US 11,990,955 B2
Network-enabled smart apparatus and systems and methods for activating and provisioning same
Kevin Osborn, Newton Highlands, MA (US); and Jeffrey Rule, Chevy Chase, MD (US)
Assigned to Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed by Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/122,062.
Application 18/122,062 is a continuation of application No. 17/560,391, filed on Dec. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,848,724.
Application 17/560,391 is a continuation of application No. 17/213,943, filed on Mar. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,245,438, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0291438 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 5/72 (2024.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 5/72 (2024.01) [H04L 12/2854 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for activating a network-enabled apparatus, the method comprising:
transmitting, by the network-enabled apparatus to a near field communication (NFC)-enabled user device, an instruction to navigate to an NFC-enabled web page;
transmitting, by the network-enabled apparatus to the user device via the NFC-enabled web page, an instruction to tap a smart transaction card to the user device;
reading, by the network-enabled apparatus via the NFC-enabled web page, NFC information transmitted to the user device by the smart transaction card;
transmitting, by the network-enabled apparatus to a service administration server, the NFC information and apparatus identification information; and
receiving, by the network-enabled apparatus from the service administration server, a service activation command.