Taking ownership of a part-physical, part-virtual device
US7114176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B20/00086
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method, system and device for securing ownership for a two-part device with a physical unit and a virtual unit so that ownership of the two-part device is efficiently initiated, maintained, and transferred. The steps include initiating, by a user, an activation signal from the physical unit to the virtual unit to activate an ownership procedure and employing a double safety mechanism to activate ownership services via the virtual unit for the physical unit.
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