Patent ID: 9110747
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A network comprising: a plurality of computing devices; one or more sources of program data; and a data store storing for the plurality of computing devices i) identification data associated with each computing device of the plurality of computing devices, and ii) source data identifying one or more sources of program data for the plurality of computing devices, wherein the one or more sources of program data being associated with the identification data for said each computing device, wherein said each computing device of the plurality of computing devices includes an operating system and a communications program implemented as firmware that is operable independently of the operating system of said each computing device, and wherein the communications program of said each computing device is configured to: a) communicate with the data store to provide the identification data associated with said each computing device and obtain from the data store, source data identifying at least one source of the one or more sources identified for said each computing device based on the identification data associated with said each computing device, and b) having obtained said source data from the data store, communicate with the identified at least one source of the one or more sources to obtain therefrom program data associated with the identification data for said each computing device.