Systems and methods for automatically configuring a client for remote use of a network-based service
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1. A method for automatically configuring a client for remote use of a network-based service, comprising:
- the client automatically calling a service manager that manages a network-based service that is supported on a local network to which the client is connected, the service manager being a single network service application that in addition to managing the network-based service also provides security information to the client;
the service manager automatically generating security information for the client as a consequence of the client'"'"'s connection to the local network, the security information being configured to authenticate the client and authorize its use of the network-based service;
the service manager automatically providing to the client the generated security information;
the service manager automatically registering the client with the network-based service; and
the client automatically receiving and storing the security information for later use of the network-based service by the client from a remote location.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for configuring a client for remote use of a network-based service. In one embodiment, a system and a method include automatically discovering a network-based service supported on a local network to which the client is also connected, communicating with the service via the network, and automatically receiving security information from the service that enables use of the service by the client from a remote location.
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1. A method for automatically configuring a client for remote use of a network-based service, comprising:
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the client automatically calling a service manager that manages a network-based service that is supported on a local network to which the client is connected, the service manager being a single network service application that in addition to managing the network-based service also provides security information to the client; the service manager automatically generating security information for the client as a consequence of the client'"'"'s connection to the local network, the security information being configured to authenticate the client and authorize its use of the network-based service; the service manager automatically providing to the client the generated security information; the service manager automatically registering the client with the network-based service; and the client automatically receiving and storing the security information for later use of the network-based service by the client from a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system that facilitates access and use of a network-based service, comprising:
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a client stored on non-transitory computer-readable media and configured to automatically call a service manager stored on non-transitory computer-readable media and executable to manage a network-based service supported on a local network to which the client is connected and to receive and store security information from the service manager that enables use of the network-based service by the client from a remote location, wherein the service manager and the network-based service are both provided as part of a single network service application stored on non-transitory computer-readable media; and the service manager managing the network-based service, the service manager being configured (i) to communicate with clients that are connected to the local network, (ii) to automatically generate security information for the clients as a consequence of their connection to the local network, the security information being configured to authenticate the clients and authorize their use of the network-based service from a remote location, and (iii) to automatically register the clients with the network-based service. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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