Remote Update of Computers Based on Physical Device Recognition

US 20100333081A1
Filed: 06/18/2010
Published: 12/30/2010
Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2009
Status: Active Grant

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1. A system for remotely updating a program configuration, comprising:

a client device configured to execute a computer program to perform a remote update, the client device comprising;

a first processor coupled to memory storing the computer program which, when executed by the processor (i) performs physical device recognition on the client device to determine machine parameters, and (ii) generates unique device identifiers for the client device, the unique device identifiers based at least in part on the determined machine parameters; and

a first transceiver configured to send the unique device identifiers to at least one server via Internet; and

an update server configured to collect the unique device identifiers from at least one client device, the update server comprising;

a second processor coupled to memory and configured to analyze the unique device identifiers at the update server, and to determine based on the analyzed unique device identifiers an updated program configuration; 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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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 configured to execute a computer program to perform a remote update, the client device comprising;
  
  a first processor coupled to memory storing the computer program which, when executed by the processor (i) performs physical device recognition on the client device to determine machine parameters, and (ii) generates unique device identifiers for the client device, the unique device identifiers based at least in part on the determined machine parameters; and
  
  a first transceiver configured to send the unique device identifiers to at least one server via Internet; and
  
  an update server configured to collect the unique device identifiers from at least one client device, the update server comprising;
  
  a second processor coupled to memory and configured to analyze the unique device identifiers at the update server, and to determine based on the analyzed unique device identifiers an updated program configuration; 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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- - 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the unique device identifier comprises a hash code.
  - 3. The system of claim 1 wherein the computer program when executed implements at least one irreversible transformation such that the machine parameters cannot be derived from the unique device identifier.
  - 4. The system of claim 3 wherein the at least one irreversible transformation comprises a cryptographic hash function.
  - 5. The system of claim 1 wherein the unique identifiers further comprise software identifiers and geo-location identifiers.
  - 6. The system of claim 5 wherein at least one of the geo-location identifiers comprises an Internet Protocol address of the client device.
  - 7. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - a machine model number, a machine serial number, a machine ROM version, a machine bus speed, machine manufacturer name, machine ROM release date, machine ROM size, machine UUID, and machine service tag.
  - 8. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - CPU ID, CPU model, CPU details, CPU actual speed, CPU family, CPU manufacturer name, CPU voltage, and CPU external clock.
  - 9. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - optical model, optical serial number, keyboard model, mouse model, printer model, and scanner model.
  - 10. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - baseboard manufacturer, baseboard product name, baseboard version, baseboard serial number, and baseboard asset tag.
  - 11. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - chassis manufacturer, chassis type, chassis version, and chassis serial number.
  - 12. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - IDE controller, SATA controller, RAID controller, and SCSI controller.
  - 13. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - port connector designator, port connector type, port connector port type, and system slot type.
  - 14. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - cache level, cache size, cache max size, cache SRAM type, and cache error correction type.
  - 15. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - fan, PCMCIA, modem, portable battery, tape drive, USB controller, and USB hub.
  - 16. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - device model, device model IMEI, device model IMSI, and device model LCD.
  - 17. The system of claim 1 wherein the machine parameters comprise information regarding at least one of:
    - wireless 802.11, webcam, game controller, silicone serial, and PCI controller.

18. A method for remote update of a program, comprising:
- collecting, at an update server, unique identifiers from at least one of an audit server and client device;
  
  analyzing the unique identifiers;
  
  determining an updated program configuration for the client device based on the analyzed unique identifiers; and
  
  delivering the updated program configuration to the client device.
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- - 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the determining step comprises the update server comparing each analyzed unique identifier to known identifiers stored in a database to determine whether a match exists.
  - 20. The method of claim 19 wherein the determining step further comprises the update server generating the updated program configuration as data representing all matches yielded by the comparing step.

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Current Assignee
Uniloc 2017 LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
Original Assignee
Uniloc Luxembourg S.à r.l. (f/k/a Uniloc Luxembourg S.A.) (Uniloc Corporation Pty. Limited)
Inventors
Etchegoyen, Craig Stephen

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US 8,239,852 B2
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717/172
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G06F 8/60 Software deployment

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