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US 2008/0313448 A1Published application
System and method for network setup of wireless device at point of sale
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorTohru Doumuki
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Abstract
A network device such as a wireless network device is configured using information obtained at the point of sale (POS) for a specific home network to which the device will belong. This may be accomplished by obtaining from the buyer at the POS account information, which is sent to a configuration server that automatically sets up the device for network use without the buyer's further direct involvement.
Claims18
A method for configuring a network device for a network, comprising:
- at a point of sale of the device, receiving a device identification (ID) unique to the device;
- providing the device ID to an Internet server;
- sending the device ID from the server to a network component in the network;
- using the device ID as a temporary network ID to establish communication between the component and the device;
- sending a main network ID from the component to the device;
- and
- subsequently using the main network ID in communication between the device and the network.
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A network device associated with a unique device ID and executing logic comprising:
- using the device ID as a network ID to obtain a main network ID over a subchannel of a home network;
- setting the device ID to be the main network ID;
- and
- subsequently communicating with a main channel of the home network using the main network ID.
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A system, comprising:
- means for providing a device ID unique to a network device at a point of sale of the network device;
- means for providing the device ID to a home network;
- means for communicating a main network ID to the device over the home network using the device ID as a temporary network ID;
- and
- means for subsequently using the main network ID to establish communication between the device and at least one component on the network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.