Method for enabling services on a fixed image platform

• US 20060075261A1
• Filed: 10/05/2004
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Dandekar, Shree A., Howell, James A. Jr., Barajas, Gaston M.
• Application Number:
  US10/959,680
• Publication Number:
  US 20060075261A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]

Abstract

A method for enabling services on a fixed image platform which includes installing a fixed image onto an information handling system, installing a key creation utility onto the information handling system, during initial power on of the information handling system executing the key creation utility to create a key, and using the key to activate a service. The information handling system includes a unique system identifier.

Claims

1. A method for enabling services on a fixed image platform comprising:

installing a fixed image onto an information handling system, the information handling system including a unique system identifier;

installing a key creation utility onto the information handling system;

during initial power on of the information handling system executing the key creation utility to create a key;

using the key to activate a service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

the service includes a subscription service.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein

the fixed image includes service software;

and

the service software uses the key when activating the service.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising

installing the fixed image onto a plurality of information handling systems;

installing the key creation utility onto the plurality of information handling systems,

executing the key creation utility on the plurality of information handling systems to create a corresponding plurality of unique keys.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein

the key creation utility executes within of an out of box experience module.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein

the key creation utility deletes itself after creating the key.