Zebra Technologies Corporation

Extended Systems, Inc.

Zih Corporation

Jared Coy Roundy

Andrew J Pekarske

James P Van Huis

Eric Lewis Nelson

Lance N Shelton

Michael L Evans

Gordon E Molek

Christian S Rothwell

Ryan E Brock

An example disclosed method for use in a device configured to communicate using digital certificates includes, in response to a request, receiving a digital certificate for use in secure communications between the device and another device; evaluating, using a logic circuit, the digital certificate to determine a validity of the digital certificate; when the digital certificate is valid, allowing use of the digital certificate by the device; and when the digital certificate is invalid, preventing use of the digital certificate by the device.

Methods and apparatus to renew digital certificates

A method, in a provisioning server, of provisioning a printer, includes: receiving a provisioning request from the printer, the provisioning request containing (i) a printer identifier, and (ii) an account identifier associated with the printer; obtaining, from a digital certificate issuer, a unique string; sending the unique string to the printer; receiving from the printer, in response to sending the unique string, a certificate signing request containing (i) the printer identifier, (ii) the account identifier, and (iii) an authentication token including the unique string signed with a private key of the printer; validating the certificate signing request; passing the validated certificate signing request to the digital certificate issuer; receiving, from the digital certificate issuer, a digital certificate encoding the printer identifier and the account identifier; and providing the digital certificate to the printer for storage.

Provisioning system for cloud-connected printers

A disclosed example is a server residing on a first network. The server has an observer. The observer receives observational data from a media processing device residing on a second network via a first persistent connection between the media processing device and the server. The observer provides, via the first persistent connection, a configuration file to the media processing device that defines a type of the observational data to be collected by the media processing device. The observer is prevented from communicating an operational instruction to the media processing device. The operational instruction is to control media processing hardware of the media processing device.

Method and apparatus to communicate data associated with media processing devices

Methods and apparatus to communicate data associated with media processing devices are disclosed. An example media processing device residing on a network includes a monitor configured to collect observational data associated with the media processing device in accordance with a configuration file stored on the media processing device; and communicate the observational data to a first device external to the network via a first persistent connection between the media processing device and the first external device; and a controller configured to receive an operational instruction from a second external device via a second persistent connection between the media processing device and the second external device, wherein the second persistent connection is independent of the first persistent connection; and implement the operational instruction on the media processing device, wherein the operation instruction controls media processing hardware of the media processing device.

An apparatus and method for downloading firmware upgrades to a targeted remote field configurable embedded computer system over a computer network. The targeted device need not be disconnected from the network and requires no human intervention at the remote side. The entire firmware, including the downloading mechanism, can be updated in an efficient manner.

Field configurable embedded computer system

An apparatus and method for downloading firmware upgrades to a targeted remote field configurable embedded computer system over a computer network. The targeted device need not be disconnected from the network and requires no human intervention at the remote site. The entire firmware, including the downloading mechanism, can be updated in an efficient manner.

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Meridian, ID, United States of America

Jared Coy Roundy