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CN101542970B - For the method for the mark for determining electronic equipment - Google Patents
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CN101542970B
CN101542970B CN200780018512.9A CN200780018512A CN101542970B CN 101542970 B CN101542970 B CN 101542970B CN 200780018512 A CN200780018512 A CN 200780018512A CN 101542970 B CN101542970 B CN 101542970B
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CN101542970A (en
菲利普·B·加德纳
维克托·沃洛达雷茨
绝对软件公司
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A kind of application that the mark that electronic equipment is determined with device identification applying electronic is applied by operational outfit attribute collection, the device attribute collects the critical data point that electronic equipment is collected in application, and electronic equipment is linked to the specific owner or entity by the device identification using these critical data points.The data point of equipment such as the time such as reconfigure, repair or normal routine use due to and change.Even if data point changes during the service life of equipment, the device identification application also intelligently and constantly tracks the change of the critical data point associated with equipment.Data point based on collection, equipment (for example, in the case where equipment is stolen or is lost) can be remotely identified using the device identification application.The device identification application can be disposed together with the service that may include asset tracking, withdrawal of assets, data deletion, software deployment etc..
For the method for the mark for determining electronic equipment
The present invention relates to the electronic mark of the electronic equipment by remote access.
In competition business environment now, in information exchange and individual function of the information technology (IT) in everyday commerce Just play a part of becoming more and more important.Individual, system, tissue and other commercial assets (asset) are in the emerging economic networks It is interconnected, and due to this IT prospects, therefore the needs for effectively managing IT assets (including physical asset and data) become It is increasingly complicated.As a result, present individuals and organizations equally more recognize the need for controlling, manage and ensuring their calculating than ever Machine asset base, to protect their IT to invest.With the raising of the disposal ability of mobile computing device, protection IP assets become Must be more challenging, wherein increasing personal chosen mobile computing device replacing as their desktop type unit For thing or as family expenses or the optional equipment of small business networks.
Most of IT departments will accept traditional Asset Management Solutions can not be precisely calculated it is ever-increasing long-range With the viewpoint of mobile subscriber's quantity.In fact, a typical tissue will lose within the period of 2 years because PC is shifted Up to 15% PC assets, wherein assets are not necessarily loss or stolen, and only due to they from be supplied first with It can not be calculated the owner or department has been varied multiple times.When needing to be checked, majority tissue averagely can only be accurate Ground identifies the 65% of their actual PC asset bases.The PC assets that optimal practice calls IT always knows about at least 90% exist Which.(hacking) is attacked in response to recent corporate accounting scandal, identity theft and malicious hackers, government is establishing pressure Commercial enterprise protects and the regulations responsible to all sensitive digital information.If each tissue does not identify effectively and tracks them Whole calculating assets, then might have severe regulatory issues.
For asset tracking and/or the configuration management application of its following function is undertaken, should be able to not only prevent unauthorized Certain rank of user distort (tampering), it is necessary to can accurately identify tracked physical electronic assets.Mirror It will experience hardware, software and image modification (including destruction/reparation repairing, configuration change, behaviour during the service life in PC The fact that make system refitting, the configuration change of hard drives reformatting/replacement, system crash and user's driving), attempt mark Knowing, track, manage and update PC assets and their configuration will further face the challenge.These change in many will require to grasp Make the refitting of system, so as to which the original marking of PC assets or mark may fail or be removed.If without remembering by persistence Record and tracking, then this change will be PC assets since known state transfer is unknown state.These conventional PC make Complexity and the challenge of mark and tracking PC assets may be increased with the operation requirement during the life-span, particularly those are long-range and move Dynamic PC assets are even more so.Challenge in reliable asset identification is realized further causes some assets control operations Uncertainty in deployment, teledata deletion action is such as taken to remove the sensitive data in target mobile computer.
So far, by identifying some computer assets by firmware sequence number.This method is simple and relative Reliably, but hardware change may cause error identification.Other computer asset passes through the identifier of software distribution (such as sequence number and/or title) identifies.Although this method is also relatively reliable and identifier can be dispensed, But it also causes the possibility of the reallocation of identifier, such as weighed as the user by authorizing or by the user of unauthorized by distorting When filling device operating system and/or changing hardware.
It is therefore desirable for exploitation is a kind of to be used for the method that intelligently and accurately electronics determines the mark of electronic equipment.
The present invention provides a kind of applied by operational outfit attribute collection and determines that electronics is set with device identification applying electronic The application (utility) of standby mark, the device attribute are collected application and key are collected in the form of the data point of electronic equipment Attribute, and electronic equipment is linked to the specific owner or reality by the device identification using these critical data points Body.The data point of equipment such as the time due to such as reconfigure, repair or the reason such as normal routine use and change.It is described Device identification application intelligently tracks the change of the critical data point associated with equipment.Even if data point changes, the equipment Mark application can still identify equipment and it is associated back into the original owner or entity.This allows to the use in equipment Constantly tracking equipment during life-span.The data point of equipment based on collection, can be remotely using the device identification application Identify equipment (for example, in the case where equipment is stolen or is lost).The device identification application can with including asset tracking, money The service of production recovery, data deletion, software deployment etc. is disposed together.
In one embodiment, the device attribute collects application and the device identification application can be with software, hardware Or its combination is realized.
In order to which the characteristic and advantage of the present invention, and the preference pattern used is more fully appreciated, it should with reference to Accompanying drawing is described in detail below come what is read.In the following figures, identical reference refers to the identical or phase throughout each accompanying drawing As part.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram for describing representative communication linkage, and the communication linkage includes an implementation according to the present invention Example can realize the network of asset tracking by it.
Fig. 2 is to illustrate logic flow according to one embodiment of present invention, by device identification using the processing carried out Schematic functional block diagram.
Fig. 3 is the schematic work(for the logic flow for being shown in the processing carried out during a large amount of changes for the data point for determining equipment Can block diagram.
Fig. 4 is illustrated to carry out the signal of the interaction between device data collection and mark, equipment and server Sexual function block diagram.
This description is the current optimal desired pattern for performing the present invention.In order to illustrate the present invention rule purpose and Carry out this description, the meaning without limitation should be played.The scope of the present invention is best determined by claim.The present invention can profit Without departing from scope and spirit of the present invention in a variety of realizations, as the understanding institute from the principle under the present invention is apparent 's.It is each as that can be used with reference to the present invention with reference to asset tracking in order to illustrate the feature of the device identification of present invention application One example of kind service.It should be appreciated that device identification application can be used for other service (such as computer management, backup and recovery Using, teledata deletion action etc.) without departing from scope and spirit of the present invention.
The main the method according to the invention of the following detailed description or processing, symbol expression, feature and the feature of operation To present.These methods describe and represent be by those skilled in the art be used for most effectively transmit they work essence to The means of others skilled in the art.The method or processing that software uses are commonly considered as causing desired result here The self-compatibility sequence of each step.These steps require the physical operations of physical quantity.This tittle must generally but not use can be by The form for the electrical or magnetic signal for storing, transmit, merge, comparing and otherwise operating.It will also be appreciated that between hardware and software Boundary line it is always not clearly demarcated, can be with the instruction of coding it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art the processing realized by software The form of (such as in microcode and/or in the programming instruction of storage) is embodied with hardware, firmware or software.
Device identification is summarized
The present invention is applied by operational outfit attribute collection and the mark of device identification application determination client device, described Device attribute collects the critical data point that electronic equipment is collected in application, and the device identification is using these critical data points Electronic equipment is linked to the specific owner or entity.The data point of equipment may due to such as reconfiguring, repairing or just The reason for normal routine use and change over time.The device identification application intelligently tracks the crucial number associated with equipment The change at strong point.Even if data point changes, the device identification application can still identify equipment and associate back it original The owner or entity.This allows to during the service life of equipment constantly tracking equipment.The number of equipment based on collection Strong point, equipment (for example, in the case where equipment is stolen or is lost) can be remotely identified using the device identification application.Institute Stating device identification application can be with portion together with the service that may include asset tracking, withdrawal of assets, data deletion, software merit rating etc. Administration.
