Configuring an electronic device based on a transaction
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a provisioning service in response to a sales transaction in which a first electronic device and a second electronic device interoperable with the first electronic device are purchased, a first network signal including a hashed or encrypted value derived from a device identifier uniquely associated with the first electronic device and additional information indicating the second electronic device;
storing the hashed or encrypted value in a database of the provisioning service;
receiving, at the provisioning service, an entity identifier indicating an entity engaged in the sales transaction from the entity;
linking the entity identifier with the hashed or encrypted value of the device identifier and the additional information in the database of the provisioning service;
receiving, at the provisioning service in response to an initialization event of the electronic device by an end user, the hashed or encrypted value in a second network signal from the first electronic device that identifies the first electronic device;
in response to receiving the second network signal, determining the linkage of the hashed or encrypted value to the entity in the database at the provisioning service; and
in response to determining the linkage, sending, from the provisioning service to the first electronic device, a configuration that is customized to the entity engaged in the sales transaction and enabling the first electronic device and the second electronic device to interoperate.
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Abstract
A first network signal is received indicating a device identifier in response to a transaction involving an electronic device uniquely associated with the device identifier. An entity identifier specific to an entity associated with the transaction is determined. In response to an initialization event of the electronic device, a second network signal from the electronic device is received that identifies the electronic device. In response to the second network signal, a configuration is communicated to the electronic device that is specific to the entity associated with the transaction.
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17 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a provisioning service in response to a sales transaction in which a first electronic device and a second electronic device interoperable with the first electronic device are purchased, a first network signal including a hashed or encrypted value derived from a device identifier uniquely associated with the first electronic device and additional information indicating the second electronic device; storing the hashed or encrypted value in a database of the provisioning service; receiving, at the provisioning service, an entity identifier indicating an entity engaged in the sales transaction from the entity; linking the entity identifier with the hashed or encrypted value of the device identifier and the additional information in the database of the provisioning service; receiving, at the provisioning service in response to an initialization event of the electronic device by an end user, the hashed or encrypted value in a second network signal from the first electronic device that identifies the first electronic device; in response to receiving the second network signal, determining the linkage of the hashed or encrypted value to the entity in the database at the provisioning service; and in response to determining the linkage, sending, from the provisioning service to the first electronic device, a configuration that is customized to the entity engaged in the sales transaction and enabling the first electronic device and the second electronic device to interoperate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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in response to a transaction in which a first electronic device and a second electronic device interoperable with the first electronic device are sold by a seller, sending a sending to a provisioning service via a network a hashed or encrypted value derived from a device identifier and additional information indicating the second electronic device in a first network signal by the seller, to cause a database in the provisioning service to link hashed or encrypted value of the device identifier with an entity identifier associated with the seller, the device identifier uniquely associated with the first electronic device; causing the provisioning service to determine an initialization of the first electronic device by an end user in response to the provisioning service receiving the hashed or encrypted value from the first electronic device in a second network signal; and causing the provisioning service to send a configuration customized to the seller and enabling the first electronic device to interoperate with the second electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions when executed on a processor causing the processor to:
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receive, at a provisioning service in response to a sales transaction in which a first electronic device and a second electronic device interoperable with the first electronic device are purchased, a first network signal including a hashed or encrypted value derived from a device identifier uniquely associated with the first electronic device and additional information indicating the second electronic device; store the hashed or encrypted value in a database of the provisioning service; receive, at the provisioning service, an entity identifier indicating an entity engaged in the sales transaction from the entity; link the entity identifier with the hashed or encrypted value of the device identifier and the additional information in the database of the provisioning service; receive, at the provisioning service in response to an initialization event of the electronic device by an end user, the hashed or encrypted value in a second network signal from the first electronic device that identifies the first electronic device; in response to receiving the second network signal, determine the linkage of the hashed or encrypted value to the entity in the database at the provisioning service; and in response to determining the linkage, send, from the provisioning service to the first electronic device, a configuration that is customized to the entity engaged in the sales transaction and enabling the first electronic device and the second electronic device to interoperate.
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