RETAIL TRIGGERED DEVICE CONFIGURATION SETUP
The present disclosure relates to retail triggered device configuration setup. Specifically, various techniques and systems are provided for efficient setup of a purchased device on a network using information generated by a retailer at the point of sale. More specifically, exemplary embodiments of the present invention include methods and systems for 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.
1 . A computer implemented method, comprising:
receiving, at a computing device on a network, a communication including an indication that a network device has been acquired;
receiving a query from the network device, the query including a request to create a network account associated with the network device;
transmitting an account communication to the network device, the communication including data associated with the network account;
receiving a new device communication including an indication that a new network device has been acquired;
receiving an association communication including an indication that the new network device is associated with the network account;
receiving an authorization query, the query including a request to authorize the new network device to join the network;
determining that the new network device is authorized to join the network based on the received association communication; and
transmitting a response to the authorization query, the response including an authorization for the new network device to join the network.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting network data to the network device, wherein the network data includes network configuration data to allow the network device.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting identification data to the network device, the data including identification information associated with the new network device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the association communication further includes identification information associated with the new network device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the new device communication and the association communication are included in the same communication.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein devices associated with the network account are devices acquired from the same retailer.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the new network device is associated with the network account is based on information received from a cloud network associated with a retailer.
8 . 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 on a network, a communication including an indication that a network device has been acquired;
receiving a query from the network device, the query including a request to create a network account associated with the network device;
transmitting an account communication to the network device, the communication including data associated with the network account;
receiving a new device communication including an indication that a new network device has been acquired;
receiving an association communication including an indication that the new network device is associated with the network account;
receiving an authorization query, the query including a request to authorize the new network device to join the network;
determining that the new network device is authorized to join the network based on the received association communication; and
transmitting a response to the authorization query, the response including an authorization for the new network device to join the network.
9 . The computing device of claim 8 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:
transmitting network data to the network device, wherein the network data includes network configuration data to allow the network device.
10 . The computing device of claim 8 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:
transmitting identification data to the network device, the data including identification information associated with the new network device.
11 . The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the association communication further includes identification information associated with the new network device.
12 . The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the new device communication and the association communication are included in the same communication.
13 . The computing device of claim 8 , wherein devices associated with the network account are devices acquired from the same retailer.
14 . The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the indication that the new network device is associated with the network account is based on information received from a cloud network associated with a retailer.
15 . 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 on a network, a communication including an indication that a network device has been acquired;
receive a query from the network device, the query including a request to create a network account associated with the network device;
transmit an account communication to the network device, the communication including data associated with the network account;
receive a new device communication including an indication that a new network device has been acquired;
receive an association communication including an indication that the new network device is associated with the network account;
receive an authorization query, the query including a request to authorize the new network device to join the network;
determine that the new network device is authorized to join the network based on the received association communication; and
transmit a response to the authorization query, the response including an authorization for the new network device to join the network.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions configured to cause the data processing apparatus to:
transmit network data to the network device, wherein the network data includes network configuration data to allow the network device.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions configured to cause the data processing apparatus to:
transmit identification data to the network device, the data including identification information associated with the new network device.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the association communication further includes identification information associated with the new network device.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the new device communication and the association communication are included in the same communication.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein devices associated with the network account are devices acquired from the same retailer.
21 .- 24 . (canceled)