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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Michael Agerbak, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nicholas A. J. Millington, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jeffrey Peters, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steven R. Beckhardt, Boston, MA (US);
Michael Agerbak, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nicholas A. J. Millington, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jeffrey Peters, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steven R. Beckhardt, Boston, MA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
An example multimedia playback device is connected to a network that is configured to not provide an indicator of existence absent a command from the multimedia playback device. The example playback device is to initiate a connection phase for a device to connect to the hidden network based on a user action at the playback device. The example playback device is to reveal a network access point in a connection phase and authenticate the wireless device with the audio network for limited connectivity to the network during the connection phase. The example playback device is to disconnect the wireless device from the audio network and accept a connection of the wireless device to the audio network in an operational phase, the connection enabled using information provided to the wireless device during the connection phase and without the limited connectivity provided in the connection phase.