Electronic Device Automatic Home Network Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users unfamiliar with registration settings face challenges in registering new electronic devices in a home network system, leading to difficulties in utilizing home network services.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device registered in the home network system can automatically detect and register new devices by transmitting authentication information using a communicator, which includes modules for data communication and identification, allowing access to the access point without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user manually inputs authentication information through a GUI screen to register an electronic device in an AP, then the registration can be completed with user control, but the process becomes complex and difficult for users unfamiliar with registration settings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service registration where the electronic device automatically performs authentication and registration with the AP without requiring user input. The device autonomously transmits authentication information and completes the registration process, eliminating the need for users to manually configure settings or input credentials through GUI screens.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary communication mechanism where the electronic device acts as a mediator between the user and the AP. Instead of directly requiring users to input authentication information, the system uses automatic communication protocols and predefined authentication methods to bridge the gap, simplifying the user interface while maintaining secure registration.
2Extent of automation
If automatic device registration is implemented without user manipulation, then registration becomes easier for all users, but the system requires more automated communication and authentication mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring authentication information and registration parameters in the electronic device before the actual registration process. The device is pre-loaded with necessary credentials and communication protocols, enabling it to automatically authenticate and register with the AP without requiring real-time user input or complex runtime decision-making.
3Productivity
If multiple new electronic devices are registered simultaneously without user manipulation, then the registration efficiency increases, but the authentication information management becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring authentication information and registration parameters in the electronic device before the actual registration process. The device is pre-loaded with necessary credentials and communication protocols, enabling it to automatically authenticate and register with the AP without requiring real-time user input or complex runtime decision-making.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same, and more specifically, to a network configuration technology for electronic devices to be registered in a home network system. An electronic device according to one embodiment includes a communicator configured to perform data communication with a new electronic device which is not registered in an access point (AP), a storage which stores authentication information for accessing the AP, and a controller configured to, when the controller receives device identification information of the new electronic device through the communicator, control the communicator to transmit the authentication information, which allows the new electronic device to access the AP, to the new electronic device based on the received identification information.