(WO/2007/014287) CONFIGURATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE IN A SECURE MANNER

(WO/2007/014287) CONFIGURATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE IN A SECURE MANNER

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Pub. No.:  WO/2007/014287   International Application No.:  PCT/US2006/029159
Publication Date:01.02.2007 International Filing Date:26.07.2006
IPC: H04L 29/06 (2006.01), H04L 12/22 (2006.01)
Applicants:APPLE COMPUTER, INC. [US/US]; 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, Cupertino, California 95014 (US) (All Except US).
WYSOCKI, Christopher R. [US/US]; (US) (US Only).
WARD, Alan [US/US]; (US) (US Only).
Inventors:WYSOCKI, Christopher R.; (US).
WARD, Alan; (US).
Agent:HODES, Alan S. et al.; Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC, 19200 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 240, Cupertino, CA 95014 (US).
Priority Data:
11/191,133 26.07.2005 US
Title: CONFIGURATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE IN A SECURE MANNER
Abstract: In accordance with a broad aspect, a method is provided to securely configure a computing device. A configuration indication is received into the computing device, including receiving a digital signature generated based on the configuration indication. Generation of the digital signature accounts for a unique identifier nominally associated with the computing device. The received configuration indication is verified to be authentic including processing the unique identifier, the received configuration indication and the received digital signature. The computing device is operated or interoperated with in accordance with the received configuration indication. In one example, a service interoperates with the computing device. The configuration indication and digital signature are provided from the computing device to the service, and the service interoperates with the computing device in accordance with the configuration indication and the digital signature. For example, the computing device may be a portable media player, and the service may provide media to the computing device based on a capacity indication of the configuration indication.
Designated States: AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, LY, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW.
African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW)
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM)
European Patent Office (EPO) (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR)
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).
Publication Language:English (EN)
Filing Language:English (EN)

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