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Updating network configuration parameters

US11916733B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2022
Grant dateFeb 27, 2024
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An example computing device is configured to (i) establish a connection to a secure wireless network (ii) determine that one or more playback devices of a media playback system are not connected to the secure wireless network (iii) receive, via a graphical display, a user input indicating a request to update the one or more playback devices with network configuration parameters for the secure wireless network, (iv) retrieve, from storage, a list of the one or more playback devices, (v) receive an input indicating a first playback device to be updated from the list, (vi) establish an initial communication path with the first playback device, (vii) transmit a set of one or more messages to the first computing device collectively comprising the network configuration parameters for the secure wireless network, and (viii) receive an indication that the first computing device has established a connection to the secure wireless network.

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