Patent ID: 8706136
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a wireless interface; a controller coupled with the wireless interface; wherein the controller determines from data received via the wireless interface a current location of the apparatus; wherein the controller determines a regulatory domain associated with the current location of the apparatus; wherein the controller stores regulatory domain data representative of the regulatory domain associated with the current location; wherein the controller searches for a wireless device to be configured; wherein the controller selectively provisions the wireless device to be configured with the stored regulatory domain data representative of configuration data for operating in the regulatory domain associated with the current location of the apparatus responsive to being unable to determine a current location via the wireless interface while communicating with the wireless device to be configured; wherein the controller obtains data representative of a plurality of wireless devices to be configured that belong to a group; wherein the controller scans the plurality of wireless devices to be configured that belong to the group to determine whether any of the plurality of wireless devices to be configured that belong to the group is capable of configuring the remaining wireless devices to be configured that belong to the group; wherein the controller selects a first wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices to be configured that belong to the group capable of configuring the remaining wireless devices to be configured that belong to the group as a master wireless device; wherein the controller selectively provisions the master wireless device with the regulatory domain data representative of the regulatory domain associated with the current location.