REMOTE FEATURE ACTIVATOR FEATURE EXTRACTION

• US 20080052295A1
• Filed: 10/30/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Walker, William, Lieou, Bruce, Serkowski, Robert, Lourenco, Mary, Levy, Leslie
• Granted Patent: US 7,844,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• 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 database record controls a license to use a computational component. An input receives an order identifier associated with an order related to a computational component and an interface retrieves order information associated with the identifier. The order information comprises at least one material code. A material code mapping agent compares the material code with at least one material code mapping table to identify corresponding computational component information associated with the material code. In another configuration, a transaction record includes first information associated with the order, the order relates to at least a first computational component and/or feature thereof, a configuration file includes second information different from the first information, the configuration file relates to at least one telecommunication switch/server, and a configuration file processing agent compares some of the first information with some of the second information to form a system record having both first and second information.

Claims

35. A method, comprising:

receiving an order identifier associated with an order, the order relating to at least a first computational component and/or feature thereof, the at least a first computational component and/or feature thereof to upgrade and/or replace at least one of a telecommunication switch and server;

retrieving order information associated with the order identifier, wherein the order information comprises at least one material code;

comparing the at least one material code with at least one material code mapping table to identify corresponding first information associated with the at least one material code;

forming a transaction record containing the identified first information;

receiving a configuration file comprising second information different from the first information, the configuration file relating to a current configuration of the at least one of a telecommunication switch and server;

merging at least some of the first information with at least some of the second information to form a license file comprising both first and second information, the license file being for the operation of the at least a first computational component and/or feature thereof.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the first information comprises a plurality of a description of the computational component, a platform description, a module type, an application description, a release description, and a feature code and wherein the merging step comprises applying a set of rules to resolve potential conflicts between the first and second information, the set of rules comprising:

(i) in response to selected first information being associated with the first type of feature and, in response to the switch configuration file indicating that the first type of feature is available for use, using the selected first information in a right-to-use field in the license file;

(ii) in response to selected first information being associated with the second type of feature and, in response to the second information not containing the second type of feature, using the selected first information in right-to-use, setting, and range fields in the license file; and

(iii) in response to the selected first information being associated with the third type of feature and, in response to the second information not containing the third type of feature, using the selected first information in right-to-use, setting, and range fields in the license file.

37. The method of claim 35, further comprising:

repeating the merging step for each of a plurality of material codes in the order information.

38. A computer readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions to perform the steps of claim 35.

39. A system, comprising:

(a) a material code mapping agent operable to;

(a1) receive an order identifier associated with an order, the order relating to at least a first computational component and/or feature thereof, the at least a first computational component and/or feature thereof to upgrade and/or replace at least one of a telecommunication switch and server;

(a2) retrieve order information associated with the order identifier, wherein the order information comprises at least one material code;

(a3) compare the at least one material code with at least one material code mapping table to identify corresponding first information associated with the at least one material code;

(a4) form a transaction record containing the identified first information;

(b) a configuration file processing agent operable to;

(b1) receive a configuration file comprising second information different from the first information, the configuration file relating to a current configuration of the at least one of a telecommunication switch and server;

(b2) merge at least some of the first information and at least some of the second information to form a system record comprising both first and second information; and

(c) a feature activator operable to generate a license file containing at least some of the computational component information, the license file being for the operation of the at least a first computational component and/or feature thereof and including first and second information.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein the first information comprises a plurality of a description of the computational component, a platform description, a module type, an application description, a release description, and a feature code and wherein the configuration file processing agent is further operable to apply the following set of rules as part of sub-operation (b2):

(i) in response to selected first information being associated with the first type of feature and, in response to the switch configuration file indicating that the first type of feature is available for use, using the selected first information in a right-to-use field in the system record;

(ii) in response to selected first information being associated with the second type of feature and, in response to the second information not containing the second type of feature, using the selected first information in right-to-use, setting, and range fields in the system record; and

(iii) in response to the selected first information being associated with the third type of feature and, in response to the second information not containing the third type of feature, using the selected first information in right-to-use, setting, and range fields in the system record.

41. The system of claim 39, wherein the material code mapping agent is operable to:

repeat the merging operation for each of a plurality of material codes in the order information.