Granted Patent B2

US 12,738,970 · App. 18/263,114 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventors: Isaac Lagnado (Spring, TX); Christopher Charles Mohrman (Spring, TX); Steven Harold Petit (Spring, TX)

Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

H04B1/401

Abstract

Claims (56)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a processor to place the electronic device in a transit mode, wherein when in the transit mode the processor is placed in an inactive state, wherein the processor is to map the electronic device to a supply chain account to record a transaction with the electronic device while in the transit mode;

a wireless module comprising:

a wireless controller to, when in the transit mode, periodically activate a wireless transceiver of the electronic device; and

the wireless transceiver to, when in the transit mode:

connect to a wireless network; and

transmit configuration information for the electronic device; and

responsive to an activation trigger of the electronic device;

place the electronic device in a consumer mode; and

delete a mapping of the electronic device to the supply chain account.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises supply chain information.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises operational information for the electronic device.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network is selected from the group consisting of:

a wireless wide area network (WWAN);

a BLUETOOTH (BT) network; and

a wireless local area network (WLAN).

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, responsive to electronic device activation, the processor is to transition the electronic device from an administrator mode to the consumer mode.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein placing the electronic device in the consumer mode comprises resetting the wireless transceiver.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, responsive to electronic device activation, the processor is to de-provision the wireless module until a user activation request is received.

8 . An electronic device, comprising:

a processor to:

place the electronic device in a transit mode, wherein when in the transit mode the processor is placed in an inactive state;

map the electronic device to a supply chain account to record a transaction with the electronic device while in the transit mode; and

execute a command that is received by a wireless controller;

a wireless module comprising:

a wireless transceiver to, when in the transit mode:

connect to a wireless network;

transmit configuration information for the electronic device; and

receive a command for the processor of the electronic device; and

the wireless controller to, when in the transit mode:

periodically activate the wireless transceiver of the electronic device to connect to the wireless network;

based on a received command, activate the processor and transmit the command; and

responsive to an activation trigger of the electronic device:

place the electronic device in a consumer mode; and

delete a mapping of the electronic device to the supply chain account.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the received command is an end-user initiated provisioning command.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein upon electronic device activation, the processor is to execute the end-user initiated provisioning command.

11 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the received command is an update to program code of the electronic device.

12 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the configuration information comprises supply chain information.

13 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the configuration information comprises operational information for the electronic device.

14 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

place an electronic device in a transit mode, wherein when in the transit mode the processor is placed in an inactive state;

map the electronic device to a supply chain account to record a transaction with the electronic device while in the transit mode;

periodically activate a wireless transceiver of the electronic device;

connect, via the wireless transceiver, the electronic device to a wireless network;

transmit configuration information for the electronic device via the wireless network;

record a transaction to the supply chain account; and

responsive to an activation trigger of the electronic device:

place the electronic device in a consumer mode; and

delete a mapping of the electronic device to the supply chain account.

15 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein placing the electronic device in a consumer mode comprises resetting the wireless transceiver.

16 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the activation trigger comprises opening a clamshell electronic device.

17 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the activation trigger comprises connecting the electronic device to an electrical outlet.

18 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the activation trigger comprises depression of a power button of the electronic device.

19 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the configuration information comprises supply chain information.

20 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the configuration information comprises operational information for the electronic device.

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