AUTOMATED DEVICE PROVISIONING AND ACTIVATION
First Claim
1. A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a first end-user device over a wireless access network, the method comprising:
- establishing a secure communication link between the network system and the first end-user device over an ambient services connection over the wireless access network, wherein usage of the ambient services connection is not charged to a user of the first end-user device;
receiving a service information request from the first end-user device, the service information request comprising one or more credentials, wherein the one or more credentials identify at least (i) an aspect of the first end-user device, (ii) the user of the first end-user device, or (iii) both (i) and (ii);
using at least a first portion of the one or more credentials, identifying a device group with which the first end-user device is already associated or with which to associate the first end-user device, the device group comprising a is second end-user device, the device group being managed by a device group management entity that is different from a network system operator associated with the network system;
using at least a second portion of the one or more credentials, identifying one or more candidate service plans, the one or more candidate service plans comprising a group service plan associated with or for association with the device group;
sending, to the first end-user device over the secure communication link, information about the one or more candidate service plans; and
obtaining, over the secure communication link, a response to the information about the one or more candidate service plans, the response identifying at least an aspect of a particular service plan of the one or more candidate service plans.
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Abstract
A method, network system, and computer-readable medium for establishing a secure communication link between the network system and a first device over a wireless access network; receiving a request from the first device, the request comprising one or more credentials; using the credentials, identifying a device group with which the first device is already associated or with which to associate the first device, the device group comprising a second device; using the credentials, identifying one or more candidate service plans comprising a group service plan associated with or for association with the device group; sending, to the first device over the secure communication link, information about the candidate service plans; and obtaining, over the secure communication link, a response to the information about the candidate service plans, the response identifying at least an aspect of a particular service plan of the candidate service plans.
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30 Claims
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1. A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a first end-user device over a wireless access network, the method comprising:
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establishing a secure communication link between the network system and the first end-user device over an ambient services connection over the wireless access network, wherein usage of the ambient services connection is not charged to a user of the first end-user device; receiving a service information request from the first end-user device, the service information request comprising one or more credentials, wherein the one or more credentials identify at least (i) an aspect of the first end-user device, (ii) the user of the first end-user device, or (iii) both (i) and (ii); using at least a first portion of the one or more credentials, identifying a device group with which the first end-user device is already associated or with which to associate the first end-user device, the device group comprising a is second end-user device, the device group being managed by a device group management entity that is different from a network system operator associated with the network system; using at least a second portion of the one or more credentials, identifying one or more candidate service plans, the one or more candidate service plans comprising a group service plan associated with or for association with the device group; sending, to the first end-user device over the secure communication link, information about the one or more candidate service plans; and obtaining, over the secure communication link, a response to the information about the one or more candidate service plans, the response identifying at least an aspect of a particular service plan of the one or more candidate service plans. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A network system, comprising:
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a communication interface enabling the network system to communicate with a first end-user device over a wireless access network; and one or more network elements configured to; establish a secure communication link between the network system and the first end-user device over an ambient services connection over the wireless access network, wherein usage of the ambient services connection is not charged to a user of the first end-user device; receive a service information request from the first end-user device, the service information request comprising one or more credentials, wherein the one or more credentials identify at least (i) an aspect of the first end-user device, (ii) the user of the first end-user device, or (iii) both (i) and (ii); using at least a first portion of the one or more credentials, identify a device group with which the first end-user device is already associated or with which to associate the first end-user device, the device group comprising a second end-user device, the device group being managed by a device group management entity that is different from a network system operator associated with the network system; using at least a second portion of the one or more credentials, identifying one or more candidate service plans, the one or more candidate service plans including a group service plan associated with or for association with the device group; send, to the first end-user device over the secure communication link, information about the one or more candidate service plans; and obtain, over the secure communication link, a response to the information about the one or more candidate service plans, the response identifying at least an aspect of a particular service plan of the one or more candidate service plans.
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing machine-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network system, cause the one or more processors to:
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establish a secure communication link between the network system and a first end-user device over an ambient services connection over a wireless access network, wherein usage of the ambient services connection is not charged to a user of the first end-user device; is receive a service information request from the first end-user device, the service information request comprising one or more credentials, wherein the one or more credentials identify at least (i) an aspect of the first end-user device, (ii) the user of the first end-user device, or (iii) both (i) and (ii); using at least a first portion of the one or more credentials, identify a device group with which the first end-user device is already associated or with which to associate the first end-user device, the device group comprising a second end-user device, the device group being managed by a device group management entity that is different from a network system operator associated with the network system; using at least a second portion of the one or more credentials, identify one or more candidate service plans, the one or more candidate service plans comprising a group service plan associated with or for association with the device group; send, to the first end-user device over the secure communication link, information about the one or more candidate service plans; and obtain, over the secure communication link, a response to the information about the one or more candidate service plans, the response identifying at least an aspect of a particular service plan of the one or more candidate service plans.
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