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Remote configuration and management of client devices
US8935668B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8935668-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313832853-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 22, 2005 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
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Remote configuration ensures compliance of remote client devices. A server polls a client device for its configuration file. The server compares the configuration file to a compliance policy. If the configuration file fails the compliance policy, the server retrieves a compliant configuration file that conforms to the compliance policy. The server sends the compliant configuration file to the client device with an instruction to replace the configuration file.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for managing configuration files, the method comprising: sending a poll, from a server into a communications network, the poll requesting a configuration file locally stored in memory of a client device; receiving, by the server, the configuration file in response to the poll; determining, by the server, a local provision of the configuration file after deployment of the client device; comparing, by the server, the configuration file to…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- H04L41/0681Primary
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- What does patent US8935668B2 cover?
- Remote configuration ensures compliance of remote client devices. A server polls a client device for its configuration file. The server compares the configuration file to a compliance policy. If the configuration file fails the compliance policy, the server retrieves a compliant configuration file that conforms to the compliance policy. The server sends the compliant configuration file to the c…
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- Primary CPC classification H04L41/0816. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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