Control and/or registration of smart devices, locally by an assistant client device

This invention describes a system where smart home assistant devices, like smart speakers, work together to set up new smart devices. When a new smart device needs to connect to the home's Wi-Fi, the assistant devices scan for it. The system then picks one specific assistant device, ideally one that isn't currently being used or making noise, to handle the connection process.

Why it matters: While the core concepts existed in 2023, the broader industry adoption and maturity of local-first smart home standards like Matter have made robust, multi-vendor device coordination and local command interpretation more practical and standardized. This reduces the reliance on proprietary cloud integrations for the kind of direct device control and provisioning described.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic, network protocols, device coordination

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