Systems for configuring and managing classroom devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10904081-B2
Application number	US-202016870561-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2020
Priority date	Aug 28, 2016
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

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:
displaying, on a graphical user interface (“GUI”), a first page comprising a plurality of classes;
displaying on the GUI, in an instance where a user selects one of the plurality of classes from the first page, a second page associated with the selected class, wherein the selected class is associated with a plurality of user devices;
receiving, at the GUI, a selection of a first cart to be associated with the selected class, the first cart associated with a first application; and
installing the first application on the plurality of user devices.

2. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1 , the stages further comprising:
displaying, on a third page, a plurality of applications including the first application and a second application;
receiving, at the GUI, a selection of the second application to be added to the first cart; and
installing the second application on the plurality of user devices associated with the first cart.

3. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1 , the stages further comprising:
displaying, on a fourth page, a plurality of carts including the first cart;
displaying a first option for viewing classes associated with a selected cart; and
displaying a second option for viewing user devices associated with the selected cart.

4. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the fourth page includes an indication of the number of devices associated with each of the plurality of carts.

5. 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.

6. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein installing the first application includes allocating licenses to the first plurality of user devices.

7. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein installing is performed by a management agent executing on each of the first plurality of user devices.

8. A method for configuring user devices in a classroom, comprising:
displaying, on a graphical user interface (“GUI”), a first page comprising a plurality of classes;
displaying on the GUI, in an instance where a user selects one of the plurality of classes from the first page, a second page associated with the selected class, wherein the selected class is associated with a plurality of user devices;
receiving, at the GUI, a selection of a first cart to be associated with the selected class, the first cart associated with a first application; and
installing the first application on the plurality of user devices.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
displaying, on a third page, a plurality of applications including the first application and a second application;
receiving, at the GUI, a selection of the second application to be added to the first cart; and
installing the second application on the plurality of user devices associated with the first cart.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
displaying, on a fourth page, a plurality of carts including the first cart;
displaying a first option for viewing classes associated with a selected cart; and
displaying a second option for viewing user devices associated with the selected cart.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the fourth page includes an indication of the number of devices associated with each of the plurality of carts.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein installing the first application includes staging the first application on the first plurality of user devices.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein installing the first application includes allocating licenses to the first plurality of user devices.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein installing is performed by a management agent executing on each of the first plurality of user devices.

15. A system for configuring user devices in a classroom, comprising:
a non-transitory, computer readable medium containing instructions; and
a processor that executes the instructions to perform stages comprising:
displaying, on a graphical user interface (“GUI”), a first page comprising a plurality of classes;
displaying on the GUI, in an instance where a user selects one of the plurality of classes from the first page, a second page associated with the selected class, wherein the selected class is associated with a plurality of user devices;
receiving, at the GUI, a selection of a first cart to be associated with the selected class, the first cart associated with a first application; and
installing the first application on the plurality of user devices.

16. The system of claim 15 , the stages further comprising:
displaying, on a third page, a plurality of applications including the first application and a second application;
receiving, at the GUI, a selection of the second application to be added to the selected class; and
installing the second application on the plurality of user devices associated with the selected class.

17. The system of claim 15 , the stages further comprising:
displaying, on a fourth page, a plurality of carts including the first cart;
displaying a first option for viewing classes associated with a selected cart; and
displaying a second option for viewing user devices associated with the selected cart.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the fourth page includes an indication of the number of devices associated with each of the plurality of carts.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein installing the first application includes staging the first application on the first plurality of user devices.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein installing the first application includes allocating licenses to the first plurality of user devices.

Assignees

• Airwatch Llc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H04L41/0806 Primary

  for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play · CPC title

• H04L41/22 Primary

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• H04L67/025

  for remote control or remote monitoring of applications · 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

• H04L41/046

  comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor · CPC title