Automatic provisioning of services to network-connected devices
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a communications device;
a storage unit storing instructions; and
at least one hardware processor being coupled to the communications device and the storage unit and configured to execute the instructions to;
establish a connection with a communications network using the communications device;
receive, from a computing system, first data specifying a plurality of first services available to the device, the device having a corresponding first device type, the first services being consistent with the first device type, and the first data being indicative of an authentication of the device;
store the first data within a portion of the storage unit, the storage of the first data provisioning the device with the available first services;
detect an additional device connected to the communications network, the additional device having a corresponding second device type;
in response to the detection, identify a subset of the first services that is consistent with the second device type; and
transmit a portion of the stored first data that specifies the subset of the first services to the additional device across the communications network, the additional device being configured to process the portion of the stored first data to provision the additional device with the subset of the first services prior to an authentication of the additional device.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include computerized methods and systems that automatically provision one or more services available to an Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices upon connection to and registration onto communications network. In one aspect, a device may receive, from a computing system, data specifying one or more first services provisioned to the device. The device may identify a subset of the first services that are consistent with a device type of an additional device, and may transmit a portion of the stored first data that specifies the subset of the first services to that additional device. The additional device may process the transmitted portion to provision the subset of the first services to the additional device prior to a successful authentication.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a communications device; a storage unit storing instructions; and at least one hardware processor being coupled to the communications device and the storage unit and configured to execute the instructions to; establish a connection with a communications network using the communications device; receive, from a computing system, first data specifying a plurality of first services available to the device, the device having a corresponding first device type, the first services being consistent with the first device type, and the first data being indicative of an authentication of the device; store the first data within a portion of the storage unit, the storage of the first data provisioning the device with the available first services; detect an additional device connected to the communications network, the additional device having a corresponding second device type; in response to the detection, identify a subset of the first services that is consistent with the second device type; and transmit a portion of the stored first data that specifies the subset of the first services to the additional device across the communications network, the additional device being configured to process the portion of the stored first data to provision the additional device with the subset of the first services prior to an authentication of the additional device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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establishing, by at least one hardware processor, a connection with a communications network; receiving, by the at least one hardware processor, and from a computing system, first data specifying a plurality of first services associated with the device, the device having a corresponding first device type, the first services being consistent with the first device type, and the first data being indicative of an authentication of the device; performing, by the at least one hardware processor, operations that store the first data within a portion of a storage unit, the storage of the first data provisioning the device with the available first services; detecting, by the at least one hardware processor, an additional device connected to the communications network, the additional device having a corresponding second device type; in response to the detection, identifying, by the at least one hardware processor, a subset of the first services that are consistent with the second device type; and transmitting, by the at least one hardware processor, a portion of the stored first data that specifies the subset of the first services to the additional device across the network, the additional device being configured to process the portion of the stored first data to provision the additional device with the subset of the first services prior to an authentication of the additional device.
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a communications device; a storage unit storing instructions; and at least one hardware processor coupled to the communications device and the storage unit and configured to execute the instructions to; establish a communications session with a first device across a network, the first device being associated with a first device type; obtain first data identifying a plurality of first services that are provisioned to the first device by a computing system, the first data being indicative of an authentication of the device; detect a second device connected to the communications network, the second device having a corresponding second device type; determine that a subset of the first services is consistent with the second device type; and transmit second data identifying the subset of the first services to the computing system, the computing system being configured to provide, to the second device, service data that provisions the second device with the subset of the first services prior to an authentication of the second device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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