Activation, Initialization, Authentication, and Authorization for a Multi-Services Gateway Device at User Premises
First Claim
1. A method of putting a first gateway device into service, the first gateway device having an application service module and a network module enabling communications between the first gateway device and the activation manager, the application service module residing on a user premises side of a network service provider demarcation, the method comprising:
- identifying, at the first gateway device disposed at a user premises, an activation manager in communication with the first gateway device;
transmitting, from the first gateway device, an activation certificate to the activation manager for verification and authentication;
generating a service authentication key associated with the first gateway device;
storing the service authentication key and an indication that the associated gateway device status is activated in a database;
determining the services available to the first gateway device; and
transmitting the service authentication key and an identification of the available services to the first gateway device.
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Abstract
A method of putting a first gateway device into service, the first gateway device having an application service module and a network module enabling communications between the first gateway device and the activation manager, the application service module residing on a user premises side of a network service provider demarcation. The method comprises identifying, at the first gateway device disposed at a user premises, an activation manager in communication with the first gateway device, transmitting, from the first gateway device, an activation certificate to the activation manager for verification and authentication, generating a service authentication key associated with the first gateway device, storing the service authentication key and an indication that the associated gateway device status is activated in a database, determining the services available to the first gateway device, and transmitting the service authentication key and an identification of the available services to the first gateway device.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of putting a first gateway device into service, the first gateway device having an application service module and a network module enabling communications between the first gateway device and the activation manager, the application service module residing on a user premises side of a network service provider demarcation, the method comprising:
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identifying, at the first gateway device disposed at a user premises, an activation manager in communication with the first gateway device; transmitting, from the first gateway device, an activation certificate to the activation manager for verification and authentication; generating a service authentication key associated with the first gateway device; storing the service authentication key and an indication that the associated gateway device status is activated in a database; determining the services available to the first gateway device; and transmitting the service authentication key and an identification of the available services to the first gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A gateway device for operation at a user premises having at least one endpoint device associated with the gateway device, the gateway device being in communication with a remote service manager, the gateway device comprising:
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a user module providing bi-directional communications with the at least one endpoint device; a network module having the connection that enables bi-directional communications with the remote service manager; a service manager disposed on the network module side of an interface boundary between the application service module and the network module forming a network service provider demarcation, and operable to; transmit an activation certificate to a remote activation manager for verification and authentication; and receive a service authentication key and an identification of available services to the gateway device from the activation manager. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system comprising:
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at least one remote service manager coupled to a network; at least one activation manager coupled to the network, the at least one activation manager being independent of the at least one remote service manager; at least one gateway device disposed at a user premises and in communication with the at least one remote service manager and the at least one activation manager via the network, the at least one gateway device comprises; an application service module residing on a user premises side of a network service provider demarcation; a network module having the connection that enables bi-directional communications with the at least one remote service manager; and a service manager operable to; transmit an activation certificate to a remote activation manager for verification and authentication; and receive a service authentication key and an identification of available services to the gateway device from the activation manager.
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41. A system comprising:
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at least one remote service manager coupled to a network; at least one application service provider coupled to the network; at least one activation manager coupled to the network; at least one gateway device disposed at a user premises and in communication with the at least one remote service manager and the at least one activation manager via the network, the at least one gateway device being agnostic to the at least one remote service manager and the at least one application service provider, the at least one gateway device comprises; an application service module residing on a user premises side of a network service provider demarcation; a network module having the connection that enables bi-directional communications with the at least one remote service manager; and a service manager operable to; transmit an activation certificate to a remote activation manager for verification and authentication; and transmit an activation certificate to a remote activation manager for verification and authentication; and receive a service authentication key and an identification of available services to the gateway device from the activation manager.
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42. A method of peer-to-peer gateway device authentication, comprising:
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activating a first gateway device; transmitting, from the first gateway device, a request for a gateway authentication certificate to an activation manager; and issuing a gateway authentication certificate and transmitting the gateway authentication certificate to the first gateway device; and transmitting the gateway authentication certificate from the first gateway device to a second gateway device to establish accessibility of resources associated with the second gateway device from the first gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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Specification