Embedded building conroller with stored software license information
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1. An embedded building controller unit, comprising:
- an embedded building controller configured to control one or more building components of a building;
an interface for receiving license access requests from one or more software applications that are running external to the embedded building controller unit; and
a license server within the embedded building controller unit coupled to the interface, the license server granting or denying the access requests based on license information stored within the embedded building controller unit.
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Abstract
A building controller unit having a building controller adapted to control one or more building components of a building, and a license file stored within the building controller unit for storing software license information. In some cases, the building controller unit may include a license server for granting and/or denying software access requests from one or more software applications running external to the building controller unit based on the software license information stored in the building controller unit.
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12 Claims
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1. An embedded building controller unit, comprising:
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an embedded building controller configured to control one or more building components of a building; an interface for receiving license access requests from one or more software applications that are running external to the embedded building controller unit; and a license server within the embedded building controller unit coupled to the interface, the license server granting or denying the access requests based on license information stored within the embedded building controller unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
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6. An embedded building controller unit, comprising:
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an embedded building controller configured to control one or more building components of a building; an interface for receiving license access requests from one or more software applications that are running external to the embedded building controller unit; a license server within the embedded building controller unit coupled to the interface; and an application requesting license information from the license server, the application granting or denying access requests based on the license information stored within the embedded building controller unit. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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10. A building controller unit for use in a building control system, comprising:
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a building controller configured to control one or more building components of a building; an interface for connecting the building controller unit to one or more remotely located building controller components of a building control system; and a memory for storing license information, wherein the building controller unit is configured to receive requests from one or more remotely located building controller components of the building control system via the interface, and in response, provide at least some of the license information in order to enable and/or disable one or more functions of the one or more remotely located building controller components of the building control system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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