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- Patent Title: Auto-provisioning of wireless speaker devices for audio/video recording and communication devices
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Application No.: US16543444Application Date: 2019-08-16
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Publication No.: US11044554B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Ahmad Shahamat , Ajay M. Raval , Elliott Lemberger , Joshua Yoon
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: H04R3/00
- IPC: H04R3/00 ; H04L12/24 ; H04N7/14 ; H04L12/28 ; H04N7/18 ; G08B3/10 ; G08B13/196 ; H04M1/02 ; H04M11/02 ; H04W88/04 ; H04M1/72412

Abstract:
Methods for a speaker device in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for a speaker device is provided, the method comprising transmitting a first provisioning beacon signal using the communication module; receiving, in response to the provisioning beacon signal, at least one credential signal from a network device configured to provide an access point, wherein the at least one credential signal includes credential data; storing the credential data in the non-volatile memory; attempting to connect to the access point using the credential data; determining whether the attempt to connect to the access point was successful; and playing a first audio prompt, using the speaker, upon determining an unsuccessful connection to the access point, wherein the first audio prompt comprises a statement indicating that the connection to the access point was unsuccessful.
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