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Persistent servicing agent

  • US 20060272020A1
  • Filed: 03/20/2006
  • Published: 11/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A persistent servicing agent disposed in an electronic device connected to a network to a remote server, to enable, support and/or provide at least one service with respect to the electronic device, comprising:

  • a driver agent concealed in the electronic device, wherein the driver agent is configured to be persistent against external tampering, including self-healing in the event of tampering, and wherein the driver agent comprises at least one of a partial driver agent or a full function driver agent, wherein the full function driver agent is configured to communicate with the network in providing the service, and the partial driver agent is configured with a reduced set of functions compared to the full function driver agent, and to determine whether a full function driver agent is available in the electronic device; and

    a run module configured to automatically initiate operation of the driver agent without user initiation or user intervention.

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