US 11,737,155 B2
Communication with a data storage device using an emulated Wi-Fi captive portal
Israel Zimmerman, Ashdod (IL); Yaniv Makin, Nahariya (IL); and Eyal Hakoun, Moshav Liman (IL)
Assigned to Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/206,128.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/078,335, filed on Sep. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0086928 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data storage device comprising:
a storage medium configured to store host data from a host device;
a communication interface configured to communicate with the host device over a wire-based connection; and
at least one processor configured to:
communicatively couple with the host device, via the communication interface;
in a first mode:
emulate a Wi-Fi adapter to the host device via the wire-based connection, wherein the emulated Wi-Fi adapter is supported by an operating system of the host device for receiving wireless communication from a wireless network;
send, via the communications interface, a notification of a new Wi-Fi network that is available to the host device, wherein the new Wi-Fi network is emulated by the at least one processor without a corresponding wireless network; and
responsive to receiving a request from the host device to join the new Wi-Fi network, send, via the communications interface, a further notification to trigger a captive portal displayed at the host device, wherein the captive portal is configured to facilitate additional communication between the data storage device and the host device; and
in a second mode, selectively enable access between the storage medium and the host device.