US 2014/0181521 A1 · PROVISIONING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Abstract

Systems and methods for provisioning electronic devices. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a first message at a provisioning server, the first message originated by a computing device, the first message including a device identifier associated with an automation device. The method may also include receiving a second message at the provisioning server, the second message originated by the automation device and including at least a device identifier portion. In response to the device identifier portion of the second message matching the device identifier of the first message and/or in response to the automation device not being associated with a provisioning account, the method may then include providing configuration information to the automation device.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving a first message at a provisioning server, the first message originated by a computing device, the first message including a device identifier associated with an automation device;
receiving a second message at the provisioning server, the second message originated by the automation device and including at least a device identifier portion;
and
in response to the device identifier portion of the second message matching the device identifier of the first message, and in response to the automation device not being associated with a provisioning account, providing configuration information to the automation device.

1 more element

An automation device, comprising:

a memory configured to store a device identifier and a public key;
and
a processing circuit coupled to the memory, the processing circuit configured to execute instructions to cause the automation device to:
transmit a first communication to a remotely located provisioning service, the request including the device identifier encrypted using the public key, the first communication transmitted after a message originated by a computing device is received by the provisioning service, the message including the device identifier, the provisioning service having access to a database configured to store a plurality of device identifiers and corresponding private-public key pairs, each device identifier and corresponding private-public key pair associated with an automation device;
and
receive a second communication from the provisioning service, the second communication including a private key corresponding to the public key, the private key identified by the provisioning service among the plurality of private-public key pairs based upon one or more attempts to decrypt the first communication using other private keys, the second communication received in response to the encrypted device identifier of the first communication matching the device identifier of the message.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor within a computing device, cause the computing device to:

obtain a device identifier associated with an automation device;
and
transmit a first message to a provisioning server, the first message including the device identifier, the provisioning server having access to a database configured to store a plurality of device identifiers and corresponding private-public key pairs, each device identifier and corresponding private-public key pair associated with a different automation device, the provisioning server configured to receive a second message at the provisioning server originated by the automation device, the second message including at least the device identifier encrypted using a public key, the public key stored in the automation device during manufacturing of the automation device, the provisioning service configured to decrypt the device identifier of the second message into a decrypted device identifier using a private key corresponding to the public key, the provisioning service configured to, in response to the decrypted device identifier matching the device identifier of the first message, transmit the private key to the automation device, the automation device configured to use the private key in a subsequent communication.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Provisioning of electronic devices

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