Method and system for upgrading a user environment
First Claim
1. A method for upgrading a user environment, wherein the user environment has a product with a component operable to run at a low operating level and a high operating level, the component of the product being set to operate at the low operating level, the method comprising:
- associating an upgrade key with the product, the upgrade key having permission instructions for the component of the product to operate at the high operating level; and
enabling the component of the product to operate at the high operating level in response to the upgrade key being associated with the product in order to upgrade the user environment.
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Abstract
A method and system for enhancing a user environment having product with a component operable to run at a low operating level and a high operating level in which the component is set to operate at the low operating level includes associating an upgrade key with the product. The upgrade key has permission instructions for the component to operate at the high operating level. The component is then enabled to operate at the high operating level in response to the upgrade key being associated with the product in order to upgrade the user environment.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for upgrading a user environment, wherein the user environment has a product with a component operable to run at a low operating level and a high operating level, the component of the product being set to operate at the low operating level, the method comprising:
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associating an upgrade key with the product, the upgrade key having permission instructions for the component of the product to operate at the high operating level; and
enabling the component of the product to operate at the high operating level in response to the upgrade key being associated with the product in order to upgrade the user environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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16. A system for enhancing a user environment, wherein the user environment has product with a component operable to run at a low operating level and a high operating level, the component of the product being set to operate at the low operating level, the system comprising:
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an upgrade key having permission instructions for the component of the product to operate at the high operating level; and
an enabling mechanism for enabling the component of the product to operate at the high operating level in response to the upgrade key being associated with the product in order to upgrade the user environment.
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26. A method for upgrading a user environment, wherein the user environment has a service operable to run at a low operating level and a high operating level, the service being set to operate at the low operating level, the method comprising:
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associating an upgrade key with the service, the upgrade key having permission instructions for the service to operate at the high operating level; and
enabling the service to operate at the high operating level in response to the upgrade key being associated with the service in order to upgrade the service.
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