US 12,477,595 B2
Providing Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) by sending a code to a network device using a phone
Yonghui Wu, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC, Horsham, PA (US)
Appl. No. 18/017,159
Filed by ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/103773
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 20, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/016446, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262787 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/10 (2018.02) [H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network device for use with a phone having a speaker and a keypad, the network device comprising:
a memory; and
a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the network device to:
receive, at the network device and from the phone, a feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone which is connected to the network device;
initiate, by the network device, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) with a client device based on the receiving the feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone, wherein the feature number code causes the network device to initiate the WPS with the client device;
send, from the network device to the phone, a first communication signal indicating that the WPS has been initiated by the network device based on the receiving the feature number code entered using the keypad of the phone;
determine, by the network device, a success of the WPS initiated by the network device to connect the client device to a Wi-Fi network; and
send, from the network device to the phone, a second communication signal indicating that the client device successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network.