US 8,239,852 B2
Remote update of computers based on physical device recognitionGeneral
US 8,239,852 B2
Remote update of computers based on physical device recognition
Tech Center:
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Examiner:
Wei Zhen
Art Unit:
2191 Interprocess Communication and Software Development
Inventors:
Craig Stephen Etchegoyen
Assignee:
Priority:
06/24/09
Filed:
06/18/10
Granted:
08/07/12
Expiration:
06/24/29
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.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06F8/60G06F