Independent Computation Environment and Provisioning of Computing Device Functionality
First Claim
1. A method comprising executing a provisioning module in an independent computation environment that is contained at least in part in one or more hardware components of a computing device to bind network access of the computing device to one or more web services.
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Abstract
Techniques are described which provide an independent computation environment. The independent computation environment is contained at least in part in a set of one or more hardware components and configured to host a provisioning module that is executable to provision functionality of the computing device according to a wide variety of factors. In an implementation, when the provisioning module determines that particular functionality is referenced in an inclusion list, the computing device is permitted to access the particular functionality. When the provisioning module determines that the particular functionality is referenced in an exclusion list, the computing device is prevented from accessing the particular functionality.
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20 Claims
- 1. A method comprising executing a provisioning module in an independent computation environment that is contained at least in part in one or more hardware components of a computing device to bind network access of the computing device to one or more web services.
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6. A method comprising:
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providing a computing device bound to access one or more web services of a service provider through use of a provisioning module that is executable in an independent computation environment contained at least in part in one or more hardware components of the computing device; and subsidizing at least a portion of a purchase price of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing device comprising:
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secure storage configured to maintain; an inclusion list that references functionality that is permitted to be accessed via the computing device; and an exclusion list that references functionality that is not permitted to be accessed via the computing device; and one or more hardware components configured to provide an independent computation environment, in which, a provisioning module is executable to identify functionality and determine whether access to the identified functionality is permitted through use of the inclusion and exclusion lists. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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