Methods and apparatus for provisioning services which require a device to be securely associated with an account
US10027667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/43
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for provisioning and providing services to devices on a local network are described. The methods and apparatus allow for the provisioning of services to customer owned and managed devices on a local network on which another device, e.g., a first device, has already been authenticated and authorized to receive services corresponding to a customer account. After a first device on a local network is authenticated and associated with a customer account it detects the addition of new devices on the local network and assists in the registration of the new device by acting as an intermediary with a service provider device during the registration process. The security and registration established by the first device is leveraged allowing other devices on the network to be registered and authenticated for services corresponding to the same account as the first device without requiring user input of authentication and/or other information.
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