System and method for remote asset management
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A system for providing a range of consumer services by autonomously monitoring and managing consumer device assets, said system comprising:
- a plurality of consumer device assets wirelessly connected to one or more communications networks, each asset having operating system and application software, nonvolatile memory for storing files of data content for display to a consumer user of the device, and a display apparatus for displaying the stored data content;
a remote computer server platform connected to the one or more communications networks, the remote computer server platform configured to execute software applications for monitoring and managing the plurality of consumer device assets, each of the plurality of consumer device assets being registered with the remote computer server platform;
the plurality of consumer device assets and the remote computer server platform being configured to communicate over the one or more communication networks via transmissions including at least one selected from the group consisting of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) data messages, Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) data messages, and other packet switched data messages;
the plurality of consumer device assets being configured to communicate operational status information and consumer usage information to the remote computer server platform automatically as a result of at least one selected from the group consisting of pre-programmed conditions and instructions received from the remote computer server platform;
the remote computer server platform being configured to receive and process the operational status information and the consumer usage information of the plurality of consumer device assets automatically according to preprogrammed conditions; and
the remote computer server platform being configured to communicate, based upon the results of processing at least some of the received consumer usage information, one or more management instructions that cause the stored data content files of one or more of the plurality of consumer device assets to be automatically modified.
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Abstract
A system for autonomously monitoring and managing consumer device assets includes a plurality of consumer device assets registered with a remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform is configured to execute software applications for monitoring and managing the consumer device assets. The consumer device assets communicate operational status information and consumer usage information to the remote computer server platform automatically as a result of pre-programmed conditions and/or instructions received from the remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform monitors the consumer device assets by processing the operational status information and consumer usage information automatically according to preprogrammed conditions. Based upon the results of processing at least some of the received consumer usage information, the remote computer server platform manages the consumer device assets by communicating management instructions that cause the stored data content files of one or more assets to be automatically modified.
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1. A system for providing a range of consumer services by autonomously monitoring and managing consumer device assets, said system comprising:
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a plurality of consumer device assets wirelessly connected to one or more communications networks, each asset having operating system and application software, nonvolatile memory for storing files of data content for display to a consumer user of the device, and a display apparatus for displaying the stored data content; a remote computer server platform connected to the one or more communications networks, the remote computer server platform configured to execute software applications for monitoring and managing the plurality of consumer device assets, each of the plurality of consumer device assets being registered with the remote computer server platform; the plurality of consumer device assets and the remote computer server platform being configured to communicate over the one or more communication networks via transmissions including at least one selected from the group consisting of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) data messages, Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) data messages, and other packet switched data messages; the plurality of consumer device assets being configured to communicate operational status information and consumer usage information to the remote computer server platform automatically as a result of at least one selected from the group consisting of pre-programmed conditions and instructions received from the remote computer server platform; the remote computer server platform being configured to receive and process the operational status information and the consumer usage information of the plurality of consumer device assets automatically according to preprogrammed conditions; and the remote computer server platform being configured to communicate, based upon the results of processing at least some of the received consumer usage information, one or more management instructions that cause the stored data content files of one or more of the plurality of consumer device assets to be automatically modified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing a range of consumer services by autonomously monitoring and managing consumer device assets, said system comprising:
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a first plurality of consumer device assets wirelessly connected to a cellular mobile telecommunications network, each asset having operating system and application software, nonvolatile memory for storing files of data content for display to a consumer user of the device, and a display apparatus for displaying the stored data content; a second plurality of consumer device assets wirelessly connected to the Internet, each asset having operating system and application software, nonvolatile memory for storing files of data content for display to a consumer user of the device, and a display apparatus for displaying the stored data content; a remote computer server platform connected to the cellular mobile telecommunications network and to the Internet, the remote computer server platform configured to execute software applications for monitoring and managing the first and second pluralities of consumer device assets, each of the pluralities of consumer device assets being registered with the remote computer server platform; the first and second pluralities of consumer device assets and the remote computer server platform being configured to communicate over the cellular mobile telecommunications network and the Internet via transmissions including at least one selected from the group consisting of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) data messages, Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) data messages, and other packet switched data messages; the first and second pluralities of consumer device assets being configured to communicate operational status information and consumer usage information to the remote computer server platform automatically as a result of at least one selected from the group consisting of pre-programmed conditions and instructions received from the remote computer server platform; the remote computer server platform being configured to receive and process the operational status information and the consumer usage information of the first and second pluralities of consumer device assets automatically according to preprogrammed conditions; the remote computer server platform being configured to communicate, based upon the results of processing at least some of the received consumer usage information, one or more management instructions that cause the stored data content files of one or more of the first and second pluralities of consumer device assets to be automatically modified; and the remote computer server platform being configured to communicate a Short Message Service (SMS) message to at least one of the first plurality of consumer device assets that causes one or more components of said asset to power up from a powered down state for facilitating the exchange of further communications between said asset and the remote computer server platform. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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