Methods and devices for automatically connecting to a communication service through a password protected network connection
First Claim
1. A communication device specifically configured for use by a hearing-impaired user to participate in communication sessions with assistance of a communication service, the communication device comprising:
- a microphone configured to generate a near-end signal;
a speaker configured to produce sound from a far-end signal;
communication elements configured to communicate with a network device;
an electronic display;
a memory device; and
a processor operably coupled with the microphone, the speaker, the communication elements, the electronic display, and the memory device, wherein the processor is configured to;
monitor service set identifiers (SSIDs) for detecting a predetermined SSID for a local wireless password protected network connection broadcast by the network device; and
automatically connect to the local wireless password protected network connection in response to detecting the predetermined SSID prior to an initial attempt at connecting being initiated by an end-user of the communication device, and by;
retrieving a specific predetermined password that was set as a corresponding password for the predetermined SSID within the network device without input from the end-user of the communication device; and
transmitting the specific predetermined password to the network device for comparison with the corresponding password stored by the network device, wherein the specific predetermined password is determined by the processor to correspond to the predetermined SSID prior to the initial attempt to connect to the local wireless password protected network; and
communicate with a remote communication service through the network device during a call to send the far-end signal to the remote communication service and receive text captions from the remote communication service over the local wireless password protected network; and
display the text captions on the electronic display for a hearing-impaired user during the call.
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Abstract
Devices and methods include communication devices and network devices configured to automatically connect to each other over a password protected network connection without a user setting the password for the password protected network connection. The communication devices may communicate over the password protected network connection to the network device and further to a communication service for providing interpretive services for hearing-impaired users, such as text captions, during a call. Predetermined network names and associated passwords may be persistent prior to set up as well as after a hard reset in which other user defined settings may be erased.
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23 Claims
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1. A communication device specifically configured for use by a hearing-impaired user to participate in communication sessions with assistance of a communication service, the communication device comprising:
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a microphone configured to generate a near-end signal; a speaker configured to produce sound from a far-end signal; communication elements configured to communicate with a network device; an electronic display; a memory device; and a processor operably coupled with the microphone, the speaker, the communication elements, the electronic display, and the memory device, wherein the processor is configured to; monitor service set identifiers (SSIDs) for detecting a predetermined SSID for a local wireless password protected network connection broadcast by the network device; and automatically connect to the local wireless password protected network connection in response to detecting the predetermined SSID prior to an initial attempt at connecting being initiated by an end-user of the communication device, and by; retrieving a specific predetermined password that was set as a corresponding password for the predetermined SSID within the network device without input from the end-user of the communication device; and transmitting the specific predetermined password to the network device for comparison with the corresponding password stored by the network device, wherein the specific predetermined password is determined by the processor to correspond to the predetermined SSID prior to the initial attempt to connect to the local wireless password protected network; and communicate with a remote communication service through the network device during a call to send the far-end signal to the remote communication service and receive text captions from the remote communication service over the local wireless password protected network; and display the text captions on the electronic display for a hearing-impaired user during the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A network device, comprising:
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a memory device having a predetermined password stored thereon that is not defined by a user of a communication device; communication elements; and a processor operably coupled with the memory device and communication elements, wherein the processor is configured to; broadcast a local wireless signal through the communication elements for a password protected network connection using a predetermined service set identifier (SSID) having the predetermined password as its corresponding password; receive a password from the communication device with a request to connect to the password protected network connection responsive to the communication device detecting the predetermined SSID prior to an initial request to connect being initiated by the user of the communication device; compare the password received from the communication device with the predetermined password stored in the memory device corresponding to the predetermined SSID; connect the communication device to the password protected network connection responsive to receiving the password from the communication device that matches the predetermined password stored in the memory device; and facilitate communication between the communication device and a remote communication service to receive text captions from the remote communication service and to transmit the text captions to the communication device over the password protected network connection for display by the communication device to a hearing-impaired user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system, comprising:
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a remote communication service configured to provide interpretive services for hearing-impaired users during a communication session; a plurality of network devices at remote locations from the remote communication service, each network device configured to; broadcast a wireless signal for a password protected network connection with a predetermined service set identifier (SSID) at its respective remote location; and have a corresponding password for the predetermined SSID stored within the network device for permitting connection to the password protected network connection, the corresponding password set within the network device without prior input by an end user of a corresponding communication device to initiate a connection with the password protected network connection; and a plurality of communication devices at the remote locations from the remote communication service, each of the communication devices specifically configured for use by a hearing-impaired user to connect with the remote communication service to receive the interpretive services, and further configured to automatically wirelessly connect to one of the network devices at its remote location over the password protected network connection by; detecting the predetermined SSID for the network device at its remote location; retrieving a specific predetermined password known by the communication device to correspond to the predetermined SSID in response to detecting the predetermined SSID; transmitting the specific predetermined password to the network device at its remote location for comparison to the corresponding password stored within the network device for permitting connection to the password protected network connection; and communicating with the network device to receive text captions over the password protected network connection that the network device received from the remote communication service for display to a hearing-impaired user during a communication session. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for automatically connecting a communication device with a network device over a password protected network, the method comprising:
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scanning service set identifiers (SSIDs) of local wireless networks and identifying a local wireless network having a predetermined SSID for a password protected network connection that has a corresponding password that was set without input from a user; retrieving a specific predetermined network password responsive to detecting the predetermined SSID, the specific predetermined network password known by the communication device to correspond to the predetermined SSID prior to the user initiating a first attempt to connect to the password protected network connection; transmitting the specific predetermined network password to a network device broadcasting the local wireless network having the predetermined SSID for comparison with the corresponding password and granting permission to connect to the password protected network connection; and communicating with a remote communication service through the network device over the password protected network connection, the remote communication service providing the communication device with text captions for a hearing-impaired user during a call. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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