Google Inc.

Kevin Coppock

Anthony Michael Fadell

David Hendler Sloo

Matthew Lee Rogers

Jay Dare Logue

Grant Michael Erickson

Jesse William Boettcher

Shigefumi Honjo

Timo A Bruck

Jeffrey Alan Boyd

Sophie Le Guen

Nathan Leslie Sandland

James B Simister

Shiney Rossi

Gilles Drieu

Alexander Crettenand

Kevin Po

Alexei Sakhartchouk

Julius Löwe

Mehdi Kash Khaleghi

Anna Maria Phan

Nicholas Unger Webb

Nick Webb

Roger Loren Tinkoff

Jefferey A Boyd

A method of performing a setup of a smart home device may include determining, by an operating system of a control device, that a smart home device is present in an enclosure; receiving, by the operating system, information from the smart home device using a multi-ecosystem protocol, wherein the information identifies a type of device for the smart home device; performing, by the operating system, setup operations for the smart home device based on the type of device; and providing, by the operating system, access to the smart home device for an application operating on the control device after the setup operations.

Operating-system-level setup for multi-ecosystem smart-home devices

A method of sharing smart home devices between applications may include receiving a request from a first application operating on a control device to share a smart home device that registered with the first application; generating an interface on the control device that displays one or more applications with which the smart home device can be shared; receiving a selection of a second application with which to share the smart home device; and sending information to the second smart home device to register the smart home device.

Operating-system-level permission management for multi-ecosystem smart-home devices

A method for establishing a pairing between a smart-home device and an online account may include instantiating an application on a computing device and receiving a first code from a central server. The application may receive a second code from printed material associated with the smart-home device. The smart-home device may broadcast a first communication protocol, and the application may join the first mutation protocol. The application can be authenticated by the smart-home device using the second code, and the application can receive an identity of a second communication protocol from a user. The application can then transmit the identity of the second communication protocol to the smart-home device. The smart-home device can use the second mutation protocol to access the Internet and transmit the first code to the central server, where the central server can use the first code in completing the pairing process.

Smart home device facilitating user-friendly setup experience

A method for establishing a pairing between a hazard detector and an online account may include instantiating an application on a mobile computing device and receiving a first code from a central server. The application may receive a second code from printed material associated with the hazard detector. The hazard detector may broadcast a Wi-Fi access point, and the application may join the Wi-Fi access point. The application can be authenticated by the hazard detector using the second code, and the application can receive an identity of a home Wi-Fi network from a user. The application can then transmit the identity of the home Wi-Fi network to the hazard detector. The hazard detector can use the home Wi-Fi network to access the Internet and transmit the first code to the central server, where the central server can use the first code in completing the pairing process.

Hazard detection unit facilitating user-friendly setup experience

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