Web-Based Asset Management

• US 20100169981A1
• Filed: 03/12/2010
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Caldvor Acquisitions Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Thomas, Brian, Gray, Gregory, Mizell, Warner, Thomas, Shawn, Woodfin, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,348,914 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

The method and system of the present invention provides an improved technique for replacing, implementing and managing computer-related assets. A technician accesses the World Wide Web through a user'"'"'s computer. The information resident on the computer, including information regarding the computer and the user'"'"'s preferences, are downloaded to a remote storage medium through the World Wide Web. Once downloaded, all information may be removed from the user'"'"'s computer. Subsequently, the technician accesses another computer such as, for example, a new computer that has been assigned to the same user. The technician accesses the World Wide Web through the new computer and downloads the information previously stored on the remote storage medium. This information can then be used to install the user'"'"'s prior applications, settings and preferences on the new computer.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

enabling access to a remote storage medium to allow a replaceable device to upload information from the replaceable device to the remote storage medium; and

enabling additional access to the remote storage medium to allow a replacement device to download the information from the remote storage medium, the information useable by the replacement device to update the replacement device with settings and preferences of the replaceable device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium by one or more servers.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium by one or more servers located remotely from the remote storage medium.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium through the Internet.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium through a local area network.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium through a secure connection to the remote storage medium.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium to allow the replaceable device to upload information from the replaceable device to a database at the remote storage medium.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium to allow the replaceable device to upload information from the replaceable device to a relational database at the remote storage medium.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium to allow the replaceable device to upload information corresponding to the replaceable device'"'"'s equipment configuration to the remote storage medium.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling additional access to the remote storage medium includes enabling additional access to the remote storage medium to allow the replacement device to download filtered information from the remote storage medium.

11. A system comprising:

a storage medium configured to store information;

a server configured to;

enable access to the storage medium to allow a replaceable device to upload information from the replaceable device to the storage medium; and

enable additional access to the storage medium to allow a replacement device to download the information from the storage medium, the information useable by the replacement device to update the replacement device with settings and preferences of the replaceable device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is located remotely from the storage medium.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is configured to enable access to the storage medium through the Internet.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is configured to enable access to the storage medium through a local area network.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is configured to enable access to the storage medium through a secure connection to the storage medium.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is configured to enable access to the storage medium to allow the replaceable device to upload information from the replaceable device to a database at the storage medium.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is configured to enable access to the storage medium to allow the replaceable device to upload information from the replaceable device to a relational database at the storage medium.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the information comprises information corresponding to the replaceable device'"'"'s equipment configuration.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is further configured to filter the information to remove redundant files from the information.

20. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, software, which in response to execution by a server, causes the server to perform a method comprising:

enabling access to a remote storage medium to allow a replaceable device to upload information from the replaceable device to the remote storage medium; and

enabling additional access to the remote storage medium to allow a replacement device to download the information from the remote storage medium, the information useable by the replacement device to update the replacement device with settings and preferences of the replaceable device.

21. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium through the Internet.

22. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium through a local area network.

23. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium through a secure connection to the remote storage medium.

24. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium to allow the replaceable device to upload information from the replaceable device to a database at the remote storage medium.

25. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium to allow the replaceable device to upload information from the replaceable device to a relational database at the remote storage medium.

26. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein enabling access to a remote storage medium includes enabling access to the remote storage medium to allow the replaceable device to upload information corresponding to the replaceable device'"'"'s equipment configuration to the remote storage medium.

27. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein enabling additional access to the remote storage medium includes enabling additional access to the remote storage medium to allow the replacement device to download filtered information from the remote storage medium.