Patent ID: 7937089

Claim:
A computer controlled method comprising: providing a security credential to a resident alert device, wherein the resident alert device is inserted in a domicile for a resident covered by a secure community alert system to receive information from an emergency operation center that transmits a set of instructions in an emergency; establishing communication between the resident alert device and a provisioning device over a preferred channel, the resident alert device configured to send the security credential to the provisioning device over the preferred channel and to receive a commitment from the provisioning device over the preferred channel; receiving from the provisioning device over the preferred channel at least one of provisioning information or additional application-specific information, site-specific information, network-specific information, or other information that can be used by the resident alert device, wherein the provisioning information includes a credential and wherein the credential facilitates the resident alert device to become a member of a secure credential infrastructure; and automatically configuring the resident alert device for receiving information over a secure communication channel responsive to the provisioning information.