Wireless connection mode activation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10980069-B2
Application number	US-201816227092-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2018
Priority date	Dec 20, 2018
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

A system includes a router including a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive a wireless request from a first computing device to initiate a connection mode for a wireless network. The instructions are further executable to join a second computing device to the wireless network under the connection mode. wherein the connection mode allows the second device to join the wireless network without input of a password stored prior to the wireless request.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising a router including a processor, and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
receive a wireless request from a first computing device to initiate a connection mode for a wireless network;
receive a set of parameters specifying the connection mode from the first device, wherein the set of parameters specifies at least one of an amount of time for the connection mode, or a type of computing device authorized to join the wireless network;
initiate the connection mode based on the parameters;
receive a wireless access request during the connection mode from a second computing device; and
based on receiving the access request from the second computing device, join the second computing device to the wireless network under the connection mode; wherein the connection mode allows the second device to join the wireless network without application of either of:
(1) a password stored by the router prior to the wireless request from the first computing device; or
(2) a password that was previously received by the router as part of the wireless request from the first device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the connection mode is active for a predetermined time after initiation.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the connection mode is a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) mode.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the parameters specify a type of computing device that can be joined to the wireless network during the connection mode; and
the instructions further include instructions to:
join the second computing device to the wireless network based on verifying that the second computing device is of the type of computing device specified by the set of parameters.

5. The system of claim 1 , the instructions further including instructions to:
verify that the request is received during the connection mode.

6. The system of claim 1 , the instructions further including instructions to:
provide the second computing device network operations based on joining the second computing device to the wireless network.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the first computing device, including a second processor, and a second memory storing second instructions executable by the second processor to:
transmit the wireless request to initiate the connection mode for a wireless network.

8. The system of claim 7 , the second instructions including instructions to:
display a user interface to a user;
receive input from the user specifying an access parameter for the connection mode:
and transmit the access parameter to the router.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second instructions further including instructions to:
receive the user interface from the router prior to displaying the user interface.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the type of computing device includes one of a mobile telephone, a laptop, a desktop and a tablet.

11. A method, comprising:
receiving a wireless request from a first computing device to initiate a connection mode for a wireless network;
receiving a set of parameters specifying the connection mode from the first device, wherein the set of parameters specifies at least one of an amount of time for the connection mode, or a type of computing device authorized to join the wireless network;
initiating the connection mode based on the parameters;
receiving a wireless access request during the connection mode from a second computing device; and
based on receiving the access request from the second computing device, joining the second computing device to the wireless network under the connection mode;

wherein the connection mode allows the second device to join the wireless network without application of either of:
(1) a password stored by the router prior to the wireless request from the first computing device; or
(2) a password that was previously received by the router as part of the wireless request from the first device.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the connection mode is active for a predetermined time after initiation.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the connection mode is a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) mode.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the parameters specify a type of computing device that can be joined to the wireless network during the connection mode; the method further comprising:
verifying that the second computing device is of the type of computing device specified by the set of parameters.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
verifying that the request is received during the connection mode.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
providing the second computing device network operations based on joining the second computing device to the wireless network.

Assignees

• Hughes Network Systems Llc

Inventors

• Harrington Emanuel
• Mclaurin David
• Jani Hasme Rafsan

Classifications

• H04W12/40

  Security arrangements using identity modules · CPC title

• H04W12/06 Primary

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04L63/16

  Implementing security features at a particular protocol layer · CPC title

• H04L63/107

  wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals · CPC title

• H04W12/088

  using filters or firewalls · CPC title