US 9,317,271 B2 · Software distribution architecture for hardware devices

Abstract

A software distribution architecture includes cloud-based services and user devices that access those services. When a user purchases a new device, the cloud-based services identifies the user, associates the new device with the user, and determines whether the user has existing devices presently registered with the service. If an existing device is found, the cloud-based service automatically distributes software to the existing device for use in configuring the new device after that new device is physically delivered to the user. When the user powers on the new device for a first time, the new device is automatically configured using the software on the existing devices so that the new device is ready for immediate operation after being powered on. Further, the existing device may be used, through execution of the software, to initiate operations being performed by the new device.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
memory to store computer-executable components processed by the one or more processors, the components including:
a first component to identify an existing device that is currently available for use by a user;
a second component to receive an indication that the user has purchased a new device and to associate the new device with the user, identify software for the existing device, and distribute the identified software to the existing device, wherein the identified software facilitates use of the new device;
a third component to configure the existing device being configured to receive and install the identified software so that upon receipt of a user input to perform an action on the new device, the identified software installed on the existing device causes the existing device to initiate an operation that results in the action being performed by the new device;
and
a fourth component to configure the new device to perform the action based at least in part on the initiative taken by the existing device when executing the identified software.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Software distribution architecture for hardware devices

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