US 11,700,036 B2 · Network-enabled smart apparatus and systems and methods for activating and provisioning same

Abstract

A network-enabled smart apparatus has a data processing system, at least one operational system, wide area and local network communication interfaces, and a memory. The memory has stored therein apparatus identification information, at least one service application, and an activation application. The activation application causes the data processing system to establish an internet connection and create an NFC-enabled web page. The data processing system transmits, to the user device instructions to navigate to the NFC-enabled web page and instructions for the user to tap an NFC-enabled smart card to the user device. The apparatus data processing system reads, via the NFC-enabled web page, NFC information transmitted to the user device by the smart transaction card. The application causes the apparatus to transmit the NFC information to a service administration server, and receive, from the service administration server, a service activation command. The application responsively activates at least one service application.

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Dependent claims

A network-enabled apparatus comprising:

an apparatus data processing system;
at least one operational system in communication with the apparatus data processing system;
a first network communication interface configured for establishing communication over a wide area network;
a second network communication interface configured for establishing communication over a local network;
and
a memory having stored therein apparatus identification information, at least one service application comprising instructions for the apparatus data processing system to implement a service operation using the at least one operational system, and an activation application comprising instructions for the apparatus data processing system to
establish an internet connection via the first network communication interface,
create a near field communication (NFC)-enabled web page,
transmit, to a user device via the second communication interface, navigation information for accessing the NFC-enabled web page,
read, via the NFC-enabled web page, NFC information transmitted to the user device by the smart transaction card, the NFC information including card identification information unique to the smart transaction card,
transmit the NFC information and the apparatus identification information to a service administration server,
receive, from the service administration server, a service activation command, and
responsive to the service activation command, activate at least one of the at least one service application.

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A method for activating a network-enabled apparatus using a near field communication (NFC)-enabled user device and an NFC-enabled smart transaction card associated with a card account, the method comprising:

establishing an internet connection by the network-enabled apparatus;
creating an NFC-enabled web page by the network-enabled apparatus;
transmitting, by the network-enabled apparatus to the user device, an instruction to navigate to the NFC-enabled web page;
transmitting, by the network-enabled apparatus to the user device via the NFC-enabled web page, an instruction for the user to tap the smart transaction card to the user device;
reading, by the network-enabled apparatus via the NFC-enabled web page, NFC information transmitted to the user device by the smart transaction card, the NFC information including card identification information unique to the smart transaction card;
transmitting, by the network-enabled apparatus to a service administration server of a service administrator, the NFC information and apparatus identification information;
and
receiving, by the network-enabled apparatus from the service administration server, a service activation command.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Network-enabled smart apparatus and systems and methods for activating and provisioning same

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Network-enabled smart apparatus and systems and methods for activating and provisioning same

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