Binding a device to a provider

Details Binding a device to a provider Binding a device to a provider

2005-10-05

2011-12-06

Truong, Thanhnga (Department: 2438)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Zoned or cellular telephone system

C726S027000, C726S034000, C713S168000, C713S176000, C713S189000, C705S034000, C705S050000, C705S051000, C705S059000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08073442

ABSTRACT:
A pay-per-use or pay-as-you-go computer uses a secure memory to store individual unique program identifiers. Each unique program identifier is associated with a particular hardware or software component, or service, or the entire computer available to a user. By combining the unique program identifier with a computer hardware identifier uniquely identified transactions may be tracked for both billing and reconciliation. Certificates associated with each unique program identifier, and coupled to the hardware identifier, provide a cryptographic basis for mutual verification of messages, requests, configuration instructions, and provisioning.

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