Remote feature activation authentication file system
US7890997B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6218
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for providing a user with authorization to perform one or more functions using or otherwise involving a computational component is provided. The system includes an authentication file system 100 operable to (a) receive a request from a user for a second set of authentication information permitting a second set of operations to be performed on a computational component, wherein the computational component is operable to be installed by the user on the computational system, wherein the computational component contains a first set of authentication information permitting a first set of operations to be performed on the computational component; and wherein the first and second sets of operations are different; (b) generate an authentication file containing the second set of authentication information; and (c) transmit the authentication file to the computational system.
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