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Method, Device and Computer Program for Transmitting and Obtaining Network Credentials

  • US 20200137048A1
  • Filed: 12/27/2017
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transmitting network credentials from a user device to a second device to enable the second device to connect to a network, the method comprising:

  • at the user device, receiving from a user input of network credentials for the second device to enable the second device to connect to a network; and

    transmitting modulated light from the user device to the second device, the light being modulated so that the transmitted light is encoded with the network credentials, the second device having a photo sensor for receiving the modulated light from the user device and a processor for processing the modulated light to obtain the network credentials from the received modulated light.

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