System and method for information handling system software registration code management
First Claim
1. An information handling system comprising:
- a housing;
plural processing components disposed in the housing and operable to process information, the processing components including at least one storage device;
plural applications operable to run in cooperation with the processing components, at least one of the applications having an associated registration code, the application requiring input of the registration code to perform one or more associated functions; and
a registration code module stored on the storage device and interfaced with the at least one application, the registration code module operable to save the registration codes on the storage device and to provide each of the at least one applications with the associated registration code to perform the associated function.
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Abstract
Registration codes associated with applications loaded on an information handling system are stored in a registration code table by a registration code module and retrieved for use when needed by an application to perform a restricted function, such as install or maintenance functions. The registration code table is populated at manufacture of the information handling system or automatically based on user preferences as a user inputs registration codes. The registration code table is secured with authentication information on the information handling system or, alternatively, at a network location accessible by the information handling system.
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20 Claims
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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a housing;
plural processing components disposed in the housing and operable to process information, the processing components including at least one storage device;
plural applications operable to run in cooperation with the processing components, at least one of the applications having an associated registration code, the application requiring input of the registration code to perform one or more associated functions; and
a registration code module stored on the storage device and interfaced with the at least one application, the registration code module operable to save the registration codes on the storage device and to provide each of the at least one applications with the associated registration code to perform the associated function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing software application registration codes comprising:
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installing plural applications on the information handling system, each of the installed applications having an associated registration code, the registration code required to perform one or more restricted functions with the associated application;
storing the plural registration codes on the information handling system at a common location; and
retrieving one or more of the plural registration codes to perform a restricted function with an associated application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for saving software application registration codes, the system comprising:
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an application registration code table storing plural application registration codes, each stored registration code associated with an application loaded on an information handling system; and
a registration code module loaded on the information handling system and operable to detect a request by an application running on the information handling system for the registration code associated with that application and to communicate the registration code to the requesting application. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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