Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Internet-of-Things device autonomous activation
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Application No.: US17410496Application Date: 2021-08-24
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Publication No.: US11711263B2Publication Date: 2023-07-25
- Inventor: Nicholas Newell , Erik Swenson , Swapnil Tilaye
- Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.
- Applicant Address: US CO Englewood
- Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Englewood
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/70
- IPC: H04L12/70 ; H04L41/0806 ; H04W48/08 ; H04L67/12

Abstract:
Various techniques are described herein for autonomously registering and/or activating Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, provisioning wireless network access of those devices, and connecting the IoT device to an NB-IoT network with agreed-to terms for network usage. In various embodiments, IoT devices may be configured to negotiate for NB-IoT network access by (i) sharing their data with the NB-IoT network provider, (ii) security storing and using cryptocurrency to obtain NB-IoT network access, and/or (iii) automatically providing the NB-IoT network provider with access to data from other associated IoT devices and/or with payment from a separate payment provider. Individual IoT devices may be preconfigured with negotiation terms for NB-IoT network access, pre-associated with other devices/users, and/or pre-loaded with cryptocurrency in a secure storage.
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