System and method for migration of digital assets

• US 8,429,641 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2010
• Issued: 04/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: O'Connor, Clint H., Huber, Gary D., Haze, Michael, Curtis, William A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tecklu, Isaac
• Assistant Examiner(s): MORSHED, HOSSAIN M
• Application Number:
  US12/698,310
• Publication Number:
  US 20110191476A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for automatically migrating entitled digital assets from a source system to the target system. A first personalization agent is installed on a target system. A first set of digital assets entitlement data is provided along with an associated first set of digital assets data, which is then installed on the target system by the first personalization agent. A second set of digital assets entitlement data associated with a second set of digital assets data installed on a source system is determined by a second personalization agent. The second set of digital assets entitlement data is disassociated from the second set of system identifier data and then associated with the first set of system identifier data. The second set of digital assets is then installed the target system by the first personalization agent.

Claims

1. An information handling system for managing the entitlement of digital assets, comprising:

a storage medium comprising a repository of system identifier data, digital assets data, and digital assets entitlement data; and

a processor, the processor being operable to;

perform installation operations to install a first personalization agent on a first system;

receive a first set of system identifier data associated with the first system, wherein the first set of system identifier data is provided by the first personalization agent;

process the first set of system identifier data to determine a corresponding first set of digital assets entitlement data; and

provide the first set of digital assets entitlement data and an associated first set of digital assets data to the first personalization agent for installation on the first system; and

wherein

a second set of system identifier data associated with a second system is received, wherein the second set of system identifier data is provided by a second personalization agent associated with the second system;

the second set of system identifier data is processed to determine a corresponding second set of digital assets entitlement data associated with a second set of digital assets data;

the second set of digital assets entitlement data is disassociated from the second set of system identifier data;

the second set of digital assets entitlement data is associated with the first set of system identifier data; and

the second set of digital assets entitlement data and the associated second set of digital assets data are provided to the first personalization agent for installation on the first system.

2. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the installation of the first set of digital assets entitlement data on the first system allows the first system to process data associated with the installed first set of digital assets data.

3. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein:

inventory operations are performed on the second system by the second personalization agent to generate a third set of digital assets data;

the third set of digital assets data is processed to generate a third set of digital assets entitlement data;

comparison operations are performed between the second set of digital assets entitlement data and the third set of digital assets entitlement data to generate a fourth set of digital assets entitlement data;

the fourth set of digital assets entitlement data and an associated fourth set of digital assets data are provided to the first personalization agent for installation on the first system.

4. The information handling system of claim 3, wherein the third set of digital assets entitlement data is provided as user input data in response to the processing of the third set of digital assets data.

5. A computer-implemented method for managing the entitlement of digital assets, comprising:

performing installation operations to install a first personalization agent on a first system;

receiving a first set of system identifier data associated with the first system, wherein the first set of system identifier data is provided by the first personalization agent;

processing the first set of system identifier data to determine a corresponding first set of digital assets entitlement data; and

providing the first set of digital assets entitlement data and an associated first set of digital assets data to the first personalization agent for installation on the first system; and

wherein

a second set of system identifier data associated with a second system is received, wherein the second set of system identifier data is provided by a second personalization agent associated with the second system;

the second set of system identifier data is processed to determine a corresponding second set of digital assets entitlement data associated with a second set of digital assets data;

the second set of digital assets entitlement data is disassociated from the second set of system identifier data;

the second set of digital assets entitlement data is associated with the first set of system identifier data; and

the second set of digital assets entitlement data and the associated second set of digital assets data are provided to the first personalization agent for installation on the first system.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the installation of the first set of digital assets entitlement data on the first system allows the first system to process data associated with the installed first set of digital assets data.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein:

inventory operations are performed on the second system by the second personalization agent to generate a third set of digital assets data;

the third set of digital assets data is processed to generate a third set of digital assets entitlement data;

comparison operations are performed between the second set of digital assets entitlement data and the third set of digital assets entitlement data to generate a fourth set of digital assets entitlement data;

the fourth set of digital assets entitlement data and an associated fourth set of digital assets data are provided to the first personalization agent for installation on the first system.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the third set of digital assets entitlement data is provided as user input data in response to the processing of the third set of digital assets data.

9. A computer-usable non-transitory medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising processor executable instructions configured for:

performing installation operations to install a first personalization agent on a first system;

receiving a first set of system identifier data associated with the first system, wherein the first set of system identifier data is provided by the first personalization agent;

processing the first set of system identifier data to determine a corresponding first set of digital assets entitlement data; and

providing the first set of digital assets entitlement data and an associated first set of digital assets data to the first personalization agent for installation on the first system; and

wherein

a second set of system identifier data associated with a second system is received, wherein the second set of system identifier data is provided by a second personalization agent associated with the second system;

the second set of system identifier data is processed to determine a corresponding second set of digital assets entitlement data associated with a second set of digital assets data;

the second set of digital assets entitlement data is disassociated from the second set of system identifier data;

the second set of digital assets entitlement data is associated with the first set of system identifier data; and

the second set of digital assets entitlement data and the associated second set of digital assets data are provided to the first personalization agent for installation on the first system.

10. The computer-usable non-transitory medium of claim 9, wherein the installation of the first set of digital assets entitlement data on the first system allows the first system to process data associated with the installed first set of digital assets data.

11. The computer-usable non-transitory medium of claim 9, wherein:

inventory operations are performed on the second system by the second personalization agent to generate a third set of digital assets data;

the third set of digital assets data is processed to generate a third set of digital assets entitlement data;

comparison operations are performed between the second set of digital assets entitlement data and the third set of digital assets entitlement data to generate a fourth set of digital assets entitlement data;

the fourth set of digital assets entitlement data and an associated fourth set of digital assets data are provided to the first personalization agent for installation on the first system.

12. The computer-usable non-transitory medium of claim 11, wherein the third set of digital assets entitlement data is provided as user input data in response to the processing of the third set of digital assets data.