Near field communication automatic self-provisioning
First Claim
1. A mobile device, comprising:
- at least one user interface element;
a wireless communication transceiver;
a storage device;
a near field communication (NFC) transceiver; and
a processor coupled to the at least one user interface element, the wireless communication transceiver and the NFC transceiver,wherein the processor is configured to control the mobile device to perform functions, including functions to;
obtain, via the NFC transceiver, provisioning information related to a connectable device;
retrieve information identifying the connectable device from the obtained provisioning information;
transmit to a provisioning server the information identifying the connectable device and information related to a user account;
receive a signal from the provisioning server confirming the connectable device is provisioned to the user account; and
receive, based on the connectable device being provisioned, services comprising at least one of cellular communication services, data sharing services, navigation services, content delivery services, or digital media services.
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Abstract
Examples are disclosed that facilitate using a mobile device to provision of a connectable device to a user account. The disclosed examples provide for provisioning a connected device by a mobile device that uses a near field communication (NFC) transceiver in the mobile device to obtain information identifying a connectable device. The information identifying the connectable device is obtained from a NFC transponder associated with the connectable device. The mobile device processor accesses user account-related information to retrieve user authenticating information. The user authenticating information and the information identifying the connectable device is transmitted via a wireless communication transceiver to a provisioning server for provisioning the connectable device in a network. A confirmation of the provisioning of the connectable device to the user account associated with the mobile device is presented in a user interface element of the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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at least one user interface element; a wireless communication transceiver; a storage device; a near field communication (NFC) transceiver; and a processor coupled to the at least one user interface element, the wireless communication transceiver and the NFC transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to control the mobile device to perform functions, including functions to; obtain, via the NFC transceiver, provisioning information related to a connectable device; retrieve information identifying the connectable device from the obtained provisioning information; transmit to a provisioning server the information identifying the connectable device and information related to a user account; receive a signal from the provisioning server confirming the connectable device is provisioned to the user account; and receive, based on the connectable device being provisioned, services comprising at least one of cellular communication services, data sharing services, navigation services, content delivery services, or digital media services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, via a near field communication (NFC) transceiver in a mobile device, provisioning information related to a connectable device from an NFC transponder associated with the connectable device; in response to obtaining the provisioning information, establishing, via a wireless communication transceiver in the mobile device, a communication session with a provisioning server; transmitting, via the communication session with the provisioning server, information obtained from the provisioning information that identifies the connectable device and information related to a user account; presenting, in a user interface element of the mobile device, a confirmation of the provisioning of the connectable device to the user account; and receiving, based on the provisioning of the connectable device, services that comprise at least one of cellular communications services, data sharing services, navigation services, content delivery services, or digital media services. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a mobile device processor via a near field communication (NFC) transceiver of a mobile device, information identifying a connectable device; in response to obtaining the identifying information, accessing user account-related information by the mobile device processor; transmitting user authenticating information retrieved from the accessed user account-related information and the information identifying the connectable device, via a wireless communication transceiver, to a provisioning server for provisioning the connectable device in a network; presenting, in a user interface element of the mobile device, a confirmation of the provisioning of the connectable device to the user account associated with the mobile device; and receiving, based on the mobile device being provisioned, services comprising at least cellular communications services, data sharing services, navigation services, content delivery services, or digital media services. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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