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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 12, 2017
Applicant:

Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd., Shandong, CN;

Inventors:

Zhenxing Huang, Shandong, CN;

Sheng Xu, Shandong, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04L 12/28 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are a method of connecting to a network for a home appliance, a home appliance, and a method of connecting to a network for a home appliance system. The method of connecting to a network for a home appliance includes: in response to a network connection failure of a WiFi module in the home appliance when the WiFi module is in a monitoring mode for network connection, entering, by the WiFi module, a hotspot mode for network connection. This method provides favorable compatibility, is simple in operation, high in network connection efficiency, and provides favorable user experience. A home appliance employing the network connection method can easily communicate with a network, enabling simple remote control of the home appliance.


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