Method, apparatus and storage medium for provisioning WLAN parameters via a cordless phone protocol
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsLarry B. Pearson, Anup Karnalkar, Kevin S. Kim, Daehyun Lee
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for provisioning a communication device is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller element that establishes wireless communication with a base unit operating according to a short-range cordless phone communication protocol, and receives from the base unit provisioning information that enables a communication device to establish wireless communications with an access point operating according to a wireless fidelity (WiFi) communications protocol. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims22
A computer-readable storage device including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
- establishing, at a base unit, a first wireless communication connection with a particular communication device, the first wireless communication connection enabling wireless communication according to a short-range cordless phone communications protocol;
- sending, to the particular communication device, provisioning information that causes the particular communication device to establish a second wireless communication connection with a wireless access point;
- detecting one or more sources causing interference with the second wireless communication connection, wherein the one or more sources include one or more other communication devices that are operating on a communication channel that is used by the wireless access point for the second wireless communication connection;
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- sending information to the particular communication device, the information including instructions to disable the one or more other communication devices causing the interference with the second wireless communication connection.
A method comprising:
- establishing, at a base unit, a first wireless communication connection with a particular communication device, the first wireless communication connection enabling wireless communication according to a short-range cordless phone communications protocol;
- sending, to the particular communication device provisioning information that causes the particular communication device to establish a second wireless communication connection with a wireless access point;
- detecting one or more sources causing interference with the second wireless communication connection, wherein the one or more sources include one or more other communication devices that are operating on a communication channel that is used by the wireless access point for the second wireless communication connection;
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- sending information to the particular communication device, the information including instructions to disable the one or more other communication devices causing the interference with the second wireless communication connection.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
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- a processor-readable storage device accessible to the processor, wherein the processor-readable storage device includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
- establishing, at a base unit, a first wireless communication connection with a particular communication device, the first wireless communication connection enabling wireless communication according to a short-range cordless phone communications protocol;
- sending, to the particular communication device, provisioning information that causes the particular communication device to establish a second wireless communication connection with a wireless access point;
- detecting one or more sources causing interference with the second wireless communication connection, wherein the one or more sources include one or more other communication devices that are operating on a communication channel that is used by the wireless access point for the second wireless communication connection;
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- sending information to the particular communication device, the information including instructions to disable the one or more other communication devices causing the interference with the second wireless communication connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.