Cloning management system for touchless device level or group fleet management
US11032289B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/173
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein is a method of processing location and level changes for managed devices, which includes a child device sensing a move to a new location and level in a tree structure including levels having different permissions and policies, and the child device receiving permissions and policies for the new location and level via a master clone file. Also described is a method of updating policies in a device in a fleet of image forming devices that includes identifying a setting in the device that should not be updated automatically, setting a respective flag associated with the identified setting, thereby indicating that the setting is not to be updated automatically, receiving a file with updated policy values, and updating settings of the device according to the updated policy values except for the identified setting. Also described is a method for processing exemption requests in a fleet of image forming devices.
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