MANAGING DEVICE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION

• US 20150160935A1
• Filed: 12/04/2014
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nye, James Ellis
• Application Number:
  US14/561,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20150160935A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for managing device configuration information is described. In one embodiment, an installation of a device at a premises is detected. Upon detecting the installation of the device at the premises, the device is queried for a device identifier. Upon identifying the device identifier, a repository is queried for device configuration information based on the identified device identifier.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing device configuration information, the method comprising:

detecting, by a processor of a control panel, an installation of a device at a premises;

upon detecting the installation of the device at the premises, querying, by the processor, the device for a device identifier; and

upon identifying the device identifier, querying, by the processor, a repository for device configuration information based on the identified device identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying device configuration information at the repository that corresponds to the device based on the identified device identifier.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

downloading at least a portion of the identified device configuration information from the repository; and

using the downloaded device configuration information to configure the device being installed at the premises.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a user entering device configuration information for the device being installed at the premises.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

upon detecting the user entering device configuration information for the device being installed at the premises, storing the entered device configuration information in the repository.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

upon detecting the installation of the device at the premises, prompting a user to enter device configuration information for the device being installed at the premises.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein storing the entered device configuration comprises storing an association of the identified device identifier with the entered device configuration.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein storing the entered device configuration comprises storing an association of a user identifier with the entered device configuration, the user identifier comprising information used to identify an occupant of the premises.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein storing the entered device configuration comprises storing an association of a location identifier with the entered device configuration, the location identifier comprising information used to identify a location of the device in the premises.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the device configuration information comprises settings and programming of the device being installed in the premises.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the device configuration information comprises configuration information regarding a data communication network at the premises.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the device configuration information comprises configuration information regarding integration of the device with a service of a media provider.

13. A computing device configured to managing device configuration information, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

detect an installation of a device at a premises;

upon detecting the installation of the device at the premises, query the device for a device identifier; and

upon identifying the device identifier, query a repository for device configuration information based on the identified device identifier.

14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

identify device configuration information at the repository that corresponds to the device based on the identified device identifier.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

download at least a portion of the identified device configuration information from the repository; and

use the downloaded device configuration information to configure the device being installed at the premises.

16. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

detect a user entering device configuration information for the device being installed at the premises.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

upon detecting the user entering device configuration information for the device being installed at the premises, store the entered device configuration information in the repository.

18. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

upon detecting the installation of the device at the premises, prompt a user to enter device configuration information for the device being installed at the premises.

19. The computing device of claim 18, wherein storing the entered device configuration comprises storing an association of the identified device identifier with the entered device configuration.

20. A computer-program product for storing, by a processor, device configuration, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions being executable by the processor to:

detect an installation of a device at a premises;

upon detecting the installation of the device at the premises, query the device for a device identifier; and

upon identifying the device identifier, query a repository for device configuration information based on the identified device identifier.