Geoffrey S Christanday

7113894, Sep 26, 2006

Jul 22, 2005

11/161089

Michael R. Minogue - Milwaukee WI, US
Geoffrey S. Christanday - 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

G06F 15/00

702188, 713168

A system and method are provided to remotely activate options resident on a plurality of devices within a site. The invention includes generating a number of activation keys, each of which is specific to one of a plurality of in-field devices having inactive options resident in a memory of each of the plurality of in-field devices, and sending each representative activation key and a verification script to each of the in-field devices. The invention then includes receiving a report from each of the verification scripts and evaluating each report independently, whereby if the report is satisfactory for a corresponding in-field device, the respective activation key is installed in the corresponding in-field device to activate an option and if the report is not satisfactory for a corresponding in-field device, aborting activation of the option for the corresponding in-field device.

7219222, May 15, 2007

Jan 18, 2002

09/683561

Winnie C. Durbin - Dousman WI, US
John L. Schmidt - Wales WI, US
David Precord - Hartford WI, US
Michael Minogue - Milwaukee WI, US
Geoffrey Christanday - Milwaukee WI, US
Esmeraldo Davantes - Pewaukee WI, US
Bobby Keen - New Berlin WI, US

GE Medical Technology Services, Inc. - Pewaukee WI

G06F 1/24
G06F 9/00
G06F 7/04
G06F 17/30
G06Q 99/00
H04K 1/00
H04L 9/00

713100, 713183, 726 33, 705 51, 705 55, 705 59, 705 78

A system and method are provided that remotely grants limited access and permits use of resident software options in accordance with terms consistent with an access grant. The invention includes receiving an access request from a user to access a software option resident in memory of a device, determining whether to grant access in response to the request, and generating an electronic enabler in response to the access request that is transmitted from a centralized facility to a user of the remote device. The electronic enabler is configured to be input into the device whereupon activation of the option is achieved in accordance with terms of the access grant.

7634645, Dec 15, 2009

Apr 13, 2001

09/681483

Kun Zhang - Waukesha WI, US
Karamjeet Singh - Germantown WI, US
William G. Blair - Waukesha WI, US
Winnie C. Durbin - Dousman WI, US
Michael R. Minogue - Milwaukee WI, US
Geoffrey S. Christanday - Milwaukee WI, US
Esmeraldo R. V. Davantes - Pewaukee WI, US

GE Medical Technology Services, Inc. - Pewaukee WI

G06F 9/00

713 1

A system and method are provided for requesting remotely enabled access to inactive software options resident on a device. A graphical user interface (GUI) is electronically linked to a centralized facility remotely located from the device. Option identifying parameters, such as a user ID, host ID, system ID, modality selection, and option selection are entered using the GUI and transmitted via an electronic request to the centralized facility. In response to the received request, the centralized facility generates a software key and transmits same to the device for activation of the option if approved by the centralized facility.

20050090731, Apr 28, 2005

Oct 28, 2003

10/605803

Michael Minogue - Milwaukee WI, US
Geoffrey Christanday - Milwaukee WI, US
Esmeraldo Davantes - Pewaukee WI, US
Winnie Durbin - Dousman WI, US
Kun Zhang - Waukesha WI, US

H04L009/00

600407000, 709219000, 713200000

A system and method are provided to remotely activate options resident on a device includes generating an activation key configured to activate an option resident in a memory of an in-field device and selecting a verification script to at least confirm enableability of the option in the in-field device. The invention also includes sending the activation key and the verification script to the in-field device wherein the in-field device is capable of executing the verification script and receiving a report from the in-field device. If the report is satisfactory, the activation key is installed in the in-field device whereby the option is activated and if the report is not satisfactory, activation of the option is aborted.

20050108566, May 19, 2005

Oct 28, 2003

10/605804

Michael Minogue - Milwaukee WI, US
Geoffrey Christanday - Milwaukee WI, US
Esmeraldo Davantes - Pewaukee WI, US
Winnie Durbin - Dousman WI, US
Kun Zhang - Waukesha WI, US

H04L009/32

713201000, 713200000

A system and method are provided to remotely activate options resident on a plurality of devices within a site. The invention includes generating a number of activation keys, each of which is specific to one of a plurality of in-field devices having inactive options resident in a memory of each of the plurality of in-field devices, and sending each representative activation key and a verification script to each of the in-field devices. The invention then includes receiving a report from each of the verification scripts and evaluating each report independently, whereby if the report is satisfactory for a corresponding in-field device, the respective activation key is installed in the corresponding in-field device to activate an option and if the report is not satisfactory for a corresponding in-field device, aborting activation of the option for the corresponding in-field device.