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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Amir Ansari, Plano, TX (US);
George A. Cowgill, Farmersville, TX (US);
Ramprakash Masina, Wylie, TX (US);
Jude P. Ramayya, Wylie, TX (US);
Alvin R. Mcquarters, Euless, TX (US);
Atousa Raissyan, Potomac, MD (US);
Leon E. Nicholls, Plano, TX (US);
Wesley R. Erhart, McKinney, TX (US);
Michael P. Cooper, Plano, TX (US);
Amir Ansari, Plano, TX (US);
George A. Cowgill, Farmersville, TX (US);
Ramprakash Masina, Wylie, TX (US);
Jude P. Ramayya, Wylie, TX (US);
Alvin R. McQuarters, Euless, TX (US);
Atousa Raissyan, Potomac, MD (US);
Leon E. Nicholls, Plano, TX (US);
Wesley R. Erhart, McKinney, TX (US);
Michael P. Cooper, Plano, TX (US);
Prodea Systems, Inc, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of putting a first gateway device into service, the first gateway device having an application service module and a network module enabling communications between the first gateway device and the activation manager, the application service module residing on a user premises side of a network service provider demarcation. The method comprises identifying, at the first gateway device disposed at a user premises, an activation manager in communication with the first gateway device, transmitting, from the first gateway device, an activation certificate to the activation manager for verification and authentication, generating a service authentication key associated with the first gateway device, storing the service authentication key and an indication that the associated gateway device status is activated in a database, determining the services available to the first gateway device, and transmitting the service authentication key and an identification of the available services to the first gateway device.