Point of sale pairing

US9911111B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US
• AT&T Mobility II LLC · US

Inventors

• Emily Soelberg · Atlanta, US
• Glenn Blumstein · Mercer Island, US
• Ginger Chien · Bellevue, US
• Murali Narayanan · Redmond, US
• Bradley Richard Ree · Cumming, US
• Venson Shaw · Kirkland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 5, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2018
• Expiry date: May 5, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2203/558
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Wireless pairing is automatically performed based on purchase. By providing a unique identifier and/or account number (such as a credit card number), a wireless device is automatically paired to a wireless network. For example, when a smartphone or other mobile device is used to purchase an electronic door lock, the smartphone may be used to identify security credentials for accessing the wireless network. A cellular telephone number, for example, may reveal an SSID and/or a network password that is required to access a residential or business WI-FI network. As another example, a credit card number may also be used to identify the security credentials for the wireless network.