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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Jay D. Logue0
Date of Patent
January 19, 2016
0Patent Application Number
145725600
Date Filed
December 16, 2014
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
Methods and systems for causing a device to join a local area network or fabric. A joining device sends an indication that the electronic device is not connected to a network type and receives a device ID for an assisting device to assist the electronic device in joining a network of the network type. Moreover, the assisting device resides on the network. The joining device then authenticates to the assisting device from the assisting device and receives network credentials for the network. Furthermore, the joining device joins the network using the network credentials.
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