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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2018
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Jeff Donald Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method of connecting a household appliance to a secure network using a remote interface device includes discovering the appliance by receiving a short-range broadcast from the appliance. The short-range broadcast includes a unique identifier and a model number. The method also includes establishing an encrypted short-range radio connection between the appliance and the remote user interface device. The method further includes receiving a network credential for the secure network and transmitting the network credential to the appliance via the encrypted short-range radio connection. The method then includes connecting the appliance to the secure network using the received network credential.