Device setup/configuration using activation card
Embodiments are disclosed for device setup and configuration using an activation card. In some embodiments, a method comprises: sending an activation card to a user, the activation card for setting up or configuring a device for the user using an online service, the activation card including one or more codes; sending the device to the user; receiving activation data from the device, the activation data including or related to the one or more codes; and authenticating the user based on the activation data. In some embodiments, the activation card includes two codes: a smile code that encodes a numeric value in a picture printed on the activation card and an invisible code printed with invisible ink (e.g., IR ink) on the activation card using invisible ink.
1 . A method comprising:
capturing, with a visible light sensor of a device, a first code printed on an activation card;
capturing, with an infrared (IR) light sensor of the device, a second code printed on the activation card, the second code printed in IR ink;
sending, to an online user authentication service, the first code and the second code;
receiving, from the online user authentication service, data indicating results of the user authentication performed by the online user authentication service; and
responsive to the results indicating that user authentication was successful, activating one or more functions of the device; and
responsive to the results indicating that the user authentication failed, presenting a message on the device indicating that user authentication has failed.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first code is a smile code that encodes a numeric value in a picture printed on the activation card.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
capturing, with the visible light sensor of the device, an image that was previously uploaded by the user to the online authentication service; and
sending, to the online user authentication service, the image.
4 . The method of claim 1 , where the visible light sensor and IR light sensor are included in a single camera module.
5 . A system comprising:
an online service to:
send an activation card to a user, the activation card for setting up or configuring a device for the user using an online service, the activation card including one or more codes;
send the device to the user;
receive activation data from the device, the activation data including or related to the one or more codes;
authenticate the user based on the activation data; and
the device to:
capture, with a visible light sensor of the device, a first code printed on an activation card;
capture, with an infrared (IR) light sensor, a second code printed on the activation card, the second code printed in IR ink;
send, to an online user authentication service, the first code and the second code;
receive, from the online user authentication service, data indicating results of the user authentication performed by the online user authentication service;
responsive to the results indicating that user authentication was successful, activate one or more functions of the device; and
responsive to the results indicating that the user authentication failed, present a message on the device indicating that user authentication has failed.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more codes are created based at least in part on information provided by the user during a check-out process at an online store where the user purchased the device online.
7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein a first side of the activation card has the image and a second, opposite side of the activation card includes the first and second codes.
8 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the IR light sensor captures an image of a palm of the user for identifying the user in subsequent access to the device or service through the device.