Configuring wireless devices for a wireless infrastructure network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10079717-B2
Application number	US-201815927262-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2018
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

Systems and methods permit a wireless device to receive data wirelessly via an infrastructure wireless network, without physically connecting the wireless device to a computer in order to configure it, and without having an existing infrastructure wireless network for the wireless device to connect to. A remote server hosts a website that permits a user of the wireless device to input via a computer credential data for at least one infrastructure wireless network. The content access point transmits the credential data for the at least one infrastructure wireless network to the wireless device via the ad hoc wireless network, such that, upon receipt of the credential data for the at least one infrastructure wireless network, the wireless device is configured to connect to the at least one infrastructure wireless network.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a wireless access point;
a remote network server;
a wireless audio output device that comprises multiple acoustic transducers;
a mobile computer device that is in communication with the wireless audio output device via an ad hoc wireless communication link; and
one or more host servers that are in communication with the mobile computer device via the Internet, wherein the one or more host servers receive and store credential data for an infrastructure wireless network provided by the wireless access point,
wherein:
the mobile computer device is for transmitting to the wireless audio output device, wirelessly via the ad hoc wireless communication link between the wireless audio output and the mobile computer device, the credential data for the infrastructure wireless network stored by the one or more host servers; and
the wireless audio output device is for, upon receiving the credential data for the infrastructure wireless network from the mobile computing device:
connecting to the wireless access point via the infrastructure wireless network;
streaming audio content from the remote network server via the infrastructure wireless network; and

playing, by the multiple acoustic transducers of the wireless output device, the audio content streamed from the remote network server, such that the wireless audio output device is enabled to play audio streamed via the infrastructure wireless network without having to be physically plugged into the mobile computing device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computer device comprises a smartphone.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the smartphone comprises a radio module for communicating wirelessly via the ad hoc wireless network with the wireless audio output device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the infrastructure wireless network comprises an infrastructure Wi-Fi network; and
the credential data for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network comprises an identifier for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the credential data for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network additionally comprises a password for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the credential data for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network additionally comprises encryption type data for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the ad hoc wireless network comprises a Bluetooth wireless network.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless audio output device further comprises:
a user-accessible control button; and
an indicator light.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more host servers host a website through which, via the mobile computer device, a user of the wireless audio output device specifies the credential data for the infrastructure wireless network, such that the one or more host servers receive and store the credential data, and such that the credential data are stored by the one or more host servers for an account associated with the user.

10. A system comprising:
a wireless audio output device that comprises multiple acoustic transducers; and
a mobile computer device that is in communication with the wireless audio output device via an ad hoc wireless communication link; and
one or more host servers that are in communication with the mobile computer device via the Internet, wherein the one or more host servers receive and store credential data for an infrastructure wireless network provided by the wireless access point,
wherein:
the mobile computer device is for transmitting to the wireless audio output device, wirelessly via an ad hoc wireless communication link between the wireless audio output and the mobile computer device, the credential data for the infrastructure wireless network stored by the one or more host servers; and
the wireless audio output device is for, upon receiving the credential data for the infrastructure wireless network from the mobile computing device:
connecting to the infrastructure wireless network;
streaming audio content from a remote network server via the infrastructure wireless network; and
playing, by the multiple acoustic transducers of the wireless output device, the audio content streamed from the remote network server, such that the wireless audio output device is enabled to play audio streamed via the infrastructure wireless network without having to be physically plugged into the mobile computing device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the mobile computer device comprises a smartphone.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the smartphone comprises a radio module for communicating wirelessly via the ad hoc wireless network with the wireless audio output device.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein:
the infrastructure wireless network comprises an infrastructure Wi-Fi network; and
the credential data for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network comprises an identifier for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the credential data for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network additionally comprises a password for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the credential data for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network additionally comprises encryption type data for the infrastructure Wi-Fi network.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the ad hoc wireless network comprises a Bluetooth wireless network.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wireless audio output device further comprises:
a user-accessible control button; and
an indicator light.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more host servers host a website through which, via the mobile computer device, a user of the wireless audio output device specifies the credential data for the infrastructure wireless network, such that the one or more host servers receive and store the credential data, and such that the credential data are stored by the one or more host servers for an account associated with the user.

Assignees

• Koss Corp

Inventors

• Koss Michael J
• Pelland Michael J
• Haynie Joel L

Classifications

• H04W76/11

  Allocation or use of connection identifiers · CPC title

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W8/26

  Network addressing or numbering for mobility support · CPC title

• G06F3/165

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title