Systems, devices and methods for provisioning, pairing and activating a newly manufactured device for automatic joining of customer's network
First Claim
1. A newly manufactured device capable of generating or sensing data when joined in a network, comprising:
- a radio modem, in operative communication with a device engine and a user via QR code scanning, wherein the newly manufactured device comes to a customer having a customer'"'"'s user account; and
a data sensor, in operative communication with the radio modem, wherein the data sensor comprises a sensor for monitoring one of the group consisting of;
tank level, temperature, humidity, liquid leakage, movement, vibration, distance, sound level, pressure, voltage, current, weight, wavelength, velocity, acceleration, and position;
the device having been;
activated relative to a communication network supplier, using the radio modem, wherein the communication network supplier is selected from the group consisting of a wide area network supplier, a local area network supplier, a personal area network supplier, and an Ethernet network supplier;
provisioned and activated relative to a cloud data service provider, andpaired with the customer'"'"'s user account, wherein the device automatically joins the network supplied by the communication network supplier when first powered up and thereby becoming a networked device capable of generating or sensing data.
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Abstract
The invention provides systems and methods for providing a unified single-scan user interface for accessing and managing a remotely located device throughout its life cycle, including cellular network provisioning, cloud data provider registration, initialization and activation, as well as providing end users with easy access to the device and its data. The end user simply powers the device on and the device automatically connects with the communication network and the cloud data provider. The device comes to the end user already provisioned and paired and activated with the cloud data provider and the communication network provider. Further, the user account, or accounts, for the use of the device is both active and recorded for billing by the various service providers supporting the device use, i.e., the communication network provider(s).
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11 Claims
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1. A newly manufactured device capable of generating or sensing data when joined in a network, comprising:
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a radio modem, in operative communication with a device engine and a user via QR code scanning, wherein the newly manufactured device comes to a customer having a customer'"'"'s user account; and a data sensor, in operative communication with the radio modem, wherein the data sensor comprises a sensor for monitoring one of the group consisting of;
tank level, temperature, humidity, liquid leakage, movement, vibration, distance, sound level, pressure, voltage, current, weight, wavelength, velocity, acceleration, and position;the device having been; activated relative to a communication network supplier, using the radio modem, wherein the communication network supplier is selected from the group consisting of a wide area network supplier, a local area network supplier, a personal area network supplier, and an Ethernet network supplier; provisioned and activated relative to a cloud data service provider, and paired with the customer'"'"'s user account, wherein the device automatically joins the network supplied by the communication network supplier when first powered up and thereby becoming a networked device capable of generating or sensing data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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Current AssigneeLogic PD, Inc. (discoverIE Group Plc)
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Original AssigneeLogic PD, Inc. (discoverIE Group Plc)
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InventorsLarson, Kurt T., Feraru, Eugen, Tilstra, Michael, Benson, Mark, Tilstra, Matthew, Hilden, Matthew, Klein, Nick, Nelson, Scott A.
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Primary Examiner(s)Boutah, Alina N
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Application NumberUS13/686,241Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,232 DaysField of Search709/220, 455/418, 455/419, 455/550.1US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesG06K 7/1417 2D bar codesH04L 41/0806 for initial configuration o...H04L 41/0886 Fully automatic configurationH04W 4/50 Service provisioning or rec...H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-mac...H04W 8/245 from a network towards a te...
