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US9112985B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9112985-B2 |
| Application number | US-96040707-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Priority date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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A method, apparatus, system and computer program product are provided which permit the functionality of a device to be adapted or otherwise altered without requiring the device to be completely reprogrammed. In this regard, attributes which at least partially define the functionality of the device may be changed or supplemented in order to correspondingly alter the device functionality which, in turn, at least partially depends upon the attributes stored by the device.
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That which is claimed: 1. A method, comprising: storing, in a first device, one or more initial attributes that at least partially define a functionality of the first device; receiving, at the first device, at least one attribute that modifies the functionality of the first device, the at least one attribute originating from a remote server; evaluating, at the first device, the at least one attribute; determining, at the first device, if data is associated with the at least…
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9112985B2 cover?
- A method, apparatus, system and computer program product are provided which permit the functionality of a device to be adapted or otherwise altered without requiring the device to be completely reprogrammed. In this regard, attributes which at least partially define the functionality of the device may be changed or supplemented in order to correspondingly alter the device functionality which, i…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Lappetelainen Antti, Laaksonen Miika, Core Wireless Licensing Sarl
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F8/65. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 18 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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