Automated device provisioning and activation
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1. A network provider system comprising:
- a plurality of intermediate networking devices (INDs), each comprising a service processor and an account credential repository to store credentials for wireless endpoint devices, each of the INDs operating as a wireless access point for authorized wireless endpoint devices and providing the authorized wireless endpoint devices with Internet access through the network provider system;
a database credential repository; and
at least one network service controller in communication with the service processors to authorize the respective INDs to join the network provider system;
each of the IND service processors configured to conduct an authentication sequence based on one or more credentials supplied by a wireless endpoint device to determine whether a wireless endpoint device requesting access to that IND is associated with a network provider system service account and is therefore an authorized wireless endpoint device, the authentication sequence comprising comparing the one or more credentials to credentials stored in the account credential repository of that IND, for at least some wireless endpoint devices, and initiating a query to the database credential repository, for at least some wireless endpoint devices;
each of the IND service processors configured to select and apply one of a plurality of service profiles to authorized wireless endpoint devices in dependence on a network provider system service account association for each connected endpoint device, with a first one of the service profiles providing a higher level of Internet access service through that IND than a second one of the service profiles.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device stores a set of device credentials for activating the communications device for a service on a network; and sends an access request to the network, the access request including the set of device credentials.
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1. A network provider system comprising:
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a plurality of intermediate networking devices (INDs), each comprising a service processor and an account credential repository to store credentials for wireless endpoint devices, each of the INDs operating as a wireless access point for authorized wireless endpoint devices and providing the authorized wireless endpoint devices with Internet access through the network provider system; a database credential repository; and at least one network service controller in communication with the service processors to authorize the respective INDs to join the network provider system; each of the IND service processors configured to conduct an authentication sequence based on one or more credentials supplied by a wireless endpoint device to determine whether a wireless endpoint device requesting access to that IND is associated with a network provider system service account and is therefore an authorized wireless endpoint device, the authentication sequence comprising comparing the one or more credentials to credentials stored in the account credential repository of that IND, for at least some wireless endpoint devices, and initiating a query to the database credential repository, for at least some wireless endpoint devices; each of the IND service processors configured to select and apply one of a plurality of service profiles to authorized wireless endpoint devices in dependence on a network provider system service account association for each connected endpoint device, with a first one of the service profiles providing a higher level of Internet access service through that IND than a second one of the service profiles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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