Credential transfer management camera system
First Claim
1. A camera, the camera comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the camera to:
- configure the camera to operate as a wireless access point;
connect to a smart device configured to operate as a wireless station;
request wireless credentials to enable connecting to a communication device configured to operate as a wireless station from the smart device, wherein the smart device does not possess the wireless credentials for the communication device prior to receiving the request, and wherein the smart device is configured to request and receive the wireless credentials from the communication device;
receive the wireless credentials for the communication device from the smart device;
configure the camera to operate as a wireless station; and
connect to the communication device using the received wireless credentials.
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Abstract
A camera detects devices, such as other cameras, smart devices, and access points, with which the camera may communicate. The camera may alternate between operating as a wireless station and a wireless access point. The camera may connect to and receive credentials from a device for another device to which it is not connected. In one embodiment, the camera is configured to operate as a wireless access point, and is configured to receive credentials from a smart device operating as a wireless station. The camera may then transfer the credentials to additional cameras, each configured to operate as wireless stations. The camera and additional cameras may connect to a smart device directly or indirectly (for instance, through an access point), and the smart device may change the camera mode of the cameras. The initial modes of the cameras may be preserved and restored by the smart device upon disconnection.
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14 Claims
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1. A camera, the camera comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the camera to:
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configure the camera to operate as a wireless access point; connect to a smart device configured to operate as a wireless station; request wireless credentials to enable connecting to a communication device configured to operate as a wireless station from the smart device, wherein the smart device does not possess the wireless credentials for the communication device prior to receiving the request, and wherein the smart device is configured to request and receive the wireless credentials from the communication device; receive the wireless credentials for the communication device from the smart device; configure the camera to operate as a wireless station; and connect to the communication device using the received wireless credentials. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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configuring a camera to operate as a wireless access point; connecting the camera to a smart device configured to operate as a wireless station; requesting, by the camera from the smart device, wireless credentials to enable connecting to a communication device configured to operate as a wireless station, wherein the smart device does not possess the wireless credentials for the communication device prior to receiving the request, and wherein the smart device is configured to request and receive the wireless credentials from the communication device; receiving, by the camera, the wireless credentials for the communication device from the smart device; configuring the camera to operate as a wireless station; and connecting the camera to the communication device using the received wireless credentials. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless device, the wireless device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless device to:
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configure the wireless device to operate as a wireless access point; connect to a smart device configured to operate as a wireless station; request wireless credentials to enable connecting to a communication device configured to operate as a wireless station from the smart device, wherein the smart device does not possess the wireless credentials for the communication device prior to receiving the request, and wherein the smart device is configured to request and receive the wireless credentials from the communication device; receive the wireless credentials for the communication device from the smart device; configure the wireless device to operate as a wireless station; and connect to the communication device using the received wireless credentials.
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