DEVICE PROVISIONING
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1. A processor-based device, comprising:
- at least one processor; and
memory having contents that cause the processor to, based on execution of an operating system by the at least one processor;
discern an identifier that identifies the device;
transmit the identifier to a provisioning control agent node;
receive from the provisioning control agent node provisioning measures specified for the device; and
based at least on receiving the specified provisioning measures, perform the specified provisioning measures on the device.
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Abstract
A facility for provisioning a device is described. The facility discerns an identifier that identifies the device, and transmits the identifier to a server computer system. The facility receives from the server computer system provisioning measures specified for the device. In response to receiving the specified provisioning measures, the facility performs the specified provisioning measures on the device.
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1. A processor-based device, comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory having contents that cause the processor to, based on execution of an operating system by the at least one processor; discern an identifier that identifies the device; transmit the identifier to a provisioning control agent node; receive from the provisioning control agent node provisioning measures specified for the device; and based at least on receiving the specified provisioning measures, perform the specified provisioning measures on the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable medium having contents configured to cause a computing system to:
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receive requests, each request originated by a device, each request containing a device identifier identifying the device; for each received request, access a mapping that maps from the device identifier contained by the request to one or more provisioning measures specified for the originating device; and send a response to the originating device that identifies the one or more provisioning measures mapped to from the device identifier contained by the request. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium storing a provisioning control data structure, the data structure comprising a plurality of entries, each entry comprising:
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first information identifying a device; and second information identifying one or more provisioning measures to be performed with respect to the identified device, such that the contents of the data structure are usable to determine one or more provisioning measures to be performed with respect to a particular device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18, 20)
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17. The computer-readable medium of 15 wherein, in each of a plurality of distinguished entries, the second information contains a reference to a set of one or more provisioning measures specified by a buyer for a class of devices purchased by the buyer that includes the devices identified by the first information of the distinguished entries.
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19. The computer-readable medium of 15 wherein, in each of a plurality of distinguished entries, the second information contains a reference to a set of one or more provisioning measures specified by a wireless carrier for a class of devices registered on the wireless carrier'"'"'s wireless network that includes the devices identified by the first information of the distinguished entries.
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