Device provisioning
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a service request for a network device;
determining an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the network device via a domain name system (DNS) lookup, wherein a device identifier of the network device is used as a DNS hostname for the DNS lookup; and
transmitting a configuration message comprising information for the service request to the IP address of the network device.
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Abstract
A method and system of provisioning a set-top box (STB) with a STB provisioning system are provided which include storing STB profile information in a provisioning datastore, receiving a customer order at a service provisioning system, notifying a billing system of the customer order, and notifying a conditional access system of the customer order. The method and system further include storing information from the customer order in a provisioning datastore, notifying a video device manager about the STB, and delivering a cable operator configuration message from the video device manager to the STB, the configuration message being based on information from the provisioning datastore, thereby provisioning the STB without essential involvement of the conditional access system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a service request for a network device; determining an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the network device via a domain name system (DNS) lookup, wherein a device identifier of the network device is used as a DNS hostname for the DNS lookup; and transmitting a configuration message comprising information for the service request to the IP address of the network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving a request for a service for a network device; determining an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the network device via a domain name system (DNS) lookup, wherein a media access control (MAC) address of the network device is used as a DNS hostname for the DNS lookup; and transmitting a configuration message comprising information for the service to the IP address of the network device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a computing device configured to receive a request to enable a service for a network device; and a content device manager configured to discover an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the network device via a domain name system (DNS) lookup using a device identifier of the network device as a DNS hostname for the DNS lookup, wherein the content device manager is further configured to transmit a configuration message comprising information for enabling the service to the IP address of the network device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification