Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Business processing using cryptography – Usage protection of distributed data files
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Fischer, Andrew J. (Department: 3621)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Business processing using cryptography
Usage protection of distributed data files
C705S055000, C705S056000, C726S004000, C726S005000, C726S028000, C726S031000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07962416
ABSTRACT:
A system and method to remotely enable software based options for a trial period in remote equipment is disclosed. The invention includes receiving and authenticating a user, and receiving an option-enabling request from the user specifying the particular option requested to be enabled in a particular piece of equipment at a remote location. A system I.D. is validated, and the system ensures that the option has not already been enabled at least once before, and if it has not, a software enabling key is generated and sent to activate the option in the remote equipment.
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Butler Timothy D
Durbin Winnie C.
Lamoureux Thomas Leroy
Mehring Dave
Singh Karamjeet
Fischer Andrew J.
GE Medical Technology Services, Inc.
General Electric Company
Johns Christopher C.
Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC
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