CENTRALLY MANAGING USER-SPECIFIED CONFIGURATION DATA FOR A CONFIGURABLE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of providing user-specified configuration data for a configurable device, the method comprising:
- receiving by a configuration server a user identification and device information from a configurable device to be configured, the configuration server being separate from the configurable device and servicing a plurality of users;
accessing by the configuration server an account database and using the user identification to retrieve, for the identified user, user-specified configuration data for the configurable device; and
forwarding by the configuration server the user-specified configuration data from the account database to the configurable device for use in automatically configuring the configurable device pursuant to the user-specified configuration data.
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Abstract
A central configuration server is provided for managing user-specified configuration data for a configurable device. The central configuration server, which is separate from a configurable device to be configured, and which services a plurality of users, obtains a user identification and device information from the configurable device. Responsive to this, the central configuration server accesses an account database and uses the user identification and device information to retrieve, for the identified user, user-specified configuration data for the configurable device. The central configuration server then forwards the user-specified configuration data from the account database to the configurable device for use in automatically configuring the configurable device pursuant to the user-specified configuration data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing user-specified configuration data for a configurable device, the method comprising:
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receiving by a configuration server a user identification and device information from a configurable device to be configured, the configuration server being separate from the configurable device and servicing a plurality of users; accessing by the configuration server an account database and using the user identification to retrieve, for the identified user, user-specified configuration data for the configurable device; and forwarding by the configuration server the user-specified configuration data from the account database to the configurable device for use in automatically configuring the configurable device pursuant to the user-specified configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system for facilitating providing of user-specified configuration data to a configurable device, the computer system comprising:
a configuration server separate from the configurable device, the configuration server servicing a plurality of users, and comprising; an account database comprising user-specified configuration data for the configurable device; and a processor in communication with the account database, wherein the computer system provides user-specified configuration data to the configurable device by; obtaining by the configuration server a user identification and device information from the configurable device to be configured; accessing by the configuration server the account database and using the user identification to retrieve, for the identified user, user-specified configuration data for the configurable device; and forwarding by the configuration server the user-specified configuration data from the account database to the configurable device for use in automatically configuring the configurable device pursuant to the user-specified configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product to facilitate providing user-specified configuration data to a configurable device, the computer program product comprising:
a storage medium readable by a processing unit of a configuration server and storing instructions for execution by the processing unit for performing a method of providing user-specified configuration data for a configurable device, which is separate from the configuration server, the method comprising; receiving by the configuration server a user identification and device information from the configurable device to be configured, the configuration server servicing a plurality of users; accessing by the configuration server an account database and using the user identification to retrieve, for the identified user, user-specified configuration data for the configurable device; and forwarding by the configuration server the user-specified configuration data from the account database to the configurable device for automatically configuring the configurable device pursuant to the user-specified configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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