Providing Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) by sending a code to a network device using a phone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12477595-B2
Application number	US-202018017159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2020
Priority date	Jul 23, 2020
Publication date	Nov 18, 2025
Grant date	Nov 18, 2025

Abstract

A network device initiating WPS with a client device based on receiving a signal from a phone. The network device receives a feature number code from a phone connected to the network device. The feature number code is entered on the phone using a keypad and causes the network device to initiate WPS with a client device. The network device sends the phone a first signal indicating that WPS has been triggered. The network device determines a success of the WPS to connect the client device to the Wi-Fi network. The network device sends the phone a second signal indicating that the client device successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network. The first and second signals may be audio signals that are emitted by the speaker of the phone. The network device stores client device connection information in memory.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A network device for use with a phone having a speaker and a keypad, the network device comprising:
a memory; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the network device to:
receive, at the network device and from the phone, a feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone which is connected to the network device;
initiate, by the network device, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) with a client device based on the receiving the feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone, wherein the feature number code causes the network device to initiate the WPS with the client device;
send, from the network device to the phone, a first communication signal indicating that the WPS has been initiated by the network device based on the receiving the feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone;
determine, by the network device, a success of the WPS initiated by the network device to connect the client device to a Wi-Fi network; and
send, from the network device to the phone, a second communication signal indicating that the client device successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network.

2 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to terminate the WPS after the sending the second communication signal from the network device to the phone.

3 . The network device of claim 1 , further comprising an analog communication system, wherein the processor is further configured to use the analog communication system in the receiving the feature number code from the phone to initiate, by the network device, the WPS with the client device and in the sending the first communication signal from the network device to the phone.

4 . The network device of claim 3 , wherein the first communication signal further comprises a first audio communication signal emitted by the speaker of the phone stating that the WPS has been initiated by the network device.

5 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the first communication signal further comprises a first audio communication signal emitted by the speaker of the phone stating that the WPS has been initiated by the network device.

6 . The network device of claim 1 , further comprising an analog communication system, wherein the processor is further configured to use the analog communication system in the sending the second communication signal from the network device to the phone, and the second communication signal further comprises a second audio communication signal emitted by the speaker of the phone stating that the client device successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network.

7 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to store client device connection information in the memory.

8 . A method for providing, by a network device, wireless protected setup (WPS) of a client device to a Wi-Fi network, the method comprising:
receiving, at the network device and from a phone which is connected to the network device, a feature number code entered using a keypad of the phone; initiating, by the network device, the WPS with the client device based on the receiving the feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone, wherein the feature number code causes the network device to initiate the WPS with the client device; sending, from the network device to the phone, a first communication signal indicating that the WPS has been initiated by the network device based on the receiving the feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone; determining, by the network device, a success of the WPS initiated by the network device to connect the client device to the Wi-Fi network; and sending, from the network device to the phone, a second communication signal indicating that the client device successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising terminating the WPS by the network device after the sending the second communication signal from the network device to the phone.

10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising using an analog communication system of the network device in the receiving the feature number code from the phone to initiate, by the network device, the WPS with the client device and in the sending the first communication signal from the network device to the phone.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sending the first communication signal from the network device to the phone further comprises sending a first audio communication signal from the network device to the phone to be emitted by a speaker of the phone stating that the WPS has been initiated by the network device.

12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the sending the first communication signal from the network device to the phone further comprises sending a first audio communication signal from the network device to the phone to be emitted by a speaker of the phone stating that the WPS has been initiated by the network device.

13 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising using an analog communication system of the network device in the sending the second communication signal from the network device to the phone, wherein the sending the second communication signal from the network device to the phone further comprises sending an audio communication signal emitted by a speaker of the phone stating that the client device successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network.

14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising storing client device connection information in a memory.

15 . A non-transitory, computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a processor of a network device and instructing the processor of the network device to perform a method for providing wireless protected setup (WPS) with a client device, the method comprising:
receiving, at the network device and from a phone which is connected to the network device, a feature number code entered using a keypad of the phone;
initiating, by the network device, the WPS with the client device based on the receiving the feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone, wherein the feature number code causes the network device to initiate the WPS with the client device;
sending, from the network device to the phone, a first communication signal indicating that the WPS has been initiated by the network device based on the receiving the feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone;
determining, by the network device, a success of the WPS initiated by the network device to connect the client device to a Wi-Fi network; and
sending, from the network device to the phone, a second communication signal indicating that the client device successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network.

16 . The non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises terminating the WPS by the network device after the sending the second communication signal from the network device to the phone.

17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises using an analog communication system of the network device in the receiving the feature number code from the phone to initiate, by the network device, the WPS with the client device and in the sending the first communication signal from the network device to the phone.

18 . The non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the sending the first communication

Assignees

• Arris Entpr Llc

Inventors

• Wu Yonghui

Classifications

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title

• H04W12/65

  Environment-dependent, e.g. using captured environmental data · CPC title

• H04W12/50

  Secure pairing of devices · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title