SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING AND USING ADMINISTRATIVE CARDS TO ENABLE CONFIGURATION OF AN APPLICATION AND DEVICE

• US 20080011826A1
• Filed: 07/14/2006
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon USA, Inc. (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon USA, Inc. (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Mazzagatte, Craig, Dusberger, Dariusz, Matsubayashi, Don H., Piazza, Kevin F., Iwamoto, Neil Y., Slick, Royce E.
• Granted Patent: US 7,946,481 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers

Abstract

A method and system for registering a card that is used to enable configurations of an application and/or a device. The method and system includes initializing into an administrative card setup mode, providing information for at least one card to be registered, storing the information for the at least one card to be registered, and exiting the administrative card setup mode.

Claims

1. A method for registering a card enabling configuration of an application and/or a device, the method comprising:

initializing into an administrative card setup mode;

providing information for at least one card to be registered;

storing the information for the at least one card to be registered; and

exiting the administrative card setup mode.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the information for the at least one card is provided using a card reader.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the information for the at least one card is provided by inputting a number associated with the at least one card.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein a PIN number is associated with the at least one card for which information was provided.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the information for the at least one card is stored in a storage medium of a device.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the information for the at least one card is stored in a remote storage medium.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the information provided card includes user identification information.

8. A system for registering an administrative card used to enable application and device configurations, the system comprising:

initializing into an administrative card setup mode;

providing information for at least one card to be registered;

storing the information for the at least one card to be registered;

exiting the administrative card setup mode.

9. A system according to claim 8, wherein the information for the least one card is provided by using a card reader.

10. A system according to claim 8, wherein the information for the at least one card is provided by inputting a number associated with the at least one card.

11. A system according to claim 8, wherein a PIN number is associated with the at least one card for which information was provided.

12. A system according to claim 8, where the information for the at least one card is stored in a storage medium of a device.

13. A system according to claim 8, wherein the information for the at least one card is stored in a remote storage medium.

14. A system according to claim 8, wherein the information provided card includes user identification information.