The general introduction of the embodiment of the deployment of device identification application
The device identification application of the present invention may be used as the component of existing assets tracking application.For example, device identification application AbsoluteTrack be may be used as (by assignee of the present invention Absolute Software Corp. (AbsoluteSoftware Corporation) exploitation product) component.Absolute software has been developed and has sold a kind of Computrace (safety Ground track assets and give for change loss and stolen assets products ＆ services) and AbsoluteTrack (be based on Computrace skills The riskless asset tracking of art platform and stock control solution).Computrace, should using a kind of secret agency (agent) Secret agency is resident in the software client in the hard drives of client computer.By provide be used for enable, support and/ Or provide the various services (bag related to the management of assets (including but is not limited to hardware, firmware, software, data etc.) and protection Include such as data deletion, firewall protection, data encryption, position tracking, message informing and the service of software deployment and renewal) change The tamper-resistant service broker entered, Absolute Software Corp. further improve original agent platform.Each service function can be by remote Journey server controls.Technology under various Computrace products ＆ services in the U.S. or other country's disclosures and is authorized specially Profit, the patent have been commonly assigned to Absolute Software Corp..For example, with reference to United States Patent (USP) No.5,715,174；5,764,892； 5,802,280；6,244,758；6,269,392；6,300,863；With 6,507,914；And related foreign patent.Continue (persistent) details of agency is that the Copending U.S. Patent Application No.11/093,180 submitted on March 28th, 2005 is (existing In the U.S. Patent Publication No.US2005-0216757 of announcement；It corresponds to PCT Application Publication No.WO2006/102399) and In the U.S. Patent application No.11/386,040 (U.S. Patent Publications announced now that on March 20th, 2006 submits No.US2006-0272020 disclosed in).The further information for being related to AbsoluteTrack is announced via Absolute Software Corp. (for example, the computer asset tracking solution (AbsoluteTrack-SecureComputer of AbsoluteTrack- safety Asset Tracking Solution), the white paper that on April 25th, 2003 publishes).These documents are entirely incorporated into by quoting, As illustrating completely herein.
In one embodiment of the invention, to be collected by lasting proxy configurations for the device data of service and identification can be with Utilize the lasting agency.The device attribute of the present invention collects application can be by proxy configurations or the part for agency.Once It is mounted, device attribute collects that application is just automatic to contact periodically or according to plan central monitoring position, sends positional information and all automatic It was found that asset data point.The device identification application of the present invention can be configured as one at remote server or partial service Function.For the purpose of integrality, under the device identification application (that is, data point collection and device identification) of the present invention as described below Face will be described with reference to asset tracking function.
Following function is summarized
Asset tracking function be that by the present invention device identification application, by device identification application support and/or It is provided with the example of the service of device identification application.Reference picture 1, Asset Tracking System bag according to an embodiment of the invention User terminal/server framework is included, the framework can include following primary clustering：(a) client device A, including it is for example shown It has been implanted with continuing any one electronic equipment of agency.Agent software is run for reporting that deployment should on a client device Purpose, including report information receive instruction to remote server and from remote server, to program (program) agency To support and perform desired function.(b) communication link B (such as information exchange network), its can include switched communication network, because Special net, private and public Intranet, radio net, satellite network and cable system；And (c) host monitoring system C, it is wrapped Include monitoring client device A and host monitoring system C between communicate main frame monitoring server 3, the main frame monitor server 3 by Each client device is regular or contacts according to plan, and records the information from each client device.Monitoring server also provides Instruction on performing what action will perform any action, what data and visitor collected to client, including client The access time of the next plan in family end.
According to the present invention, host monitoring system C, which is realized, device identification application, and it resides in client by assessing use Device attribute in equipment collects the data point that application (for example, the part individually applied or acted on behalf of) is collected, long-range to determine The mark of monitored client device.Client device is via communication link B (for example, IP connections or connecting via dial telephone Connect) contact monitoring server.Host monitoring system C can include report and administration portal, its be client, keeper and assets with Track service provider provides the ability for the function of checking data and management monitoring server and client side's equipment.
Except device identification application is outer, these components to be each that on March 20th, 2006 submits completely pending U.S. Patent application No.11/386,040 (present U.S. Patent Application Publication No.US2006-0272020；It corresponds to PCT The open No.WO2006/102399 of application) disclosed in.
