Remote update of computers based on physical device recognition
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1. A system for remotely updating a program configuration, comprising a client device and an update server wherein:
- (a) the client device is configured to execute a computer program to perform a remote update of a program configuration on the client device, the client device comprising;
a first processor coupled to a memory storing the computer program which, when executed by the first processor, (i) performs physical device recognition on the client device to determine machine parameters including account information for a user of the client device and features of software that the user of the client device is entitled to use, (ii) generates a unique device identifier for the client device, the unique device identifier is generated based at least in part on the determined machine parameters, and (iii) collects a unique software identifier for the software on the client device, the unique software identifier being unique to a particular copy of the software and to a particular user of the software; and
a first transceiver configured to send the unique device identifier and the unique software identifier to the update server via the Internet; and
(b) the update server is configured to receive the unique device identifier and the unique software identifier from the client device, the update server comprising;
a second processor coupled to a memory and configured to analyze the unique device identifier and the unique software identifier at the update server, and to determine, based on the analyzed unique device identifier and the analyzed unique software identifier, an updated program configuration if the user associated with the unique device identifier is entitled to use features of the updated program configuration according to a license associated with the unique software identifier; and
a second transceiver configured to deliver, via the Internet, data representing the updated program configuration to the client device for storage therein.
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Abstract
A system for remotely updating a program configuration includes an update server in communication with a client device configured to execute a remote update program. The client device includes a first processor coupled to memory storing the program which, executed, performs physical device recognition on the client device to determine its machine parameters, and generates unique device identifiers based thereon, and a first transceiver configured to send the identifiers to the update server. The update server is configured to collect the identifiers from the client device, and includes a second processor for analyzing the identifiers and determining an updated program configuration based on the collected identifiers matching known identifiers, and a second transceiver configured to deliver data representing the updated program configuration to the client device for storage therein.
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1. A system for remotely updating a program configuration, comprising a client device and an update server wherein:
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(a) the client device is configured to execute a computer program to perform a remote update of a program configuration on the client device, the client device comprising; a first processor coupled to a memory storing the computer program which, when executed by the first processor, (i) performs physical device recognition on the client device to determine machine parameters including account information for a user of the client device and features of software that the user of the client device is entitled to use, (ii) generates a unique device identifier for the client device, the unique device identifier is generated based at least in part on the determined machine parameters, and (iii) collects a unique software identifier for the software on the client device, the unique software identifier being unique to a particular copy of the software and to a particular user of the software; and a first transceiver configured to send the unique device identifier and the unique software identifier to the update server via the Internet; and (b) the update server is configured to receive the unique device identifier and the unique software identifier from the client device, the update server comprising; a second processor coupled to a memory and configured to analyze the unique device identifier and the unique software identifier at the update server, and to determine, based on the analyzed unique device identifier and the analyzed unique software identifier, an updated program configuration if the user associated with the unique device identifier is entitled to use features of the updated program configuration according to a license associated with the unique software identifier; and a second transceiver configured to deliver, via the Internet, data representing the updated program configuration to the client device for storage therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A client device configured to execute a computer program to perform a remote update of a program configuration on the client device, the client device comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor and storing the computer program which, when executed by the processor, (i) performs physical device recognition on the client device to determine machine parameters including account information for a user of the client device and features of software that the user of the client device is entitled to use, (ii) generates a unique device identifier for the client device, the unique device identifier is generated based at least in part on the determined machine parameters, and (iii) collects a unique software identifier for the software on the client device, the unique software identifier being unique to a particular copy of the software and to a particular user of the software; and a transceiver configured to (i) send the unique device identifier and the unique software identifier to an update server via the Internet to determine, based on analyzing the unique device identifier and the unique software identifier, an updated program configuration, and (ii) receive, from the update server, the updated program configuration if the user associated with the unique device identifier is entitled to use features of the updated program configuration according to a license associated with the unique software identifier.
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Current AssigneeUniloc 2017 LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
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Original AssigneeUniloc Luxembourg S.à r.l. (f/k/a Uniloc Luxembourg S.A.) (Uniloc Corporation Pty. Limited)
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InventorsEtchegoyen, Craig Stephen
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Primary Examiner(s)Zhen, Wei
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Assistant Examiner(s)Chen, Qing
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Application NumberUS12/818,906Publication NumberTime in Patent Office781 DaysField of Search717168-178US Class Current717/172CPC Class CodesG06F 8/60 Software deployment
