Network configuration for devices with constrained resources
US9510391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes receiving a wireless beacon from an ad hoc network at a wireless device, wherein the wireless beacon includes a data structure that encodes at least a portion of a wireless identifier of an access point. The method includes configuring the wireless device from the data structure received from the wireless beacon. The method also includes establishing a wireless network between the access point and the wireless device utilizing at least a portion of the wireless identifier encoded in the data structure.
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