Power over ethernet adapter with communication device and method of programming and using same
A wireless broadcasting device, systems including the device, and methods of programming and using the device are disclosed. The wireless broadcasting device is powered using power over Ethernet and can be used to provide proximity-based capabilities to devices that otherwise do not have such functions.
1. A method of pairing a mobile device to a wireless broadcasting device, the method comprising the steps of:
using a mobile device, obtaining identifying information from the wireless broadcasting device;
providing the identifying information to a server;
obtaining settings information, the settings information including over-the-air (OTA) programming information;
using the mobile device, writing the settings information to the wireless broadcasting device, the mobile device programming the wireless broadcast device using the OTA programming information in the settings information;
pairing the mobile device to a powerable device, the powerable device coupled to the mobile device through the wireless broadcasting device; and
powering the powerable device and the wireless broadcasting device using power source equipment coupled to the powerable device and the wireless broadcasting device using a data transmission cable, wherein, during the powering, the power source equipment only provides power to the wireless broadcasting device after applying full operating voltage to the powerable device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises a step of writing user information to the wireless broadcasting device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining settings information comprises:
authenticating a user, and
obtaining location information, the authenticating the user occurring prior to the step of obtaining location information.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of automatically launching an application on the mobile device after the writing the settings information and the pairing the mobile device to the powerable device steps and when the mobile device is within a broadcast range of the wireless broadcasting device, wherein the data transmission cable is an Ethernet cable.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining settings information further includes receiving a universally unique identifier number (UUID).
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining settings information further includes obtaining location information using at least one of global positioning system (GPS) or WiFi.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein power consumption of the wireless broadcasting device during the powering is within a noise level of power supplied by the power source equipment to the powerable device.
8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the application on the mobile device communicates with the wireless broadcasting device to manipulate a feature of the powerable device.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the feature is one of hot desk in, hot desk out, screen lock, call forward, follow me call-control, call pickup, and silencing a ringer.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the feature is selected based on at least one of the settings information and a proximity of the mobile device to the powerable device.
11. A mobile device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory, coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions causing the processor to:
obtain identifying information from a wireless broadcasting device;
provide the identifying information to a server,
obtain settings information, the settings information including over-the-air (OTA) programming information,
write the settings information to the wireless broadcasting device, the mobile device programming the wireless broadcasting device using the OTA programming information in the settings information,
pair the mobile device to a powerable device, the powerable device coupled to the mobile device through the wireless broadcasting device,
wherein the powerable device and the wireless broadcasting device are powered using power source equipment coupled to the powerable device and the wireless broadcasting device using a data transmission cable, wherein, during the powering, the power source equipment only provides power to the wireless broadcasting device after applying full operating voltage to the powerable device, and
launch an application on the mobile device when the mobile device is within a broadcast range of the wireless broadcasting device, wherein the application communicates with the wireless broadcasting device to manipulate a feature of the powerable device.
12. The mobile device of claim 11 , the instructions further causing the processor to write user information to the wireless broadcasting device.
13. The mobile device of claim 11 , wherein obtaining settings information includes:
authenticating a user, and
obtaining location information, the authenticating the user occurs prior to the step of obtaining location information.
14. The mobile device of claim 11 , wherein obtaining settings information further includes receiving a universally unique identifier number (UUID).
15. The mobile device of claim 11 , wherein obtaining settings information further includes obtaining location information using at least one of global positioning system (GPS) or WiFi, wherein the location information is used to determine a proximity between the mobile device and the powerable device, and wherein the proximity is used to select the feature of the powerable device to manipulate with the application on the mobile device.
16. The mobile device of claim 11 , wherein the feature is one of hot desk in, hot desk out, screen lock, call forward, follow me call-control, call pickup, and silencing a ringer.
17. A non-transitory computer program product for pairing a mobile device to a wireless broadcasting device, comprising: a computer-readable medium, comprising: code for causing at least one processor to:
obtain identifying information from the wireless broadcasting device;
provide the identifying information to a server;
obtain settings information, the settings information including over-the-air (OTA) programming information;
write the settings information to the wireless broadcasting device, the mobile device programming the wireless broadcasting device using the OTA programming information in the settings information;
pair the mobile device to a powerable device, the powerable device being coupled to the mobile device through the wireless broadcasting device and the wireless broadcasting device programmed using the OTA programming information causing the powerable device to be proximity enabled to support proximity-based applications; and
power the powerable device and the wireless broadcasting device using power source equipment coupled to the powerable device and the wireless broadcasting device using a data transmission cable, wherein, during the powering, the power source equipment only provides power to the wireless broadcasting device after applying full operating voltage to the powerable device.
18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the code further causes the at least one processor to write user information to the wireless broadcasting device.
19. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein obtaining settings information includes:
authenticating a user, and
obtaining location information, the authenticating the user occurring prior to the step of obtaining location information.
20. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the code further causes the at least one processor to automatically launch an application on the mobile device when the mobile device is within a broadcast range of the wireless broadcasting device, wherein the application is configured to manipulate a feature of the powerable device, and wherein the application configured as one of the proximity-based applications.
21. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein obtaining settings information further includes receiving a universally unique identifier number (UUID).
22. The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the feature is one of hot desk in, hot desk out, screen lock, call forward, follow me call-control, call pickup, and silencing a ringer.
23. The computer program product of claim 22 , wherein the feature is selected based on at least one of the settings information and a proximity of the mobile device to the powerable device.