ENTERPRISE-LEVEL LICENSING FOR A BARCODE DECODER WITHIN A MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION
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| Název: | ENTERPRISE-LEVEL LICENSING FOR A BARCODE DECODER WITHIN A MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION |
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| Document Number: | 20200065454 |
| Datum vydání: | February 27, 2020 |
| Appl. No: | 16/112413 |
| Application Filed: | August 24, 2018 |
| Abstrakt: | An application on a mobile device may include a barcode decoder. The application may be configured to download a configuration file. The configuration file may include an enterprise identifier that is uniquely associated with an enterprise. The application may additionally be configured to obtain a license key for the barcode decoder. The license key may be based on the enterprise identifier. The application may additionally be configured to transition the barcode decoder from an inactive state to an active state conditional upon verifying that the license key is based on the enterprise identifier. |
| Claim: | 1. A mobile device, comprising: one or more processors; memory in electronic communication with the one or more processors; and an application stored in the memory of the mobile device, the application comprising a barcode decoder, the application being executable by the one or more processors to: download a configuration file comprising an enterprise identifier that is uniquely associated with an enterprise; obtain a license key for the barcode decoder, the license key being based on the enterprise identifier; and transition the barcode decoder from an inactive state to an active state conditional upon verifying that the license key is based on the enterprise identifier. |
| Claim: | 2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein: the configuration file is downloaded from a workflow server; and communication between the application and the workflow server occurs via a mobile application server and is based on the enterprise identifier. |
| Claim: | 3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein: the memory further comprises instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to download the application from an application download server and install the application; and the barcode decoder is in the inactive state when the application is installed. |
| Claim: | 4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein: the license key comprises the enterprise identifier; and verifying that the license key is based on the enterprise identifier comprises verifying that the enterprise identifier within the license key matches the enterprise identifier within the configuration file. |
| Claim: | 5. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the license key is obtained from the workflow server. |
| Claim: | 6. The mobile device of claim 5, wherein the configuration file comprises the license key. |
| Claim: | 7. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the license key is obtained from a license server that is distinct from the workflow server. |
| Claim: | 8. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the application comprises barcode reading functionality and other functionality in addition to the barcode reading functionality. |
| Claim: | 9. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein: the workflow server is managed by a hospital information system (HIS) vendor; the enterprise comprises a hospital; and the enterprise identifier comprises a hospital identifier. |
| Claim: | 10. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the HIS vendor assigns the hospital identifier to the hospital. |
| Claim: | 11. A method for enterprise-level licensing, comprising: sending a configuration file to an application running on a mobile device, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with an enterprise, and wherein the configuration file comprises an enterprise identifier that is uniquely associated with the enterprise; obtaining a license key for the enterprise, the license key enabling use of a barcode decoder within the application, the license key being based on the enterprise identifier; and sending the license key to the application. |
| Claim: | 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising creating the configuration file, wherein the configuration file comprises at least one of: a mobile device identifier that is uniquely associated with the mobile device; or a user identifier that is uniquely associated with a user of the mobile device. |
| Claim: | 13. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining whether the enterprise has purchased a license to use the barcode decoder, wherein the license key is sent to the application conditional upon determining that the enterprise has purchased the license. |
| Claim: | 14. The method of claim 11, wherein obtaining the license key comprises receiving the license key from a supplier of the barcode decoder. |
| Claim: | 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the configuration file comprises the license key. |
| Claim: | 16. The method of claim 11, wherein: the method is implemented by a hospital information system (HIS) vendor; the enterprise comprises a hospital; and the enterprise identifier comprises a hospital identifier. |
| Claim: | 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the configuration file is sent to the application in response to: receiving a request for access to health care records maintained by the HIS vendor; and receiving information identifying the hospital. |
| Claim: | 18. A method for enterprise-level licensing, comprising: providing a barcode decoder for a mobile device application, the mobile device application being usable by a plurality of different enterprises; creating a license key for an enterprise that has purchased a license to use the barcode decoder, the license key enabling use of the barcode decoder, the license key being based on an enterprise identifier that is uniquely associated with the enterprise; and sending the license key to an entity that provides configuration files for the mobile device application. |
| Claim: | 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the license key comprises the enterprise identifier. |
| Claim: | 20. The method of claim 18, wherein: the enterprise comprises a hospital; and the enterprise identifier comprises a hospital identifier. |
| Current International Class: | 06; 06; 06; 16 |
| Přístupové číslo: | edspap.20200065454 |
| Databáze: | USPTO Patent Applications |
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