US 11,960,871 B2
System and method for app discovery, installation, and usage
Paul D. Arling, Scottsdale, AZ (US); and Arsham Hatambeiki, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/406,667.
Prior Publication US 2023/0059126 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 8/65 (2013.01) [H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving from an appliance within a home network which includes a smart device a data that identifies a first app installed on the appliance;
using the received data that identifies the first app installed on the appliance to cause a second app to be automatically installed on the smart device; and
using the received data that identifies the first app installed on the appliance and an identifier for the home network to automatically cause a user credential for a service that is associated with the first app installed on the appliance to be automatically associated with the second app installed on the smart device whereupon the user credential will be verifiable by the service upon a subsequent usage of the second app installed on the smart device.