Television receiver wireless credential porting
AssigneeDISH Network L.L.C.
InventorHenry Gregg Martch
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Abstract
Various arrangements for porting wireless network credentials, such as between television receivers, are presented herein. A remote control may be paired with a first television receiver, such as a host television receiver. Wireless network credentials may be provided to and stored by the paired remote control. The remote control can then be paired with a second television receiver, such as a client television receiver. The second television receiver can then receive the stored wireless network credentials from the remote control. The second television receiver can then connect with a wireless network using the received wireless network credentials, such as to communicate with the host television receiver or access the Internet.
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A system for porting wireless network credentials, the system comprising:
- a remote control;
- a host television receiver, comprising:
- a plurality of tuners for receiving television channels;
- a network interface;
- a first remote control interface;
- a first processing system, in communication with the plurality of tuners, the network interface, and the first remote control interface, wherein the first processing system is configured to:
- receive, from the first remote control interface, a first pairing request, wherein
- in response to the first pairing request the remote control is:
- 1) enabled to provide channel change commands to the host television receiver;
- and 2) configured to receive wireless network credentials from the first remote control interface;
- and
- a client television receiver, comprising:
- a wireless network interface;
- a second remote control interface;
- a second processing system, in communication with the wireless network interface and the second remote control interface, wherein the second processing system is configured to:
- receive, from the second remote control interface, a second pairing request, wherein:
- in response to the second pairing request, the remote control is:
- 1) enabled to provide channel change commands to the client television receiver;
- and 2) configured to provide the wireless network credentials to the client television receiver via the first remote control interface;
- and
- communicate with the wireless network interface using the wireless network credentials.
A method for porting wireless network credentials, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a first television receiver, wireless network credentials;
- pairing, by the first television receiver, a remote control;
- providing, by the first television receiver, wireless network credentials to the paired remote control;
- pairing, by a second television receiver, the remote control;
- in response to pairing the remote control with the second television receiver, 1) receiving, by the second television receiver from the remote control, the wireless network credentials;
- and 2) enabling the remote control to provide channel change commands to the second television receiver;
- and
- connecting, by the second television receiver, with a wireless network using the received wireless network credentials.
A system for porting wireless network credentials, the system comprising:
- a porting device;
- a first electronic device, comprising:
- a network interface;
- a first communication interface;
- a first processing system, in communication with the network interface, and the first communication interface, wherein the first processing system is configured to:
- receive a first pairing request for the porting device;
- and
- in response to the first pairing request, 1) transmit wireless network credentials to the porting device via the first communication interface;
- and 2) enable the porting device to control the first electronic device;
- and a second electronic device, comprising:
- a wireless network interface;
- a second communication interface;
- a second processing system, in communication with the wireless network interface and the second communication interface, wherein the second processing system is configured to:
- receive a second pairing request;
- in response to the second pairing request, 1) receive the wireless network credentials from the porting device via the first communication interface;
- and 2) enable the porting device to control the second electronic device;
- and
- communicate with the wireless network interface using the wireless network credentials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.