Methods and systems for network configuration
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1. A configurable computing system, comprising:
- a computer device;
a network antenna;
an IEEE 802.11 network interface;
a camera comprising an optical sensor;
and non-transitory computer readable memory having program instructions stored thereon that when executed by the computing device cause the system to at least;
read a barcode using the camera, the barcode comprising encoded data;
utilize information encoded in the read barcode to access an IEEE 802.11 network password;
use the accessed IEEE 802.11 network password to enable the configurable computing system to access a local IEEE 802.11 wireless network without the user having to manually key in an IEEE 802.11 network password for the local IEEE 802.11 wireless network on the configurable computing system,wherein the configurable computing system does not have a display greater than ten inches diagonal.
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Abstract
Network and device configuration systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a first user interface configured to receive from a user configuration information regarding a first network provided. Program code stored in computer accessible memory is configured to generate a barcode that includes information related to the first network configuration information, wherein the barcode can be scanned by a device having a barcode scanner and a network interface to configure the network interface to access the first network.
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29 Claims
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1. A configurable computing system, comprising:
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a computer device; a network antenna; an IEEE 802.11 network interface; a camera comprising an optical sensor; and non-transitory computer readable memory having program instructions stored thereon that when executed by the computing device cause the system to at least; read a barcode using the camera, the barcode comprising encoded data; utilize information encoded in the read barcode to access an IEEE 802.11 network password; use the accessed IEEE 802.11 network password to enable the configurable computing system to access a local IEEE 802.11 wireless network without the user having to manually key in an IEEE 802.11 network password for the local IEEE 802.11 wireless network on the configurable computing system, wherein the configurable computing system does not have a display greater than ten inches diagonal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
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reading using a sensor, by a configurable computing system, a barcode or other computer readable visual indicia, the configurable computing system comprising computer hardware, the configurable computing system configured with specific executable instructions; utilizing, by the configurable computing system, the information read from the barcode or other computer readable visual indicia to obtain an IEEE 802.11 wireless network password of an IEEE 802.11 network; and using, by the configurable computing system, the IEEE 802.11 wireless network password to access a local IEEE 802.11 wireless network without the user having to manually key in the IEEE 802.11 wireless network password on the configurable computing system, wherein the IEEE 802.11 wireless network password is used to enable the configurable computing system to communicate over the local IEEE 802.11 wireless network via an IEEE 802.11 network interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory storage medium, said non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon executable program instructions that when executed by a computer system are configured to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
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read a barcode or other computer readable visual indicia; utilize the information read from the barcode, or other computer readable visual indicia to access a password of an IEEE 802.11 network; utilize the IEEE 802.11 network password accessed utilizing the information read from the barcode or other computer readable visual indicia to enable the computer system to access the IEEE 802.11 wireless network using an IEEE 802.11 network interface of the computer system without the user having to manually key in the IEEE 802.11 network password on the computer system; and enable the computer system to communicate over the IEEE 802.11 wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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