RETAIL TRIGGERED DEVICE CONFIGURATION SETUP

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a computing device connected to an established network device on a network, a transaction communication including an indication that a new network device has been acquired;

transmitting data to the established network device, wherein the data includes identification information associated with the new network device;

receiving a join query, wherein the join query includes a request to authorize the new network device to join a network; and

transmitting a response to the join query, wherein the response includes an authorization for the new network device to join the network.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transaction communication includes identification data related to the acquirer of the new network device.

3 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the transaction communication includes an indication that the new network device has been acquired.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the new network device was associated with the established network device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an account query, wherein the account query includes a request to create a network account associated with the established network device; and

transmitting a network communication, the network communication including data associated with the network account.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a query including a request to verify that a network account is associated with the established network device; and

transmitting a response to the query including an indication that the network account is associated with the established network device.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving an association communication including an indication that a new network device is associated with the network account.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the query is received from a gateway on the network, and wherein the gateway is communicatively coupled to the new network device.

9 . A computing device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:

receiving, at a computing device connected to an established network device on a network, a transaction communication including an indication that a new network device has been acquired;

transmitting data to the established network device, wherein the data includes identification information associated with the new network device;

receiving a join query, wherein the query includes a request to authorize the new network device to join a network; and

transmitting a response to the join query, wherein the response includes an authorization for the new network device to join the network.

10 . The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the transaction communication includes identification data related to the acquirer of the new network device.

11 . The computing device of claim 9 ,

wherein the transaction communication includes identification data related to the acquirer of the new network device.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the new network device was associated with the established network device.

13 . The computing device of claim 9 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:

receiving an account query, wherein the account query includes a request to create a network account associated with the established network device; and

transmitting a network communication, the network communication including data associated with the network account.

14 . The computing device of claim 9 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:

receiving a query including a request to verify that a network account is associated with the established network device; and

transmitting a response to the query including an indication that the network account is associated with the established network device.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:

receiving an association communication including an indication that a new network device is associated with the network account.

16 . The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the query is received from a gateway on the network, and wherein the gateway is communicatively coupled to the new network device.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

receive, at a computing device connected to an established network device on a network, a transaction communication including an indication that a new network device has been acquired;

transmit data to the established network device, wherein the data includes identification information associated with the new network device;

receive a join query, wherein the query includes a request to authorize the new network device to join a network; and

transmit a response to the join query, wherein the response includes an authorization for the new network device to join the network.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the transaction communication includes identification data related to the acquirer of the new network device.

19 . The method of claim 17 ,

wherein the transaction communication includes identification data related to the acquirer of the new network device.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the new network device was associated with the established network device.

21 .- 24 . (canceled)