Device provisioning
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request from a device such that the request includes instructions for a process in which the device, during initialization, discovers a DNS hostname or IP address of a content device manager;
determining a device geographical location by reverse-resolving a device IP address into a DNS hostname via DNS lookups; and
transmitting, to the device, a configuration message that includes first information related to configuration of the device geographical location.
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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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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request from a device such that the request includes instructions for a process in which the device, during initialization, discovers a DNS hostname or IP address of a content device manager; determining a device geographical location by reverse-resolving a device IP address into a DNS hostname via DNS lookups; and transmitting, to the device, a configuration message that includes first information related to configuration of the device geographical location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving a request from a device such that the request includes instructions for a process in which the device, during initialization, discovers a DNS hostname or IP address of a content device manager; determining a device geographical location by reverse-resolving a device IP address into a DNS hostname via DNS lookups; and transmitting, to the device, a configuration message that includes first information related to configuration of the device geographical location as a first mark-up language document. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a service provisioning system configured to receive device profile information; and a content device manager configured to receive a request from a device, wherein the request includes instructions for a process in which the device, during initialization, discovers a DNS hostname or IP address of the content device manager, the content device manager further configured to determine a device geographical location by reverse-resolving a device IP address into a DNS hostname via DNS lookups, wherein the content device manager is further configured to transmit a configuration message to the device, wherein the configuration message to the device includes first information related to configuration of the device geographical location. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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