Software activation code inventory and management system for agricultural and construction equipment applications
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorAndrew Meyer
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Abstract
An activation code management system for a fleet of work vehicles includes a computing and data storage system to which vehicles in the fleet are connected for cellular data transmission. Each vehicle provides information regarding the activation codes operative thereon, and the information is compiled and reported by the computing and data storage system. The system also can obtain, retain and report actual usage of activated software.
Claims20
An activation code management system for a work vehicle, comprising:
- at least one work vehicle with software to operate the work vehicle usable only after entry of an activation code;
- an activation code for said software;
- a computing and data storage system;
- a cellular data transmission connection between said at least one vehicle and said computing and data storage system;
- activation code data transmitted from said at least one vehicle to said computing and data storage system by way of said cellular data transmission connection;
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- at least one report of at least some of said activation code data generated by said computing and data storage system.
An activation code management system, comprising:
- a fleet of vehicles including individual vehicles each having software used to operate said individual vehicles usable only after entry of an activation code;
- at least one activation code for said software;
- a computing and data storage system;
- cellular data transmission connections between each vehicle of said fleet of vehicles and said computing and data storage system;
- activation code data transmitted from each of said vehicles to said computing and data storage system by way of said cellular data transmission connections;
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- reports of at least some of said activation code data generated by said computing and data storage system.
A method for managing software activation codes for a fleet of vehicles, comprising the steps of:
- providing a computing and data storage system;
- establishing cellular data transmission connections between the vehicles and the computing and data storage system;
- transmitting activation code data from the vehicles to the computing and data storage system by way of the cellular data transmission connections, the activation code data being associated with software that operates individual vehicles of the fleet of vehicles only upon entry of an activation code;
- recording the reported activation code data on the computing and storage system;
- reporting at least some of said activation code data on one of a read screen and a printout by the computing and data storage;
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- performing a maintenance activity related to the activation codes from the reported data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.