Patent ID: 11962831
Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system for porting wireless network credentials, the system comprising:
a remote control;
a host television receiver, comprising:
a plurality of tuners for receiving television channels;
a network interface;
a first remote control interface;
a first processing system, in communication with the plurality of tuners, the network interface, and the first remote control interface, wherein the first processing system is configured to:
receive, from the first remote control interface, a first pairing request, wherein
in response to the first pairing request the remote control is: 1) enabled to provide channel change commands to the host television receiver; and 2) configured to receive wireless network credentials from the first remote control interface; and

a client television receiver, comprising:
a wireless network interface;
a second remote control interface;
a second processing system, in communication with the wireless network interface and the second remote control interface, wherein the second processing system is configured to:
receive, from the second remote control interface, a second pairing request, wherein:
in response to the second pairing request, the remote control is: 1) enabled to provide channel change commands to the client television receiver; and 2) configured to provide the wireless network credentials to the client television receiver via the first remote control interface; and

communicate with the wireless network interface using the wireless network credentials.