Patent ID: 11902868
Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code;
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
receive information characterizing physical surroundings of a device with the information comprising (i) a type of the device and (ii) at least one of a non-cellular access point identity and a signal strength associated with the access point identity or a low-power node identity and a signal strength associated with the low-power node identity, wherein the information is received by the apparatus for associating the device with a user or a user account;
transmit a notification to a user device, the notification comprising at least the type of the device;
receive an authorization for the association from the user device; and
transmit, responsive to the reception, by the apparatus provisioning information for associating the device with the provisioning information, wherein the provisioning information associates the device with the user or the user account.