Provisioning platform for machine-to-machine devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Households face inconvenience due to regular paper bills for goods and services, and there is a need for more convenient ways for machines to interact and manage resources without human intervention.
Innovation Solution
A method and system where machines are provisioned with access credentials and consumer information, allowing them to autonomously interact with other machines to obtain resources, such as through a provisioning server computer that binds device identifiers to consumer information and provides access credentials for transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If machines interact without human intervention, then automation and convenience are improved, but security and control over transactions may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a provisioning server as an intermediary between machines and resource providers. This server binds device identifiers to consumer information and provides access credentials, acting as a trusted mediator that enables automated machine-to-machine transactions while maintaining security and control through centralized credential management and policy enforcement.
2Ease of operation
If access credentials are stored on machines, then transaction independence is improved, but security risks from credential exposure may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts sensitive consumer information from direct machine storage by using a provisioning server to hold and manage credentials. Machines receive only necessary access credentials bound to their device identifiers, while the server retains control over the full consumer information, reducing exposure risk while maintaining transaction independence.
Solution Approach 2:
The provisioning server acts as an intermediary that securely manages access credentials. It binds device identifiers to consumer information and provides controlled access to machines, enabling them to operate independently while the server mitigates security risks through centralized credential protection and policy enforcement.
3Manufacturing precision
If consumer information is bound to device identifiers, then transaction accuracy and resource management are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The provisioning server provides multiple functions within a single system: binding device identifiers to consumer information, issuing access credentials, enforcing policies, and managing transactions. This multi-functional approach achieves high transaction accuracy while consolidating complexity into a centralized service rather than distributing it across multiple components.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques described herein include a platform and process for provisioning user information onto a machine-to-machine device in order to enable the machine-to-machine device to conduct transactions utilizing the user information. In some embodiments, a user device is used to relay information between a machine-to-machine device and a provisioning service provider computer. In some embodiments, a machine-to-machine device is connected to the provisioning service provider computer via a network connection. Upon receiving a request to provision the machine-to-machine device, the service provider computer may identify the device from a device identifier. The service provider computer may generate an access credential or token for the machine-to-machine device. The access credential, token, and/or one or more policies may be provisioned onto the machine-to-machine device.