Provisioning by delivered items
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying, from a computer-readable memory, provisioning information associated with a specific device;
attaching the provisioning information to a physical item; and
preparing the physical item to be delivered to a location associated with the device,wherein the device is provisioned with a first application based at least in part on the provisioning information attached to the physical item, andprovisioning the device comprises;
registering the device with a service provider that provides ongoing functionality to the device,initiating communication between the device and the service provider; and
initiating installation of a second application on the one or more computer readable memories of the device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for device provisioning. According to one example embodiment of the invention, a method can be provided. The method can include identifying, from a computer-readable memory, provisioning information associated with a device; attaching the provisioning information to an item; and preparing the item to be sent to a location of the associated device, wherein the device is provisioned based at least in part on the item. In certain embodiments, one or more operations can be performed by one or more computers associated with a service provider.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying, from a computer-readable memory, provisioning information associated with a specific device; attaching the provisioning information to a physical item; and preparing the physical item to be delivered to a location associated with the device, wherein the device is provisioned with a first application based at least in part on the provisioning information attached to the physical item, and provisioning the device comprises; registering the device with a service provider that provides ongoing functionality to the device, initiating communication between the device and the service provider; and initiating installation of a second application on the one or more computer readable memories of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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storing, in one or more computer-readable memories of a device, a first application for processing one or more provisioning triggers; receiving, by an end user from a service provider, a physical item that contains a provisioning trigger; processing the provisioning trigger via the first application; initiating communication between the device and the service provider based at least in part on the provisioning trigger; initiating installation of a second application on the one or more computer-readable memories of the device based at least in part on the provisioning trigger; and provisioning the second application of the device with the service provider based at least in part on the provisioning trigger, such that the second application is configured to facilitate an ongoing service provided by the service provider, wherein provisioning the second application includes hardware information associated with the device.
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12. A system comprising:
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at least one memory having encoded thereon computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to; identify, from a computer-readable memory, provisioning information associated with hardware of a device; attach the provisioning information to a physical item; and prepare the physical item for delivery to a location associated with the device hardware, wherein the device is provisioned with a service provider based at least in part on the provisioning information attached to the item, and provisioning the device comprises; registering the device with the service provider, the service provider providing ongoing functionality to the device, initiating communication between the device and the service provider; and initiating installation of a second application on the one or more computer readable memories of the device, such that the device is configured to facilitate a service from the service provider that provides ongoing functionality to the device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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