Remotely configurable user device with physical user resources and interface
US8255500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/125
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user device for interfacing predetermined external services provided by third party service providers to a user at a fixed location includes a processing platform running an operating system, a plurality of physical system resources associated with the remotely configurable user device, physical system resource interfaces for interfacing the operating system with the available physical system resources, a data store for storing ones of multiple configuration information associated with and identifying the external services that are available to a user with the user device and one or more of the available physical system resources required for ones of the external services and a communication resource for interfacing with the operating system to allow communication of the operating system with a central office for downloading of configuration information to remotely enable a selected one or ones of the predetermined external services provided by third party service providers.
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