Patent ID: 7730179
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for registering a client device associated with a computer network, comprising: establishing a connection between the client device and the computer network; determining whether the connected client device includes a registration key; registering the client device in at least one folder in response to determining that the client device includes the registration key, wherein every device registered in the at least one folder, including the client device, inherits one or more configuration settings applied to the at least one folder; creating a representation for the registered client device, wherein the representation includes a globally unique identifier linking the client device to the representation created for the client device; applying a re-registration policy to the client device, wherein the re-registration policy instructs the client device to provide undated device information based on one or more predetermined criteria; and updating the representation for the client device in response to receiving the updated device information from the client device.