Method and system to automatically activate software options upon initialization of a device

A system to enable an inactive software application resident in memory of a device comprising:

• a computerized network;
• a receiving center connected to the computerized network;
• a processing station located within the receiving center having a processor,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive a request from a user for activation of at least one inactive software application resident on the device;
• generate an electronic enabler configured to activate the at least one inactive software application;
• transmit the electronic enabler from the receiving center to the device,
• wherein the device includes a remote processor programmed to:
• control access to the at least one inactive software application;
• verify transmission of the electronic enabler and if transmitted, determine a device operation status;
• if in an active status, prohibit enablement of the at least one inactive software application;
• and
• if in an inactive status, enable the at least one inactive software application.

A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a sequence of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

• review, at a centralized facility, a request from a user to activate an inactive software application stored in memory of a medical imaging device located remotely from the centralized facility;
• determine whether the user is qualified, and if so:
• generate a software script designed to enable the software application;
• transmit the software script from the centralized facility to the device;
• and
• enable the software application only during a reboot of the device.

A software enabling system comprising:

• a centralized facility;
• a medical imaging scanner remotely located from the centralized facility and capable of receiving transmissions from the centralized facility, wherein the medical imaging scanner includes a computer having one or more inactive applications resident in memory of the computer;
• and
• a data script creator designed to generate a data script configured to enable a selected inactive application, wherein the data script is further configured to automatically enable the selected inactive application only upon initialization of the device.