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Samsung patents method for IoT devices to switch owners via server

Samsung has been granted a patent for a method that allows an Internet-of-Things (IoT) device to disconnect from one user's phone and connect to another. The process is triggered by a server request, putting the device into pairing mode so it can link with a new phone and receive network settings.

Why it mattersThis improves the convenience of transferring smart home devices between users by automating the reconnection process through a central server.

In the filing’s own words

A method of operating an IoT device comprising receiving a device change request from an IoT server. The method includes releasing a connection between an Internet-of-things (IoT) device and a first device based on receiving the device change request, switching an operation of the IoT device to a pairing mode to establish a wireless communication link, based on the releasing of the connection between the IoT device and the first device. The method includes establishing a wireless communication link between the IoT device and a second device while the IoT device is in the pairing mode. The method includes identifying whether the second device is associated with the device change request, and receiving information about an access point (AP) connecting the second device and the IoT server from the second device based on the second device being identified as being associated with the device change request.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method of operating an Internet-of-things (IoT) device, the method comprising: receiving a device change request from an IoT server; based on the receiving of the device change request, releasing a connection between the IoT device and a first device; based on the releasing of the connection between the IoT device and the first device, switching an operation of the IoT device to a pairing mode to establish a wireless communication link; establishing a wireless communication link between the IoT device and a second device while the IoT device is in the pairing mode; identifying whether the second device is associated with the device change request; and receiving information about an access point (AP) connecting the second device and the IoT server from the second device based on the second device being identified as being associated with the device change request.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Electronic device for changing device and method for operating the same
Patent number
US12732786B2
Application number
18228104
Filed
Jul 31, 2023
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
14

Classified under

H04W 4/70 Electricity & electronicsH04W 12/06 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/10 Electricity & electronicsH04W 88/08 Electricity & electronics
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