Method and system of automatically connecting a wireless device to network via phone
US11689989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes responsive to a device sensing a phone being adjacent to the device, triggering the device and the phone in a preliminary communication mode; periodically broadcasting by the device in the preliminary communication mode a broadcast message (P2) with a unique identification; detecting a strength of the broadcast message (P2) by the phone; responsive to detecting the strength of the broadcast message (P2) greater than a first threshold (T1), establishing a restricted wireless connection between the phone and the device; transmitting packages between the device and the phone via the restricted wireless connection; detecting strengths of the packages; and responsive to detecting strengths of the packages respectively greater than the first threshold (T1) and a second threshold (T2), establishing a complete wireless communication between the device and the phone so as to connect the device to the network via the phone.
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