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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Winnie C. Durbin, Dousman, WI (US);
Kun Zhang, Waukesha, WI (US);
Karamjeet Singh, Germantown, WI (US);
Dave Mehring, Sussex, WI (US);
Thomas Leroy Lamoureux, Waukesha, WI (US);
Hubert A. Zettel, Waukesha, WI (US);
Timothy D Butler, Waukesha, WI (US);
Winnie C. Durbin, Dousman, WI (US);
Kun Zhang, Waukesha, WI (US);
Karamjeet Singh, Germantown, WI (US);
Dave Mehring, Sussex, WI (US);
Thomas Leroy Lamoureux, Waukesha, WI (US);
Hubert A. Zettel, Waukesha, WI (US);
Timothy D Butler, Waukesha, WI (US);
GE Medical Technology Services, Inc., Pewaukee, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method to remotely enable software based options for a trial period in remote equipment is disclosed. The invention includes receiving and authenticating a user, and receiving an option-enabling request from the user specifying the particular option requested to be enabled in a particular piece of equipment at a remote location. A system I.D. is validated, and the system ensures that the option has not already been enabled at least once before, and if it has not, a software enabling key is generated and sent to activate the option in the remote equipment.