System and method of owner control of electronic devices
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1. A method of owner control of electronic devices, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at an electronic device, owner information which includes owner identification information;
wherein the owner identification information includes source authentication information;
receiving, at the electronic device, owner control information;
wherein the owner control information comprises a description of functions or software applications the electronic device is allowed to use and wherein the owner control information is received at the electronic device at a different time than the owner information is received at the electronic device;
using the received owner identification information to check integrity of the received owner control information; and
determining, based upon the check of the integrity of the owner control information, whether to use the received owner control information on the electronic device based upon the check of the integrity of the owner control information;
wherein the source authentication information is for authenticating that the received owner control information is from an owner of the electronic device.
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Abstract
A system and method of owner control of an electronic device are provided. Owner identification information, such as data integrity and source authentication information, is stored on the electronic device. Received owner control information is stored on the electronic device where the integrity of the received owner control information is verified and/or the source is authenticated using the owner identification information. In one embodiment, owner identification information comprises an owner signature private key.
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1. A method of owner control of electronic devices, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at an electronic device, owner information which includes owner identification information; wherein the owner identification information includes source authentication information; receiving, at the electronic device, owner control information; wherein the owner control information comprises a description of functions or software applications the electronic device is allowed to use and wherein the owner control information is received at the electronic device at a different time than the owner information is received at the electronic device; using the received owner identification information to check integrity of the received owner control information; and determining, based upon the check of the integrity of the owner control information, whether to use the received owner control information on the electronic device based upon the check of the integrity of the owner control information; wherein the source authentication information is for authenticating that the received owner control information is from an owner of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for owner control of an electronic device, comprising:
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an owner information store configured to store owner identification information having data integrity information; and an owner control information store configured to store owner control information for controlling operation of an electronic device; wherein the owner control information comprises a description of functions or software applications the electronic device is allowed to use and wherein the owner control information is stored at the electronic device at a different time than the owner information is stored at the electronic device; wherein the owner identification information includes source authentication information for authenticating that the owner control information is from an owner of the electronic device; wherein the stored data integrity information is used to check integrity of the owner control information; and wherein whether to use the stored owner control information on the electronic device is determined based upon the check of the integrity of the owner control information. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. An apparatus of owner control of electronic devices, comprising:
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means for receiving, at an electronic device, owner information which includes owner identification information; means for receiving, at the electronic device, owner control information; means for using the received owner identification information to check integrity of the received owner control information; and means for determining whether to use the received owner control information on the electronic device based upon the check of the integrity of the owner control information; wherein the owner control information comprises a description of functions or software applications the electronic device is allowed to use and wherein the owner control information is received at the electronic device at a different time than the owner information is stored at the electronic device; and wherein the owner identification information includes source identification information for authenticating that the received owner control information is from an owner of the electronic device.
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