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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Xin Luo, Shanghai, CN;
Charles Shi, Shanghai, CN;
Dong Xing, Shanghai, CN;
Aijun Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Jiyong Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for device finding after network configuration are disclosed. The method for device finding includes: sending a message to a smart device in an Access Point (AP) mode, the message comprising information for connecting to a first router or AP; changing connection from the smart device to a network; performing a local scanning when connecting to the first router or AP; and performing a cloud scanning when the local scanning fails.