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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Henry Ptasinski, San Francisco, CA (US);
Edward Carter, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Manoj Thawani, San Jose, CA (US);
Manas Deb, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeff Vadasz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mahesh Iyer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
BROADCOM CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A collocated device functioning as a configurator can use short and long button activations to enter a configuration state, open a timing window, and force client devices currently joined to a network to rejoin the network. If the collocated device functioning as a configurator is unconfigured, a short (or long) button activation can initiate a configuration sequence. A short button activation on that same collocated device, once configured, can cause the device to open a configurator timing window, during which one or more devices can be provided the information necessary to securely communicate on a network. A long (or short) button activation can be used to force all currently connected client devices, or rejoin the network using a new Service Set Identifier (SSID) or passphrase.