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US 12,591,679 B2Granted
Electronic device management using a device management system
AssigneeOmnissa, LLC
InventorsIvaylo Kirilov Simeonov, Josiah Lee Rogers Whitfield, Hokie Mulyanto, Nisma Nayeem, Daniel L. Sanford
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for loaning an electronic device. In some embodiments, the recipient of the electronic device can check out or check in the electronic device. In other embodiments, the electronic device can be enrolled in a device management system and receive a package file from a directory service. In some other examples, the electronic device can be reimaged using a refresh payload.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for an electronic device;
- in response to receiving the request, capturing, with a sensor, a device-identifier associated with the electronic device;
- sending the device-identifier to a directory service;
- enrolling, based at least in part on the device-identifier, the electronic device into a device management system;
- receiving a package file from the directory service, the package file being associated with the device-identifier;
- deploying the package file to the electronic device;
- dispensing the electronic device;
- and
- updating a state of the electronic device in at least a kiosk or the directory service.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for returning an electronic device, the electronic device being in a checked out state;
- receiving an indication the electronic device is being transitioned to a checked-in state;
- alerting a device management system of the checked-in state of the electronic device;
- capturing, with a sensor, a device-identifier identifying the electronic device;
- sending the device-identifier to a directory service;
- receiving a refresh payload from the directory service, the refresh payload being associated with the device-identifier, the refresh payload comprising one or more of a software application and an operating system;
- deploying the refresh payload to the electronic device;
- and
- updating a state of the electronic device in at least a kiosk or the directory service.
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A system, comprising:
- at least one computing device;
- and
- at least one application executable by the at least one computing device, wherein, when executed, the at least one application causes the at least one computing device to at least:
- receive a request for one or more electronic devices;
- in response to receiving the request, capture, with a sensor, a device-identifier associated with individual ones of the one or more electronic devices;
- send the one or more device-identifiers to a directory service;
- enroll, based at least in part on the device-identifier, the one or more electronic devices into a device management system;
- receive a package file from the directory service, the package file being associated with the device-identifier of the individual ones of the one or more electronic devices;
- deploy the package file to the individual ones of the one or more electronic devices;
- dispense the one or more electronic devices;
- and
- update a state of the one or more electronic devices in at least a kiosk or the directory service.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.