Centrally managing user-specified configuration data for a configurable device
US8538404B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/245
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A central configuration server is provided for managing user-specified configuration data for a configurable device. The central configuration server, which is separate from a configurable device to be configured, and which services a plurality of users, obtains a user identification and device information from the configurable device. Responsive to this, the central configuration server accesses an account database and uses the user identification and device information to retrieve, for the identified user, user-specified configuration data for the configurable device. The central configuration server then forwards the user-specified configuration data from the account database to the configurable device for use in automatically configuring the configurable device pursuant to the user-specified configuration data.
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