DEVICE SPECIFIC IDENTITY LINKED TO USER ACCOUNT
First Claim
1. A computer device, comprising:
- memory configured to store data and instructions;
a processing system comprising at least one processor configured to be in communication with the memory;
an application and a license manager component configured to be in communication with the memory and the at least one processor, and operable to;
access a service associated with a user account that provides digital entitlement management for the computer device through the user account based at least on a device identification of the computer device changing or a clean install of the operating system occurring, wherein the user account is associated with a device identification of the computer device;
receive a list of devices associated with the user account with available digital entitlements to be reactivated on the computer device or transferred to the computer device, wherein the user account establishes ownership of the available digital entitlements;
receive a selection of a device from the list of devices;
send an operating system license request to transfer the digital entitlement associated with the selected device from the selected device to the computer device;
receive an operating system license for the digital entitlement when the transfer of the digital entitlement is valid; and
activate the operating system license on the computer device.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for activating an operating system license on a computer device may include accessing a service associated with a user account for digital entitlement management, wherein the user account is associated with a device identification of the computer device. The methods and devices may include receiving a list of devices associated with the user account with available digital entitlements to be reactivated on the computer device or transferred to the computer device. The methods and devices may include receiving a selection of a device from the list of devices and sending an operating system license request to transfer the digital entitlement associated with the selected device from the selected device to the computer device. The methods and devices may include receiving an operating system license for the digital entitlement when the transfer of the digital entitlement is valid and activating the operating system on the computer device.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer device, comprising:
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memory configured to store data and instructions; a processing system comprising at least one processor configured to be in communication with the memory; an application and a license manager component configured to be in communication with the memory and the at least one processor, and operable to; access a service associated with a user account that provides digital entitlement management for the computer device through the user account based at least on a device identification of the computer device changing or a clean install of the operating system occurring, wherein the user account is associated with a device identification of the computer device; receive a list of devices associated with the user account with available digital entitlements to be reactivated on the computer device or transferred to the computer device, wherein the user account establishes ownership of the available digital entitlements; receive a selection of a device from the list of devices; send an operating system license request to transfer the digital entitlement associated with the selected device from the selected device to the computer device; receive an operating system license for the digital entitlement when the transfer of the digital entitlement is valid; and activate the operating system license on the computer device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for activating an operating system license on a computer device includes:
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accessing, via an application configured to be in communication with a memory and at least one processor on the computer device, a service associated with a user account that provides digital entitlement management for the computer devices through the user account based at least on a device identification of the computer device changing or a clean install of the operating system occurring, wherein the user account is associated with a device identification of the computer device; receiving, at the application, a list of devices associated with the user account with available digital entitlements to be reactivated on the computer device or transferred to the computer device, wherein the user account establishes ownership of the available digital entitlements; receiving, at the application, a selection of a device from the list of devices; sending, via a license manager component in communication with the memory and the processor on the computer device, an operating system license request to transfer the digital entitlement associated with the selected device from the selected device to the computer device; receiving, at the license manager component, an operating system license for the digital entitlement when the transfer of the digital entitlement is valid; and activating, via the license manager component, the operating system license on the computer device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A server, comprising:
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a memory to store data and instructions; a processing system comprising at least one processor configured to be in communication with the memory; a user account manager and a digital entitlement manager configured to be in communication with the memory and the at least one processor, and operable to; receive a request from a computer device to access a service associated with a user account that provides digital entitlement management for the computer device through the user account based at least on a device identification of the computer device changing or a clean install of the operating system occurring, wherein the user account is associated with a device identification of the computer device; accessing the user account associated with the device identification of the computer device; retrieving a list of devices associated with the user account with available digital entitlements to be reactivated on the computer device or transferred to the computer device, wherein the user account establishes ownership of the available digital entitlements; transmitting the list of devices to the computer device; receiving an operating system license request to transfer a digital entitlement associated with a selected device identification from the list of devices to the computer device; determining whether the transfer of the digital entitlement is valid; generating an operating system license associated with the digital entitlement when the transfer is valid; and transmitting the operating system license to the computer device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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