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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Dell Products, Lp, Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Brundridge, Fredericksburg, TX (US);
Gang Liu, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/14 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/14 (2013.01); G06F 21/105 (2013.01); G06F 2221/0704 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information handling system includes a device, a controller, and a license manager subsystem. The controller is configured to determine whether the device has a license assigned and to communicate with the device pursuant to a uniform protocol. The communications include issuing a command to the device to provide an identification and a command to the device to activate itself.