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Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

May. 01, 2024
Applicant:

Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc, Denver, CO (US);

Inventors:

Dean Ballew, Sterling, VA (US);

John R.B. Woodworth, Amissville, VA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0859 (2022.01); H04L 41/0686 (2022.01); H04L 41/0853 (2022.01); H04L 41/0823 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0859 (2013.01); H04L 41/0686 (2013.01); H04L 41/0856 (2013.01); H04L 41/0836 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for upgrading one or more managed devices in a network includes receiving, by a managed device, a device configuration update comprising an identifier for a beacon service. The method also includes causing a backup file for the first managed device to be generated and stored and updating the first managed device using the device configuration update. The method further includes detecting an expiration of a check-in timer and obtaining a beacon value from the beacon service. The method additionally includes determining, based on the beacon value, whether to undo the device configuration update using the backup file.


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Ballew, Dean. (2026). Systems and methods for device upgrades using version controlled beacon (U.S. Patent No. 12786061). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12786061

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