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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2003
Michael R. Minogue, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Esmeraldo R. V. Davantes, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Winnie C. Durbin, Dousman, WI (US);
Kun Zhang, Waukesha, WI (US);
Michael R. Minogue, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Esmeraldo R. V. Davantes, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Winnie C. Durbin, Dousman, WI (US);
Kun Zhang, Waukesha, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided to remotely activate options resident on a multi-vendor supported device. The technique includes receiving, at a centralized facility, an activation key sent from a first location and configured to activate an option of an in-field device located in a second location, and sending the activation key and a verification script, from the centralized facility, to the in-field device at the second location. The technique also includes receiving, at the centralized facility, a report generated by the verification script and, if the report is satisfactory, installing the activation key in the in-field device to activate the option and, if the report is not satisfactory, aborting activation of the option.