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Device management system

  • US 9,692,878 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/2015
  • Issued: 06/27/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device management system comprising:

  • memory storing usage rules specifying a plurality of associations between a plurality of storage compartments including a storage compartment and a plurality of managed devices including a managed device, the plurality of associations including an association between the storage compartment and the managed device;

    an interface;

    at least one processor coupled to the memory and the interface; and

    a control component executable by the at least one processor and configured to;

    determine, via the interface at a predetermined time, whether a connection between the managed device and the device management system exists while the managed device is stored within the storage compartment;

    receive usage data from the managed device via the interface;

    determine whether the usage data complies with the usage rules by comparing the usage data with the usage rules;

    generate a notification in response to determining that the connection did not exist at the predetermined time and that the usage data does not comply with the usage rules; and

    transmit, in response to determining that the connection did not exist at the predetermined time, a request to the managed device to restrict at least one function of the managed device.

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