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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2013
Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;
Pascal Maetz, Montgermont, FR;
Ludovic Jeanne, Montreuil sur Ille, FR;
Christophe Vidon, Rennes, FR;
Thomson Licensing, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a device comprising a first network interface, a wireless network interface and a network configuration module adapted to configure the wireless network interface, so that, when the wireless network interface is disabled, if the device is connected to a second device through the first network interface, the second device comprising a wireless access point interface compatible with the wireless network interface, configuring the wireless network interface into a wireless access point mode of operation, and if the device is not connected to the second device through the first network interface, configuring the wireless network interface into a wireless client mode of operation and connecting the wireless network interface to the wireless access point interface.