APPLICATION LICENSING FOR A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM OF MEDICAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a centralized system executing applications for monitoring and operating a plurality of network enabled medical devices, an indication to start a selected application at the centralized system, wherein the selected application requires a license to operate and, at the time the indication is received, the selected application has a first license;
determining, at the centralized system, to inherit at least a portion of a second license to operate the selected application at the centralized system instead of using the first license;
inheriting at least the portion of the second license to form an inherited license;
enabling features of the selected application according to the inherited license; and
starting, at the centralized system, the selected application with the enabled features.
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Abstract
Centralized systems execute one or more applications for monitoring and operating a plurality of network enabled medical devices. An indication to start a selected application at the centralized system or at a network enabled medical device is received at the centralized system/network enabled medical device. The selected application may require a license to operate and, at the time the indication is received, may have a first license available. Instead of using the first license, the centralized system/network enabled medical device may determine to inherit at least a portion of a second license to operate the selected application. The centralized system/network enabled medical device may inherit at least the portion of the second license to form an inherited license, where the inherited license enables features of the selected application. Using the inherited license, the selected application is started with the enabled features. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a centralized system executing applications for monitoring and operating a plurality of network enabled medical devices, an indication to start a selected application at the centralized system, wherein the selected application requires a license to operate and, at the time the indication is received, the selected application has a first license; determining, at the centralized system, to inherit at least a portion of a second license to operate the selected application at the centralized system instead of using the first license; inheriting at least the portion of the second license to form an inherited license; enabling features of the selected application according to the inherited license; and starting, at the centralized system, the selected application with the enabled features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first network enabled medical device, an indication to start a selected application at the medical device, wherein the selected application requires a license to operate and, at the time the indication is received, the selected application has a first license; determining, at the first network enabled medical device, to inherit from a centralized system at least a portion of a second license to operate the selected application at the first network enabled medical device instead of using the first license, wherein the centralized system monitors and operates a plurality of network enabled medical devices including the first medical device; inheriting at least the portion of the second license to form an inherited license; enabling features of the selected application according to the inherited license; and starting, at the first network enabled medical device, the selected application with the enabled features. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a centralized system executing applications for monitoring and operating a plurality of network enabled medical devices, an indication to start one of the applications at the centralized system, wherein the application requires a decrypted license to operate; decrypting a license to produce the decrypted license; determining from the decrypted license that communication with a license server is required; polling the license server with data characterizing the decrypted license to receive a new license; and updating the decrypted license based on the new license.
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