Information security – Access control or authentication – Network
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-19
2010-06-15
Zand, Kambiz (Department: 2434)
Information security
Access control or authentication
Network
C726S002000, C726S019000, C726S035000, C713S001000, C713S155000, C713S182000, C709S229000, C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07739725
ABSTRACT:
A system for granting indefinite use of inactivated software options pre-installed on a device is provided. The system includes receiving, at a remote processing facility, a recurrent use request from a user requesting access to an inactivated software option resident on the device. The system is further configured to validate the request and generate an activation key. The activation key is transmitted from the processing facility to the device automatically activating the option and granting recurrent access. The activation key or code is generated at the processing facility using data from at least one of a user identifier, a system identifier, a recurrent use identifier, and the selected option. A method to permit recurrent use of resident, yet, inactivated software of a device is also provided.
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IBM, Remote Activation of Computer Terminals, May 1, 1982, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletine, vol. 24, Issue 12, pp. 6309-6310.
Blair William G.
Durbin Winnie C.
Minogue Michael R.
Singh Karamjeet
Zhang Kun
GE Medical Technology Services, Inc.
Tran Tongoc
Zand Kambiz
Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC
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