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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Michael Walsh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ravi Keswani, Fremont, CA (US);
Manicka Babu, Fremont, CA (US);
Nahrin Reihaneh, San Jose, CA (US);
Bingwu LI, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Walsh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ravi Keswani, Fremont, CA (US);
Manicka Babu, Fremont, CA (US);
Nahrin Reihaneh, San Jose, CA (US);
Bingwu Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Coupons.com Incorporated, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a control source that is provided on a server and control logic that executes on a terminal. The control logic executes on a terminal to (i) identify a plurality of attributes on the terminal, the attributes including an identifier for each of a plurality of terminal assets that include one or more of a hardware fixture, firmware, or operating system; and (ii) generate signature data from the plurality of attributes. The control source is configured to make a determination from the signature data as to whether the terminal is known or unknown.