Systems for configuring and managing classroom devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10057117-B2
Application number	US-201615249444-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2016
Priority date	Aug 28, 2016
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

Systems herein allow an administrator to efficiently set up user devices for use in a classroom environment. A management server can display a graphical user interface that includes selection options for defining and using carts of user devices. The carts can be selected and assigned to classes. The GUI also allows the administrator to specify which applications a class will use. Based on these selections, the management server can then manage which user devices install which applications, and allocate licenses accordingly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium containing instructions executed by at least one processor to perform stages for configuring user devices in a classroom, the stages comprising:
enrolling first and second pluralities of user devices at a management server, including installing a management agent on the first and second pluralities of user devices;
receiving a first selection on a graphical user interface (“GUI”) of the management server to assign the first plurality of user devices to a first cart and the second plurality of users to a second cart;
receiving a second selection on the GUI to assign the first cart to a first class;
receiving a third selection on the GUI to assign a first application to the first class;
assigning, at the management server, the first application to the first plurality of user devices based on the first cart being assigned to the first class; and
installing the first application on the first plurality of user devices based on communications between the management server and management agent.

2. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein installing the first application includes staging the first application on the first plurality of user devices, and
wherein the stages further comprise allocating licenses to the first plurality of user devices after the first application is staged.

3. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the stages further comprise:
setting, on the GUI, a maximum number of users; and
partitioning each of the first plurality of devices to cache application data in separate partitions for the maximum number of users.

4. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1 , the stages further comprising:
enrolling a user device at the management server, wherein ownership of the user device is different than ownership of the first and second plurality of user devices;
installing a management agent on the user device;
assigning, on the GUI, the user device to the first class; and
causing the management agent to download the first application to the user device based on the user device being assigned to the first class.

5. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1 , the stages further comprising:
receiving selections on the GUI that assign the first cart to a second class, the management server associating a second application with the second class;
assigning the second application to the first plurality of user devices based on the first cart being assigned to the second class; and
installing the second application on the first plurality of user devices.

6. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 5 , the stages further comprising:
receiving selections on the GUI that assign the second cart to the second class; and
installing the second application but not the first application on the second plurality of user devices.

7. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1 , the stages further comprising:
displaying, on the GUI, the number of licenses available for the first application; and
indicating whether the first application can be assigned to the first class based on the licenses available and the number of the first plurality of user devices assigned to the first cart.

8. A method for configuring user devices in a classroom, comprising:
enrolling first and second pluralities of user devices at a management server, including installing a management agent on the first and second pluralities of user devices;
receiving a first selection on a graphical user interface (“GUI”) of the management server to assign the first plurality of user devices to a first cart and the second plurality of users to a second cart;
receiving a second selection on the GUI to assign the first cart to a first class;
receiving a third selection on the GUI to assign a first application to the first class;
assigning, at the management server, the first application to the first plurality of user devices based on the first cart being assigned to the first class; and
installing the first application on the first plurality of user devices based on communications between the management server and management agent.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein installing the first application includes staging the first application on the first plurality of user devices, and the method further comprising allocating licenses to the first plurality of user devices after the first application is staged.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
setting, on the GUI, a maximum number of users; and
partitioning the first plurality of devices to cache application data in separate partitions for the maximum number of users.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
enrolling a user device at the management server, the user device ownership being different than the first and second plurality of user devices;
installing a management agent on the user device;
assigning, on the GUI, the user device to the first class; and
causing the management agent to download the first application to the user device based on the user device being assigned to the first class.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving selections on the GUI that assign the first cart to a second class, the management server associating a second application with the second class;
assigning the second application to the first plurality of user devices based on the first cart being assigned to the second class; and
installing the second application on the first plurality of user devices.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving selections on the GUI that assign the second cart to the second class;
installing the second application but not the first application on the second plurality of user devices.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
displaying, on the GUI, the number of licenses available for the first application; and
indicating whether the first application can be assigned to the first class based on the licenses available and the number of the number of the first plurality of user devices assigned to the first cart.

15. A system for configuring user devices in a classroom, comprising:
a management server that enrolls first and second pluralities of user devices;
a management agent that is installed by the management server onto the first and second pluralities of user devices;
a console for setting up the classroom at the management server, wherein the console receives selections including:
a first selection to assign the first plurality of user devices to a first cart and the second plurality of users to a second cart;
a second selection to assign the first cart to a first class; and
a third selection to assign a first application to the first class;

wherein the management server executes stages including:
assigning the first application to the first plurality of user devices based on the first cart being assigned to the first class; and
installing the first application on the first plurality of user devices by communicating with management agent.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein installing the first application includes staging the first application on the first plurality of user devices, and the stages executed by the management server further comprises allocating licenses to the first plurality of user devices after the first application is staged.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the stages executed by the console further includes an option to set a max

Assignees

• Airwatch Llc
• Airwatch Llc

Inventors

• Jones Kevin
• Spaeth Jonathan
• Rykowski Adam
• Manjunath Nishita
• Vudutala Sai Kiran
• Malladi Ramana
• Mishra Abhishek

Classifications

• G06F8/60

  Software deployment · CPC title

• H04L41/046

  comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor · CPC title

• H04L41/0893

  Assignment of logical groups to network elements · CPC title

• G06Q50/00

  Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism (healthcare informatics G16H) · CPC title

• G09B5/00

  Electrically-operated educational appliances (working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F) · CPC title