Activation of gateway device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12063221-B2
Application number	US-202217808146-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2022
Priority date	Jun 12, 2006
Publication date	Aug 13, 2024
Grant date	Aug 13, 2024

Abstract

Systems and methods for activating an interface device for use at a premises are described. An interface device may be activated for a security system at the premises. The interface device may communicate with a remote server to request activation. The remote server may also be in communication with a user device. A correspondence of a first address of the interface device and a second address of the user device may be used to authorize the interface device for activation. The interface device may receive an activation message and begin communicating with and controlling a security system and other devices at the premises.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving data indicative of a first address associated with a first device located at a premises;
determining, by a second device located external to the premises, that the first address does not correspond to a second address associated with a user device;
causing, based on the determination that the first address does not correspond to the second address and via the second device, output of a request for an identifier associated with the first device; and
causing, based on receiving data indicative the identifier in response to the request, activation of a service associated with first device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first address is an internet protocol (IP) address assigned to the first device by a first network device located at the premises, and wherein the second address is a network address assigned to the user device by a second network device located external to the premises.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the data indicative of the first address comprises receiving an indication that the first device is one or more of waiting for activation, waiting for association with a user account of the service, installed at the premises, or located at the premises.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises one or more of a computing device, a hardware device, a gateway device, an interface device, a network device, a control device, a security device, or an automation device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user device comprises one or more of a computing device, a personal computer, a device comprising a web client, a mobile device, a mobile phone, or a personal digital assistant device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifier associated with the first device comprises a code one or more of attached to the first device or affixed to the first device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the first address does not correspond to the second address associated with the user device comprises at least one of determining that the first address and the second address are not provisioned in a common source network or determining that the first address is not the same as the second address.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service comprises one or more of a security service, an automation service, an elder care service, or a health service.

9. A device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
receive data indicative of a first address associated with a first device located at a premises;
determine that the first address does not correspond to a second address associated with a user device;
cause, based on the determination that the first address does not correspond to the second address, output of a request for an identifier associated with the first device; and
cause, based on receiving data indicative the identifier in response to the request, activation of a service associated with first device.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the first address is an internet protocol (IP) address assigned to the first device by a first network device located at the premises, and wherein the second address is a network address assigned to the user device by a second network device located external to the premises.

11. The device of claim 9 , wherein receiving the data indicative of the first address comprises receiving an indication that the first device is one or more of waiting for activation, waiting for association with a user account of the service, installed at the premises, or located at the premises.

12. The device of claim 9 , wherein the first device comprises one or more of a computing device, a hardware device, a gateway device, an interface device, a network device, a control device, a security device, or an automation device.

13. The device of claim 9 , wherein the user device comprises one or more of a computing device, a personal computer, a device comprising a web client, a mobile device, a mobile phone, or a personal digital assistant device.

14. The device of claim 9 , wherein the identifier associated with the first device comprises a code one or more of attached to the first device or affixed to the first device.

15. The device of claim 9 , wherein determining that the first address does not correspond to the second address associated with the user device comprises at least one of determining that the first address and the second address are not provisioned in a common source network or determining that the first address is not the same as the second address.

16. The device of claim 9 , wherein the service comprises one or more of a security service, an automation service, an elder care service, or a health service.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
receiving data indicative of a first address associated with a first device located at a premises;
determining, by a second device located external to the premises, that the first address does not correspond to a second address associated with a user device;
causing, based on the determination that the first address does not correspond to the second address and via the second device, output of a request for an identifier associated with the first device; and
causing, based on receiving data indicative the identifier in response to the request, activation of a service associated with first device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first address is an internet protocol (IP) address assigned to the first device by a first network device located at the premises, and wherein the second address is a network address assigned to the user device by a second network device located external to the premises.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein receiving the data indicative of the first address comprises receiving an indication that the first device is one or more of waiting for activation, waiting for association with a user account of the service, installed at the premises, or located at the premises.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first device comprises one or more of a computing device, a hardware device, a gateway device, an interface device, a network device, a control device, a security device, or an automation device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the user device comprises one or more of a computing device, a personal computer, a device comprising a web client, a mobile device, a mobile phone, or a personal digital assistant device.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the identifier associated with the first device comprises a code one or more of attached to the first device or affixed to the first device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein determining that the first address does not correspond to the second address associated with the user device comprises at least one of determining that the first address and the second address are not provisioned in a common source network or determining that the first address is not the same as the second address.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the service comprises one or more of a security service,

Assignees

• Icontrol Networks Inc

Inventors

• Bryan Mark
• Kitchen Jim
• Boyd Weston

Classifications

• H04L63/02

  for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls · CPC title

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title

• H04W12/086

  using security domains · CPC title

• H04W4/38

  for collecting sensor information · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title