Provisioning managed devices with states of arbitrary type
US9047442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described is a technology by which a target machine (managed device) is provisioned with arbitrary states for subsequent communication with a central authority, in which the configuration provisioning of the device is decoupled from the collection of the provisioning data. In a provisioning phase, arbitrary state information for provisioning the managed device is obtained and packaged in a container. In a configuration phase, the container is accessed, and the arbitrary state information is unpackaged to apply state to the managed device. The target machine thus may be provisioned with arbitrary states without actively communicating with the central authority.
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