Patent ID: 9042266
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a processor configured to send an identifier to an output device such that the output device presents at least one of an optical pattern configured to be received by the communication device via an optical input or an alpha-numeric sequence configured to be received by the communication device via an alpha-numeric input, the at least one of the optical pattern or the alpha-numeric sequence associated with the identifier; a cellular communication module operatively coupled to the processor, the cellular communication module configured to establish a connection with a cellular network, the cellular communication module configured to send a list of Wi-Fi networks available to a Wi-Fi communication module to a server via the cellular network such that the server can provide the list to a communication device, the cellular communication module configured to receive, from the server via the cellular network, Wi-Fi configuration instructions in response to (1) the server receiving the identifier, (2) the server receiving the list of Wi-Fi networks, and (3) the server receiving, from the communication device, the Wi-Fi configuration instructions; and a Wi-Fi communication module operatively coupled to the processor, the Wi-Fi communication module configured to establish a connection with a Wi-Fi network based on the Wi-Fi configuration instructions, the Wi-Fi communication module configured to receive, from the communication device, a command configured to control content presented by the output device after the connection with the Wi-Fi network has been established.