Method and system for onboarding wireless-enabled products in a network
US9935962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments provide systems and methods for connecting wireless-enabled products to wireless networks. Customer network credentials may be stored in a server along with a customer identifier (“customer ID”) during one-time registration. When a wireless-enabled product is purchased, a product identifier (“product ID”) and the customer's ID are forwarded to the server, which correlates the two identifiers, linking the purchased product to the customer. When the wireless-enabled product is powered on, the product accesses the server via a public network connection, and sends the product ID and a security token to the server. The server uses the product ID and the security token to authenticate the product. Once authenticated, the server uses the correlated customer ID to look up the network credentials for the customer's private network, and provides the network credentials to the wireless-enabled product. The wireless-enabled product then uses the downloaded credentials to access the customer's private network.
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