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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
Payjoy Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Douglas James Ricket, Belmont, CA (US);
Jaideep Mirchandani, Palo Alto, CA (US);
PayJoy Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein include methods and systems for remotely managing appliances, including enabling communication between a user of the appliance and third party systems. The third party systems can include any entity that has a relationship with the user of the appliance, such as a payment infrastructure handling incremental payments for the appliance, and managing access to the appliance accordingly. In some embodiments, the appliance being controlled is a mobile phone that also includes third party operating system software. Various methods for preventing alteration or replacement of the third party operating system are also described.