SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING A MANAGED DEVICE USING AN IMAGE

• US 20140164580A1
• Filed: 11/25/2013
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ConnectWise, LLC
• Original Assignee: Lab Tech LLC
• Inventors: Cheloff, Brett Alan
• Granted Patent: US 9,843,475 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3274 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting

Abstract

Systems and methods of the present disclosure can facilitate managing a computing device. The computing device can be a managed device that is managed by a device management server. In some embodiments, the system includes a generation module and an interface module. The generation module may be configured to receive a site location for the computing device, identify an address of the device management server, and generate an optical representation of a configuration based on the site location and the address. The interface module may be configured to provide the optical representation to the computing device and receive a communication from the computing device, the communication corresponding to the configuration.

Claims

1. A method of managing a computing device comprising:

receiving, by a generation module executing on a device management server, a site location for the computing device;

identifying, by the generation module, an address of the device management server;

generating, by the generation module, an optical representation of a configuration corresponding to the site location and the address;

providing, by an interface module running on the device management server, to the computing device, the optical representation of the configuration; and

receiving, by the interface module, from the computing device, a communication corresponding to the configuration.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising reading, via a scanning module communicatively coupled to the computing device, the optical representation of the configuration.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, based on the optical representation of the configuration, the configuration; and

storing, in a memory element of the computing device, the configuration.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing, by the generation module, a data structure comprising the site location and an entity.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the entity comprises a business unit.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the entity corresponds to a group of one or more computing devices.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the address comprises at least one of an IP address, a domain name, a URL, and a machine name.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical representation comprises at least one of a QR code, a one-dimensional barcode, a stacked barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, a Data Matrix code, a steganographic image, an Aztec code, a high capacity color barcode, a MaxiCode, and a SPARQcode.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing comprises at least one of displaying the optical representation on a web page, embedding the optical representation in an email message, embedding the optical representation in a multimedia message service (MMS) message, and printing the optical representation on a physical medium.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication corresponding to the configuration comprises at least one of an acknowledgement message, the site location, a device identifier for the computing device, one or more of a hardware configuration of the computing device, and one or more of a software configuration for the computing device.

11. A system for managing a computing device comprising:

a generation module executing on a device management server configured to;

receive a site location for the computing device;

identify an address of the device management server; and

generate an optical representation of a configuration based on the site location and the address; and

an interface module executing on the device management server configured to;

provide the optical representation to the computing device; and

receive a communication from the computing device, the communication corresponding to the configuration.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

the computing device; and

a memory element communicatively coupled to the computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to determine, based on the optical representation of the configuration, the configuration, and store the configuration in the memory element.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a scanning module, communicatively coupled to the computing device, configured to read the optical representation of the configuration.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the generation module is further configured to access a data structure comprising the site location and an entity.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the entity comprises a business unit.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the entity comprises a group of one or more of the computing device.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the address comprises at least one of an IP address, a domain name, a URL, and a machine name.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the optical representation comprises at least one of a QR code, a one-dimensional barcode, a stacked barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, a Data Matrix code, a steganographic image, an Aztec code, a high capacity color barcode, a MaxiCode, and a SPARQcode.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the interface module is configured to provide the optical representation via at least one of:

displaying of the optical representation on a web page, embedding the optical representation in an email message, embedding the optical representation in a multimedia message service (MMS) message, and

printing the optical representation on a physical medium.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the communication corresponding to the configuration comprises at least one of an acknowledgement message, the site location, a device identifier for the computing device, one or more of a hardware configuration of the computing device, and one or more of a software configuration for the computing device.