Devices, systems, and methods for configuring a wireless device
First Claim
1. A wireless device comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted to an outlet supplying power to the wireless device;
a first wireline communication interface including a power line transmitter and receiver configured to implement a first communications mechanism;
a second wireless communication interface capable of connecting the wireless device to a wireless network via a second communications mechanism; and
a configuration interface coupled to the first communication interface and the second wireless communication interface, wherein a configuration device communicates configuration instructions to the wireless device using the first communications mechanism, and wherein the second wireless interface is configured, by the configuration interface, to connect to the wireless network using the second communications mechanism based on the configuration instructions.
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Abstract
Various embodiments include a devices, systems, and methods to configure a wireless device. A wireless device may comprise a housing, a wireless communication interface, and a configuration interface. The housing may be configured to be mounted to an outlet supplying power to the wireless device via an electrical conductor. The wireless communication interface may be capable of connecting the wireless device to a wireless network. The configuration interface may be coupled to both the electrical conductor and the wireless communication interface and communicate with a configuration device directly attached to the electrical conductor. The configuration device may communicate configuration instructions to the wireless device over the electrical conductor by modulating power on the electrical conductor. The configuration interface may configure the wireless interface to connect the wireless device to the wireless network based on the configuration instructions.
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31 Claims
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1. A wireless device comprising:
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a housing, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted to an outlet supplying power to the wireless device; a first wireline communication interface including a power line transmitter and receiver configured to implement a first communications mechanism; a second wireless communication interface capable of connecting the wireless device to a wireless network via a second communications mechanism; and a configuration interface coupled to the first communication interface and the second wireless communication interface, wherein a configuration device communicates configuration instructions to the wireless device using the first communications mechanism, and wherein the second wireless interface is configured, by the configuration interface, to connect to the wireless network using the second communications mechanism based on the configuration instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A configuration device comprising:
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a communication interface capable of communicating with a wireless device using a first wireline communications mechanism, the first wireline communications mechanism including a power line transmitter and receiver to send and receive data, wherein the wireless device is capable of communicating with a wireless network using a second wireless communications mechanism, and wherein the wireless device includes a housing to mount the wireless device to an outlet supplying power to the wireless device; and a configuration module to; receive, from an operator, configuration instructions for the wireless device; and communicate, using the communication interface, the configuration instructions to the wireless device using the first wireless communications mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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one or more wireless devices capable of operating as a wireless network, wherein each wireless device comprises; a housing, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted to an outlet supplying power to the wireless device; a first wireline communication interface capable of using a first wireline communications mechanism including a power line transmitter and receiver to send and receive data; a second wireless communication interface capable of connecting the wireless device to a wireless network via a second communications mechanism; and a configuration interface coupled to both the first communication interface and the second wireless communication interface; and a configuration device comprising; a communication interface capable of communicating with the wireless device using the first communications mechanism; and a configuration module to; receive, from an operator, configuration instructions for the wireless device; and communicate, using the communication interface, the configuration instructions to the wireless device using the first communications mechanism, wherein the second wireless interface is configured, by the configuration interface, to connect to the wireless network using the second communications mechanism based on the configuration instructions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a system with a wireless device comprising a configuration interface coupled to both a first communication interface capable of using a first communications mechanism and a second wireless communication interface capable of using a second communications mechanism, and a configuration device comprising a configuration module and a communication interface, a method to configure the wireless device comprising:
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receiving, from an operator via the configuration module, configuration instructions for the wireless device; communicating, using the communication interface, the configuration instructions to the wireless device using the first wireline communications mechanism, the first wireline communications mechanism using power line communications to transmit and receive data; and configuring, using the configuration interface, the second communication interface to connect the wireless device to a wireless network using the second communications mechanism based on the configuration instructions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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