Persistent servicing agent

A method of enabling, supporting and/or providing a service in an electronic device, comprising:

• concealing a driver agent electronically in the electronic device, wherein the driver agent is configured to be persistent against external tampering, including self-healing in the event of tampering, and wherein the driver agent comprises at least a partial driver agent concealed electronically in a user inaccessible location in the electronic device, wherein the partial driver agent determines whether a full function driver agent configured to communicate with the network in providing the service is available in the electronic device, and wherein the partial driver agent is configured with a reduced set of functions compared to the full function driver agent;
• providing a run application configured to automatically initiate operation of the driver agent without user initiation or user intervention;
• and
• operatively connecting the driver agent to a network to communicate with a remote server, to receive instructions relating to the service.

A system for providing at least one service at an electronic device connected to a network, comprising:

• a remote server connected to the network;
• a persistent servicing agent disposed in the electronic device, comprising a driver agent concealed in the electronic device, wherein the driver agent is configured to be persistent against external tampering, including self-healing in the event of tampering, wherein the driver agent comprises at least a partial driver agent concealed electronically in a user inaccessible location in the electronic device, wherein the partial driver agent determines whether a full function driver agent configured to communicate with the network in providing the service is available in the electronic device, and wherein the partial driver agent is configured with a reduced set of functions compared to the full function driver agent;
• the persistent servicing agent further comprising a run application configured to automatically initiate operation of the driver agent without user initiation or user intervention;
• wherein the persistent agent communicates with the remote server to receive instructions from the remote server to perform the service in accordance with such instructions.