Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-16
2008-09-02
Peyton, Tammara R (Department: 2182)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral configuration
C710S009000, C710S010000, C709S243000, C713S001000, C713S002000, C713S100000, C713S182000, C700S009000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07421516
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided to remotely activate options resident on a multi-vendor supported device. The technique includes receiving, at a centralized facility, an activation key sent from a first location and configured to activate an option of an in-field device located in a second location, and sending the activation key and a verification script, from the centralized facility, to the in-field device at the second location. The technique also includes receiving, at the centralized facility, a report generated by the verification script and, if the report is satisfactory, installing the activation key in the in-field device to activate the option and, if the report is not satisfactory, aborting activation of the option.
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Davantes Esmeraldo R. V.
Durbin Winnie C.
Minogue Michael R.
Zhang Kun
General Electric Company
Peyton Tammara R
Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC
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