Configuring an electronic device based on a transaction
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1. A first electronic device comprising:
- a data storage medium configured during manufacture to store at least a first device identifier that distinguishes the first electronic device from other devices of the same type, and additional information indicating a second electronic device interoperable with the first electronic device;
a hardware processor configured to cause the first electronic device to;
determine an initialization event;
in response to the initialization event, send a network signal to a provisioning service, wherein the network signal communicates at least the identifier and the additional information;
receive a device configuration in response to the network signal, wherein the device configuration is specific to an entity in a supply chain through which the first electronic device traveled, and wherein the first device identifier is linked to the entity via the provisioning service in response to a transaction occurring in the supply chain, the device configuration to program the first electronic device to interoperate with the second electronic device in response to the initialization event; and
apply the device configuration to the first electronic device.
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Abstract
A first network signal is received indicating a device identifier in response to a transaction involving an electronic device uniquely associated with the device identifier. An entity identifier specific to an entity associated with the transaction is determined. In response to an initialization event of the electronic device, a second network signal from the electronic device is received that identifies the electronic device. In response to the second network signal, a configuration is communicated to the electronic device that is specific to the entity associated with the transaction.
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19 Claims
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1. A first electronic device comprising:
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a data storage medium configured during manufacture to store at least a first device identifier that distinguishes the first electronic device from other devices of the same type, and additional information indicating a second electronic device interoperable with the first electronic device; a hardware processor configured to cause the first electronic device to; determine an initialization event; in response to the initialization event, send a network signal to a provisioning service, wherein the network signal communicates at least the identifier and the additional information; receive a device configuration in response to the network signal, wherein the device configuration is specific to an entity in a supply chain through which the first electronic device traveled, and wherein the first device identifier is linked to the entity via the provisioning service in response to a transaction occurring in the supply chain, the device configuration to program the first electronic device to interoperate with the second electronic device in response to the initialization event; and apply the device configuration to the first electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19)
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7. A method comprising:
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storing, on a data storage medium during manufacture of a first electronic device, at least a device identifier that distinguishes the first electronic device from other devices of the same type, and storing additional information indicating a second electronic device interoperable with the first electronic device; determining, by executing an instruction with a processor in the first electronic device, an initialization event; in response to the initialization event, sending, by executing an instruction with the processor, a network signal to a provisioning service, wherein the network signal communicates at least the identifier and the additional information; receiving, at the first electronic device, a device configuration in response to the network signal, wherein the device configuration is specific to an entity in a supply chain through which the first electronic device traveled, and wherein the device identifier is linked to the entity via the provisioning service in response to a transaction occurring in the supply chain, the device configuration to program the first electronic device to interoperate with the second electronic device in response to the initialization event; and applying the device configuration to the first electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions thereon that when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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store, on a data storage medium during manufacture of a first electronic device, at least a device identifier that distinguishes the first electronic device from other devices of the same type, store additional information indicating a second electronic device interoperable with the first electronic device; determine an initialization event; in response to the initialization event, send a network signal to a provisioning service, wherein the network signal communicates at least the identifier and the additional information; receive, at the first electronic device, a device configuration in response to the network signal, wherein the device configuration is specific to an entity in a supply chain through which the first electronic device traveled, and wherein the device identifier is linked to the entity via the provisioning service in response to a transaction occurring in the supply chain, the device configuration to program the first electronic device to interoperate with the second electronic device in response to the initialization event; and apply the device configuration to the first electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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