Patent ID: 8857705

Claim:
A method for specifically identifying a remotely located device and then provisioning the identified device with a mobile device having internet access and scanning capability, comprising: manufacturing a device with at least one network radio modem; providing provisioning and activation of the device with a communication network provider during the manufacturing and distribution process; providing provisioning and activating of the device with a cloud data services provider during the device manufacturing and distribution process; providing pairing of a user's account relating to an end user with the cloud data services provider during the manufacturing and distribution process; automatically joining the device with the cloud data services provider and the provisioned and activated communication network provider upon power up by the end user; obtaining device-specific data for the manufactured device; embedding the device-specific data obtained on an optically scannable identification label; attaching the optically scannable identification label to the manufactured device; entering the device-specific data in a database; scanning the identification label with the mobile device to identify the manufactured device in the database; and provisioning the identified manufactured device with the mobile device.