Methods and systems for verifying installation of a device
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for verifying installation of a networked device, said method comprising:
- sending a short message service (SMS) message from an in-field device to a central computer system after an installation of a network device wherein said SMS message comprises a command to start an installation verification process;
receiving a second SMS message at said in-field device from said central computer system requesting an installation number;
sending said installation number from said in-field device to said central computer system in a third SMS message; and
receiving a fourth SMS message at said in-field device from said central computer system verifying whether said network device was properly installed based on said central computer system running an installation verification test of said networked device, wherein said verifying is accomplished via said central computer system contacting a gateway networked to said network device, wherein said gateway performs an installation verification test.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for verifying installation of a networked device are disclosed. Short message service (SMS) messages are used to communicate between an in-field device and a central computer system after an installation of a network device. The in-field device request an installation verification process be executed by the central computer system. The central computer system first requests an installation number from the in-field device, and then contacts a gateway networked to the network device to perform an installation verification test. The results of the test are sent to the in-field device via SMS.
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19 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for verifying installation of a networked device, said method comprising:
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sending a short message service (SMS) message from an in-field device to a central computer system after an installation of a network device wherein said SMS message comprises a command to start an installation verification process; receiving a second SMS message at said in-field device from said central computer system requesting an installation number; sending said installation number from said in-field device to said central computer system in a third SMS message; and receiving a fourth SMS message at said in-field device from said central computer system verifying whether said network device was properly installed based on said central computer system running an installation verification test of said networked device, wherein said verifying is accomplished via said central computer system contacting a gateway networked to said network device, wherein said gateway performs an installation verification test. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for verifying installation of a networked device, said method comprising:
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receiving a short message service (SMS) message at a central computer system after from an in-field device after an installation of a network device wherein said SMS message comprises a command to start a verification process; sending a second SMS message from said central computer system to said in-field device requesting an installation number; receiving said installation number from said in-field device at said central computer system in a third SMS message; authenticating said installation number at said central computer system;
contacting a gateway networked to said network device from said central computer system with a command to run an installation verification test of said networked device;receiving results of said installation verification test at said central computer system from said gateway; and sending a fourth SMS message from said central computer system to said in-field device with said results of said installation verification test. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for verifying installation of a networked device, said system comprising:
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an in-field device associated with an installer capable of sending and receiving short message service (SMS) messages; a central computer system capable of sending and receiving short message service (SMS) messages; a gateway networked to a networked device wherein said gateway is capable of performing an installation verification test of said networked device to verify whether said network device has been properly installed by said installer; said in-field device and said central computer system are further for; sending a short message service (SMS) message from said in-field device to said central computer system after an installation of a network device wherein said SMS message comprises a command to start an installation verification process; receiving a second SMS message at said in-field device from said central computer system requesting an installation number; sending said installation number from said in-field device to said central computer system in a third SMS message; and receiving a fourth SMS message at said in-field device from said central computer system verifying whether said network device was properly installed based on said installation verification test of said networked device.
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for verifying installation of a networked device, said method comprising:
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receiving a short message service (SMS) message at a central computer system after from an in-field device after an installation of a network device wherein said SMS message comprises a command to start a verification process; sending a second SMS message from said central computer system to said in-field device requesting an installation number; receiving said installation number from said in-field device at said central computer system in a third SMS message; authenticating said installation number at said central computer system;
contacting a gateway networked to said network device from said central computer system with a command to run an installation verification test of said networked device;receiving results of said installation verification test at said central computer system from said gateway; and sending a fourth SMS message from said central computer system to said in-field device with said results of said installation verification test.
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