Patent ID: 8161146
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for assigning a device identifier to a device, the method comprising: receiving a request at a server from the device for the device identifier, wherein the request is accompanied by correlation data with unique identification information associated with the device; obtaining the device identifier, the device identifier being unique from device identifiers of other devices identified by the server and distinct from a network address of the device, wherein the device identifier is obtained at the server and associated by the server with the correlation data from the device in response to the request from the device; marking a status of the device identifier as pending; sending the device identifier to the device, wherein the device identifier is accompanied by the correlation data associated with the device; marking the status of the device identifier as in use after receiving an acknowledgment from the device, wherein the acknowledgment is accompanied by the correlation data associated with the device; and sending a confirmation to the device after the acknowledgment is received, wherein the confirmation is accompanied by the correlation data associated with the device.