REMOTE FEATURE ACTIVATOR FEATURE EXTRACTION

• US 20100049725A1
• Filed: 10/30/2009
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Serkowski, Robert J., Walker, William T., Levy, Leslie, Lieou, Bruce G., Lourenco, Mary K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,620,819 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: N/A
• 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

1. A method for creating a database record for providing a license to use a computational component, comprising:

receiving an order identifier associated with an order related to a computational component;

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 computational component information associated with the at least one material code; and

generating a license file containing at least some of the computational component information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the computational component 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.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

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

4. A computer readable medium comprising instructions to perform the steps of claim 1.

5. A logic circuit operable to perform the steps of claim 1.

6. A system for creating a database record for providing a license to use a computational component, comprising:

an input for receiving an order identifier associated with an order related to a computational component;

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

material code mapping means for comparing the at least one material code with at least one material code mapping table to identify corresponding computational component information associated with the at least one material code; and

license generation means for generating a license file containing at least some of the computational component information.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the computational component 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.

8. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

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

9. A system for creating a database record for providing a license to use a computational component, comprising:

an input operable to receive an order identifier associated with an order related to a computational component;

an interface operable to retrieve order information associated with the order identifier, wherein the order information comprises at least one material code;

a material code mapping agent operable to compare the at least one material code with at least one material code mapping table to identify corresponding computational component information associated with the at least one material code; and

a feature activator operable to generate a license file containing at least some of the computational component information.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the computational component 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.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

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

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