Patent ID: 11889314
Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A method for associating a device to a user of a service hosted at a remote location, the method for the device comprising:
connecting to a user computing device via a direct network connection;
receiving a request for a security certificate from the user computing device;
sending a security certificate to the user computing device, the security certificate comprising a public encryption key;
receiving an encrypted message from the user computing device, wherein the message includes a device key generated on the user computing device by an application running on the user computing device and connection information, wherein the connection information comprises information to connect to a local network and information required for the device to connect to the service;
decrypting the encrypted message with a private encryption key to determine the device key and the connection information;
shutting down a wireless network and a device-based service after receipt of the encrypted message;
establishing a connection with the local network based on the information to connect to the local network;
establishing a network connection to the service via the local network;
providing the device key to the service;
wherein the device is associated with the user computing device in response to a determination by the service that the device key provided by the device to the service via the network connection matches a user computing device key that the service receives from the user computing device; and
performing a time-out procedure if an acknowledgement is not received from the service.