Formulation and display of wireless connection credentials
Customers at a premises attempting to connect a new wireless device, such as a mobile phone or tablet to an available wireless network (Wi-Fi), receive network login information such as an Wi-Fi SSID (service set identification) and Password through a system generated equivalent QR code that can then be scanned to automatically connect to the Wi-Fi network. The system receives a request for Wi-Fi settings at a premises, identifies customer equipment associated with the premises, identifies an Wi-Fi SSID (Service Set Identification) and password associated with the customer equipment, generates a QR (Quick Response) code representing the Wi-Fi SSID and password, sends the QR code to one or more devices associated with the premises for display and subsequent scanning at the premises.
1. A method for providing access to a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network in the premises of a customer of service provider network services, the method comprising:
tuning a customer premises equipment (CPE) to a dedicated television channel;
communicating, to a service provider, a request for Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network in response to tuning the CPE to the dedicated television channel, wherein the service provider determines a most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer, and wherein the most current instance reflects changes made by the customer to one or more settings for the Wi-Fi network of the customer;
receiving, at the CPE, a Quick Response (QR) code representing the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer, wherein the QR code is based on at least a Wi-Fi Service Set Identification (SSID) and a password associated with the Wi-Fi network of the customer;
displaying a graphic representation of the QR code, the graphic representation of the QR code representing the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network; and
connecting one or more mobile devices to the Wi-Fi network of the customer based on receiving a scanned instantiation of the graphic representation of the QR code.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the most current instance reflects a change to the Wi-Fi SSID, a change to the password associated with the customer premises equipment, or a change to both.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer is stored in computer storage.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the computer storage is located at the service provider.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the computer storage includes a database of a plurality of customer Wi-Fi settings of respective Wi-Fi networks.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the computer storage is located locally in the customer premises equipment (CPE) of the customer.
7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the computer storage is located in cloud-based servers.
8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the most current instance of Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer is stored in the computer storage as a QR code.
9. The method of claim 3 , wherein the retrieving a QR code representing the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer further comprises converting the most current instance of Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer to the QR code.
10. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory coupled to the one or more processors;
wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
tune a customer premises equipment (CPE) of a customer to a dedicated television channel;
communicate, to a service provider of the customer, a request for Wi-Fi settings of a Wi-Fi network operative at a premises of the customer in response to tuning the CPE to the dedicated television channel, wherein the service provider determines a most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer, and wherein the most current instance reflects changes made by the customer to one or more settings for the wireless network of the customer;
receive, at the CPE, a Quick Response (QR) code representing the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer, wherein the QR code is based on at least a Wi-Fi Service Set Identification (SSID) and a password associated with the Wi-Fi network of the customer;
display a graphic representation of the QR code, the graphic representation of the QR code representing the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network; and
connect one or more mobile devices to the Wi-Fi network of the customer based on receiving a scanned instantiation of the graphic representation of the QR code.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer is stored in computer storage.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the computer storage is located at any of: the service provider, locally in the customer premises equipment (CPE) of the customer, or in cloud-based servers.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the most current instance of Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer is stored in the computer storage as a QR code.
14. A method for providing access to a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network in the premises of a customer of service provider network services, the method comprising:
storing, in computer storage, a most current instance of Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer;
in response to a customer request to tune a television to a dedicated television channel, retrieving, from the computer storage, a Quick Response (QR) code representing the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer;
displaying a graphic representation of the QR code, the graphic representation of the QR code representing the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network; and
connecting one or more mobile devices to the Wi-Fi network of the customer based on receiving a scanned instantiation of the graphic representation of the QR code.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the computer storage is located at a service provider.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the computer storage includes a database of a plurality of customer Wi-Fi settings of respective Wi-Fi networks.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the computer storage is located locally in the customer premises equipment (CPE) of the customer.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the computer storage is located in cloud-based servers.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the retrieving a QR code representing the most current instance of the Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer further comprises converting the most current instance of Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer to the QR code.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the most current instance of Wi-Fi settings of the Wi-Fi network of the customer is stored in the computer storage as a QR code.