System and method for network configuration and behavior control by proximity enabled devices

A system for configuring a network using a mobile device comprising:

• a non-transitory, computer readable memory;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a computer-readable medium containing programming instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• cause one or more sensors of the mobile device to detect a gesture sequence that comprises one or more gestures, wherein each gesture of the gesture sequence consists of a motion of the mobile device in response to at least one user performed action, and
• cause a network application of the mobile device to:
• access a network configuration database that comprises a plurality of gesture sequences and a plurality of associated tasks;
• recognize the detected gesture sequence by identifying a match for the detected gesture sequence among the plurality of gesture sequences in the network access database;
• use the match to identify an associated task that comprises a network configuration action for configuring at least one network device that is not connected to the network to enable the at least one network device to access the network based on network configuration rules associated with the at least one network device, and
• perform the network configuration action to enable the at least one network device to access the network by:
• identifying characteristics of the at least one network device, authorizing network access and defining a level of access, and configuring a wireless access point to facilitate network configuration.

A method of configuring a print device using a mobile device comprising:

• by one or more sensors of a mobile device, detecting a gesture sequence that comprises one or more gestures, wherein each gesture of the gesture sequence consists of a motion of the mobile device in response to at least one user performed action;
• and
• by a network application of the mobile device:
• accessing a network configuration database that comprises a plurality of gesture sequences and a plurality of associated tasks;
• recognizing the detected gesture sequence by identifying a match for the detected gesture sequence among the plurality of gesture sequences in the network configuration database;
• using the match to identify an associated task that comprises a print device configuration action for configuring at least one print device that is not connected to the network to enable the at least one print device to access the network based on print device configuration rules associated with the at least one print device;
• and
• performing the print device configuration action to enable the at least one print device to access the network by:
• identifying characteristics of the at least one print device;
• authorizing network access and defining a level of access;
• and
• configuring a wireless access point to facilitate network configuration.