Patent ID: 9742979
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H04N,H04W

Claim:
1. A camera comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the camera to: hide a service set identifier (“SSID”) associated with the camera such that other devices cannot wirelessly detect the camera; receive, from a user, a request to couple the camera to a smart device; in response to the request, unhide the SSID associated with the camera such that the smart device can wirelessly detect the camera; determine whether the smart device is configured to operate as a wireless station or a wireless access point; in response to the smart device being configured to operate as the wireless station, configure the camera to operate as the wireless access point and communicatively couple the camera to the smart device; and in response to the smart device being configured to operate as the wireless access point, configure the camera to operate as the wireless station and communicatively couple the camera to the smart device.