Deploying and managing networked devices
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, using a network, a message from a first device connected to the network, wherein the message comprises a first URL containing a fractional subdomain portion in a fractional subdomain position;
parsing the fractional subdomain portion into a plurality of tokens comprising at least a first token and a second token;
generating a second URL, wherein the second URL comprises at least one wildcard character in the fractional subdomain position and at least one of the plurality of tokens in the fractional subdomain position;
using the second URL to configure the first device by establishing a connection between a first computing platform and the first device;
communicating one or more messages over the connection wherein at least a portion of the one or more messages comprise a provisioning file;
authenticating at least one aspect of the provisioning file;
decrypting at least one aspect of the provisioning file;
receiving from the first device a first URL comprising a first top level domain, a first domain name, and at least one first subdomain;
mapping the first URL to a second URL comprising a second top level domain, a second domain name, and at least one second subdomain, wherein the second URL is associated with a set of one or more target devices and the second URL is different than the first URL;
presenting a user interface on a display terminal, wherein the user interface includes one or more first fields for user entry of a first device type, and wherein the user interface includes one or more second fields for user entry of a second device type;
recognizing the first device type to associate one or more aspects of the first device type;
configuring a domain name service server using at least one aspect of the first device type;
recognizing the second device type to associate one or more aspects of the second device type; and
configuring the domain name service server using at least one aspect of the second device type, wherein the domain name service server is operable to initiate network communication between a first device instance of a device of the first device type and a second device instance of a device of the second device type.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for network-connected devices.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, using a network, a message from a first device connected to the network, wherein the message comprises a first URL containing a fractional subdomain portion in a fractional subdomain position; parsing the fractional subdomain portion into a plurality of tokens comprising at least a first token and a second token; generating a second URL, wherein the second URL comprises at least one wildcard character in the fractional subdomain position and at least one of the plurality of tokens in the fractional subdomain position; using the second URL to configure the first device by establishing a connection between a first computing platform and the first device; communicating one or more messages over the connection wherein at least a portion of the one or more messages comprise a provisioning file; authenticating at least one aspect of the provisioning file; decrypting at least one aspect of the provisioning file; receiving from the first device a first URL comprising a first top level domain, a first domain name, and at least one first subdomain; mapping the first URL to a second URL comprising a second top level domain, a second domain name, and at least one second subdomain, wherein the second URL is associated with a set of one or more target devices and the second URL is different than the first URL; presenting a user interface on a display terminal, wherein the user interface includes one or more first fields for user entry of a first device type, and wherein the user interface includes one or more second fields for user entry of a second device type; recognizing the first device type to associate one or more aspects of the first device type; configuring a domain name service server using at least one aspect of the first device type; recognizing the second device type to associate one or more aspects of the second device type; and configuring the domain name service server using at least one aspect of the second device type, wherein the domain name service server is operable to initiate network communication between a first device instance of a device of the first device type and a second device instance of a device of the second device type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system having one or more servers comprising:
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a network to receive a message from a first device connected to the network, wherein the message comprises a first URL containing a fractional subdomain portion in a fractional subdomain position; at least one server of the one or more servers that is configured to process the steps of; parsing the fractional subdomain portion into a plurality of tokens comprising at least a first token and a second token; generating a second URL, wherein the second URL comprises at least one wildcard character in the fractional subdomain position and at least one of the plurality of tokens in the fractional subdomain position; using the second URL to configure the first device by establishing a connection between a first computing platform and the first device; communicating one or more messages over the connection wherein at least a portion of the one or more messages comprise a provisioning file; authenticating at least one aspect of the provisioning file; decrypting at least one aspect of the provisioning file; receiving from the first device a first URL comprising a first top level domain, a first domain name, and a at least one first subdomain; and mapping the first URL to a second URL comprising a second top level domain, a second domain name, and at least one second subdomain, wherein the second URL is associated with a set of one or more target devices and the second URL is different than the first URL; the system further comprising a first module to transmit a user interface to a display terminal, wherein the user interface includes one or more first fields for user entry of a first device type, and wherein the user interface includes one or more second fields for user entry of a second device type; a second module to recognize the first device type and to associate one or more aspects of the first device type; and a third module to carry out the steps of, configuring a domain name service server using at least one aspect of the first device type; recognizing the second device type to associate one or more aspects of the second device type; and configuring the domain name service server using at least one aspect of the second device type, wherein the domain name service server is operable to initiate network communication between a first device instance of a device of the first device type and a second device instance of a device of the second device type. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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