System and method for deriving a name for association with a device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of selecting a name to assign to an electronic device that has a contact list stored thereon, said contact list comprising a plurality of contact entries, the method comprising:
- retrieving, by a processor of the electronic device, from a data source on the device that is separate from the contact list, a data point associated with the electronic device, said data point being an identifier used for communications between devices;
searching the contact list for a contact entry that includes the data point;
in response to locating a contact entry that includes the data point, extracting a contact name from the contact entry; and
selecting, as a device name to assign to the electronic device, a name that includes at least a portion of the contact name.
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Abstract
Electronic devices without device names are provided with an application for retrieving a data point from the device from which a name can be deduced. A match for the data point is searched for in the contacts list in the device, and when found, the name corresponding to the contact entry, in which the data point has been found, is used to derive the device name. The derived device name (or information from which the device name may be derived) may be transmitted to a remote server which may be used for managing multiple such devices.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of selecting a name to assign to an electronic device that has a contact list stored thereon, said contact list comprising a plurality of contact entries, the method comprising:
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retrieving, by a processor of the electronic device, from a data source on the device that is separate from the contact list, a data point associated with the electronic device, said data point being an identifier used for communications between devices; searching the contact list for a contact entry that includes the data point; in response to locating a contact entry that includes the data point, extracting a contact name from the contact entry; and selecting, as a device name to assign to the electronic device, a name that includes at least a portion of the contact name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores executable program code that directs an electronic device to at least:
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retrieve, from a data source that is separate from a contact list stored on the electronic device, a data point associated with the electronic device, said data point comprising an identifier used for communications between devices; search the contact list for a contact entry that includes the data point; in response to locating a contact entry that includes the data point, extract a contact name from the contact entry; and transmit at least a portion of the extracted contact name on a network to a device management system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An electronic device, comprising:
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a processor coupled to a memory; a contact list stored in the memory, said contact list comprising a plurality of contact entries; and executable code stored in the memory, said executable code comprising instructions that direct the processor to at least; retrieve, from a data source other than the contact list, a data point associated with the electronic device; identify, by searching the contact list, a matching contact entry that includes the data point; and transmit, to a device management system, at least a portion of a contact name included in the matching contact entry. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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