专利名称：STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF DEVICE
FEATURES
发明人：MASTER, PAUL,WATSON, JOHN申请号：US0313497申请日：20030428公开号：WO03094035A3公开日：20050428
摘要：A system for permitting new, or enhanced, functionality to be transferred to anadaptable device. In a preferred embodiment, the permitted functionality is determinedaccording to an accounting method associated with a user's account. This approachallows a user to contract for specific services, functionality, etc. regardless of changesover time such as changes to data formats, communication protocols, external devices orinfrastructure, etc. In a preferred embodiment, the functionality is stored on a ubiquitouscommunications network such as the Internet. Functionality is transferred to differentdevices as digital information over the network. This allows hardware functionality to belicensed in many forms. For example, site licenses can be obtained for companies;hardware \"trialware\" can be provided to allow limited functionality for a limited time forlower-cost payments, etc.
申请人：QUICKSILVER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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