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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/61 (2018.01); G06F 8/71 (2018.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 8/38 (2018.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/61 (2013.01); G06F 8/71 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 8/38 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for improved management of software applications used on a device of a business entity. A determination is made if software applications are needed for the device. Application program interface (API) calls are performed for needed software applications from one or more sources, including third-party providers. The needed software applications are fetched from the one or more sources through communication channels established by the API calls; and authenticating fetched software applications prior to installing on the device.