Wireless Lighting Device Credential Sharing for Simplified Cloud Enrollment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wireless enabled lighting devices require individual configuration with wireless LAN credentials and remote cloud enrollment, making it time-consuming for multiple devices in environments with many installations.
Innovation Solution
A wireless enabled lighting device can retrieve wireless network credentials from a previously configured device, allowing it to join a secondary network and automatically enroll with a remote cloud service, enabling subsequent devices to obtain the necessary credentials and enroll without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual configuration is performed for each lighting device, then each device can be properly configured with wireless LAN credentials and cloud enrollment information, but the configuration process becomes time-consuming and tedious for environments with many devices
Solution Approach 1:
The first lighting device is pre-configured with wireless LAN credentials and cloud enrollment information before other devices are installed. This preliminary configuration enables the first device to act as a credentials source for subsequent devices, eliminating the need for repeated manual configuration entry for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The first lighting device serves as an intermediary that stores and transmits wireless LAN credentials and cloud enrollment information to subsequent lighting devices. Instead of requiring direct user input for each device, the credentials flow through the first device as a mediator, streamlining the enrollment process.
2Reliability
If manual credential entry is required for each device, then security is maintained through individual configuration, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to repeated manual input
Solution Approach 1:
Subsequent lighting devices automatically obtain credentials from the first device without requiring manual user intervention. The system enables itself to be configured through automated credential retrieval and cloud enrollment, eliminating repetitive manual input while maintaining security through controlled credential distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The first lighting device acts as a secure intermediary that automatically distributes credentials to subsequent devices. This intermediary approach maintains security by controlling credential flow through an authorized device while dramatically improving ease of operation by eliminating manual entry requirements.
3Reliability
If separate cloud enrollment is performed for each device, then proper remote management setup is achieved, but the overall setup process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate configuration steps (wireless LAN connection, cloud enrollment, credential entry) into a unified automated process. The first device bundles credential transmission and cloud enrollment initiation together, allowing subsequent devices to complete all setup steps through a single automated interaction rather than multiple separate procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The first lighting device serves as an intermediary that coordinates cloud enrollment for subsequent devices. It transmits necessary enrollment information and facilitates the automated registration process with the cloud service, reducing setup complexity by managing the enrollment workflow centrally through the intermediary device.
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AI summary
A wireless enabled lighting device having the ability to retrieve credentials for a primary wireless LAN from another previously configured wireless enabled lighting device is disclosed. After installation, the lighting device may be instructed to join a secondary wireless network temporarily provided by the previously configured lighting device. Once connected to the secondary wireless network, the lighting device may be provided the credentials for the primary wireless LAN from the previously installed device. The lighting device may then join the primary wireless LAN based on the provided credentials and may automatically initiate enrollment with a remote cloud service. After enrollment, the lighting device may be instructed to operate as an access point for the secondary wireless network, thereby allowing a subsequently installed lighting device to retrieve the credentials for the primary wireless LAN from the newly enrolled lighting device.