on copy from other elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Method for activating a configuration mode in a device which has a communications unit and a sensor unit, a configuration mode of the device being activated when the device detects a measured value outside a predefined measuring range via the sensor unit, and a configuration of the device by a second device via the communications unit being allowed only in the configuration mode.

Claims

1. A method for activating a configuration mode in a device, the device having a communications unit and a sensor unit, the method comprising:

activating the configuration mode of the device when the device detects a measured value outside a predefined measuring range via the sensor unit, a configuration of the device by a second device via the communications unit being allowed only in the configuration mode.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the device allows a receiving of data from the second device via the communications unit by the activation of the configuration mode.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the device receives configuration parameters from the second device via a communications connection including at least one key, and the device authenticates itself vis-à

-vis a network with the aid of the configuration parameters.

4. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein the device deactivates the configuration mode again one of:

i) following the reception of the configuration parameters by the second device, ii) after a predefined time following the activation of the configuration mode of the device, iii) by a command received from the second device, or iv) by a detection of a measured value within the predefined measuring range.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the device allows a modification of data in a memory area for the configuration of the device only in the configuration mode.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the second device is an input device, the input device being a smartphone.

7. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein the network is a wireless network including a radio network.

8. An non-transitory electronic storage medium on which is stored a computer program for activating a configuration mode in a device, the device having a communications unit and a sensor unit, the computer program, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform:

activating the configuration mode of the device when the device detects a measured value outside a predefined measuring range via the sensor unit, a configuration of the device by a second device via the communications unit being allowed only in the configuration mode.

9. A device having a non-transitory electronic storage medium, a communications unit and a sensor unit, the electronic storage medium storing a computer program for activating a configuration mode in the device, the computer program, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform:

activating the configuration mode of the device when the device detects a measured value outside a predefined measuring range via the sensor unit, a configuration of the device by a second device via the communications unit being allowed only in the configuration mode.