IP Library Granted Patent US 11,611,872
Granted Patent B2
US 11,611,872 · App. 16/904,171 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Methods and systems for a self-provisioning device

Inventors: Kelly Surles (Chicago, IL); Spencer Neilan (Chicago, IL); Zafar Mohammad Haq (Arlington Heights, IL); William A. Knopf, Jr. (Aurora, IL); William Edward Dubois (Orland Park, IL)
Assignee: ShopperTrak RCT LLC
H04W8/245G06F8/65G06F9/4401G06F9/44505G07C9/00H04W12/03H04W12/06G06Q20/202G06Q20/203G06Q50/28
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Patent No.
US 11,611,872
App. No.
16/904,171
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an aspect, the present disclosure includes a method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium for wireless communications for initiating, by a provisioning system, a provisioning procedure to configure and update a device that initiates an initial connection to a wireless network based on a unique identifier of the device; and establishing, by the provisioning system, a secure socket with the device based on the provisioning procedure.

Claims (62)

1. A method of communication, comprising:

initiating, by a provisioning system, a provisioning procedure to configure and update a device based on the device initiating an initial connection to a wireless network;

receiving, by the provisioning system from the device, a unique identifier of the device;

transmitting, by the provisioning system to the device, a device information request message;

receiving, by the provisioning system from the device, a device information message based on the device information request message;

transmitting, by the provisioning system to the device, at least one of a new software file and a new configuration file in response to receiving the device information message;

receiving, by the provisioning system from the device, an acknowledgement receipt message in response to successfully transmitting the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file;

transmitting, by the provisioning system to the device, a validation message corresponding to the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file;

receiving, by the provisioning system from the device, a validation confirmation message in response to transmitting the validation message;

transmitting, by the provisioning system to the device, an application message for applying the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file; and

receiving, by the provisioning system from the device, a confirmation message confirming application of the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file; and

establishing, by the provisioning system, a secure socket with the device based on the provisioning procedure.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unique identifier corresponds to a media access control (MAC) address.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device information request message includes at least one of a software version and one or more configuration settings.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device information request message is transmitted upon validation of the unique identifier.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device information message includes at least one of a software version and one or more configuration settings.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the provisioning system to the device, a reboot message triggering the device to reboot;

rebooting, by the device, in response to transmitting the reboot message from the provisioning system;

receiving, by the provisioning system from the device, a reboot confirmation message in response to successfully rebooting the device; and

receiving, by the provisioning system from the device, a second unique identifier of the device in response to rebooting the device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second unique identifier corresponds to a media access control (MAC) address.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the provisioning system to the device, a second device information request message;

receiving, by the provisioning system from the device, a second device information message based on the second device information request message; and

transmitting, by the provisioning system to the device, a second confirmation message confirming that the device and one or more children devices have correct software and configuration settings applied based on receiving the second device information.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second device information request message includes at least one of a software version and one or more configuration settings.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second device information request message is transmitted upon validation of the second unique identifier.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second device information message includes at least one of a software version and one or more configuration settings.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein establishing, by the provisioning system, the secure socket with the device based on the provisioning procedure further comprises establishing, by the provisioning system, the secure socket with the device based on the second confirmation message.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device corresponds to at least one of a pedestal, camera, or a people counter.

14. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

initiate, by a provisioning system, a provisioning procedure to configure and update a device based on the device initiating an initial connection to a wireless network;

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, a unique identifier of the device;

transmit, by the provisioning system to the device, a device information request message;

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, a device information message based on the device information request message;

transmit, by the provisioning system to the device, at least one of a new software file and a new configuration file in response to receiving the device information message;

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, an acknowledgement receipt message in response to successfully transmitting the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file;

transmit, by the provisioning system to the device, a validation message corresponding to the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file;

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, a validation confirmation message in response to transmitting the validation message;

transmit, by the provisioning system to the device, an application message for applying the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file; and

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, a confirmation message confirming application of the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file; and

establish, by the provisioning system, a secure socket with the device based on the provisioning procedure.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the unique identifier corresponds to a media access control (MAC) address.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the device information request message includes at least one of a software version and one or more configuration settings.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the device information request message is transmitted upon validation of the unique identifier.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the device information message includes at least one of a software version and one or more configuration settings.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising code executable by one or more processors to:

initiate, by a provisioning system, a provisioning procedure to configure and update a device based on the device initiating an initial connection to a wireless network;

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, a unique identifier of the device;

transmit, by the provisioning system to the device, a device information request message;

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, a device information message based on the device information request message;

transmit, by the provisioning system to the device, at least one of a new software file and a new configuration file in response to receiving the device information message;

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, an acknowledgement receipt message in response to successfully transmitting the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file;

transmit, by the provisioning system to the device, a validation message corresponding to the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file;

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, a validation confirmation message in response to transmitting the validation message;

transmit, by the provisioning system to the device, an application message for applying the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file; and

receive, by the provisioning system from the device, a confirmation message confirming application of the at least one of the new software file and the new configuration file; and

establish, by the provisioning system, a secure socket with the device based on the provisioning procedure.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 18, 2023
From: SHOPPERTRAK RCT CORPORATION
To: SHOPPERTRAK RCT LLC
Reel/Frame 062417/0525 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2020
From: SURLES, KELLY; NEILAN, SPENCER; HAQ, ZAFAR MOHAMMAD; KNOPE, WILLIAM A., JR.; DUBOIS, WILLIAM EDWARD
To: SHOPPERTRAK RCT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054218/0928 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62908321 · Sep 30, 2019
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