Reference picture 1, the device identification application identities according to the present invention (can wherein realize that continuous service is acted on behalf of) can be used Useful client device A include but is not limited to：Universal or special digital processing, information processing and/or computing device, this sets Standby can be autonomous device or the components of larger system (for example, large storage facilities), can be it is portable, hand-held or What position was fixed.Different types of client device can be desktop type client computing device, portable computing device (example Such as, on knee and notebook) or handheld device (for example, cell phone, PDA (personal digital assistant)), personal electric The form of equipment (for example, personal digital media player, personal gaming device) etc., it has the energy to be communicated with external server Power, as further explained below.In addition to resident operating system in a device, client device can be set by being stored in Program, application, routine and/or the sequence of instruction and/or logic in standby are optionally operated, activate or configured.In brief, The use for the method for being described herein and suggesting is not limited to specific processing configuration.As example rather than limitation, with reference to according to work For client device A on knee or notebook, (computer A1 is schematically illustrated as desktop device, but can replace In generation, ground included portable computing device) configuration and realization example description it is of the invention.Fig. 1 is to use information exchange network form Communication link B schematically show, wherein can configure the present invention is used for asset identification and tracking.By setting according to the present invention The information exchange network that standby mark application accesses can include but is not limited to distributed information exchange network, such as public and privately owned meter Calculation machine network (for example, internet, Intranet, WAN, LAN etc.), increment (value-added) network, communication network are (for example, have Line or wireless network), isomorphism or the isomery combination of radio network, cable system, radio net and this network.This area Technical staff will be understood that, network include both hardware and softwares and can be described according to which kind of most helpful in specific purpose and by It is considered as one of both or both.For example, network can be described as one group can by communications applications interconnect hardware node or Alternatively be described as communications applications or be alternatively described as with or without node communications applications in itself.It is it will also be appreciated that hard Boundary line between part, firmware and software is not always clearly demarcated, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this network and communication should With and continue the component of agent skill group platform and include software, firmware and hardware aspect.
In Copending U.S. Patent Application No.11/386,040, one of critical function of agency is contact. host monitoring system System C is related to client device A associated there information to report.The present invention provides the improvement to embodiment before.Root According to one embodiment disclosed herein, each client device A, which has, collects and is delivered to main frame monitoring system by client device A System C attribute.The present invention electronically determines the application of the mark of client device by offer using this attribute, there is provided mark The further means of the mark of tracked client device, rather than depend solely on (each) device identification number of distribution.
Conventional method includes：
1) attribute collection
2) attribute collected is transferred to server and (alternatively had only when the CRC for XML document has changed Carry their optimization), and maintain inventory record.
3) ESN (Electronic Serial Number) distribution processing and the storage of the attribute changed.
4) the extension historical record that optionally stored attribute changes.
A. device attribute collects application
The present invention collects application by running the device attribute for the critical data point for collecting electronic equipment, determines that client is set Standby mark.(for example, residing at remote server) device identification application considers these critical data points, so as to by electronics Linking of devices is to the specific owner or entity.For example, according to one embodiment of present invention, device attribute collects application can be real It is now the service for being enabled and being supported by lasting agency.It will be less susceptible to be attempted Cloaked device according to the device identification scheme of the present invention The influence that the malice of mark is distorted.
In one embodiment, when lasting agent call monitors server, data are collected and transmitted.Reference picture 4, In one embodiment, during calling, (for example, DLL (dynamic link library) form) specific device attribute, which is collected, applies journey Sequence 12 is downloaded in the memory in equipment 10 by the agency in equipment 10 from server 20, and the proxy call stock DLL In function.Data point is collected in the application (for example, the mechanism listed using the right hand column of table 1 below).DLL is not limited to what is listed Mechanism；It can expand to including such as available in standard API (application programming interfaces) or customization existing more reliably to collect There is data point or collect the other mechanism of other data point.(alternately, device attribute, which collects application, can be deployed in clothes It is engaged in device, remotely to obtain device attribute).
Collect and be applied to device identification data point can include it is following：
I. the manufacture of equipment, model
Ii. the motherboard sequence number of equipment
Iii. the UUID (universal unique identifier) of equipment
Iv. hard drives sequence number
V. the Mac addresses of how individual network card
Vi.Ram sequence numbers
Vii. battery sequence number
List above is the example in the subset of the data point with being collected during the interacting of equipment.For as tracked Equipment example computer, by server device identification application collect and be stored as inventory record data it is complete The example of permutation table is included in following table 1.What is equally listed in table 1 is to collect application by device attribute to collect these numbers According to various mechanism.
Table 1：The complete list for the data point being collected and stored in inventory record.
Data point Data Collection mechanism ComputerMakeWMI WMI API ComputerModelWMI WMI API ComputerSerialWMI WMI API ComputerMake MAPMEM drivers；Read DMI information ComputerModel MAPMEM drivers；Read DMI information ComputerSerial MAPMEM drivers；Read DMI information ComputerAsset0 WMI API ComputerAsset1 WMI API SyetemSMBIOSVersion Windows registration tablies SystemBiosVersion Windows registration tablies SystemBiosDate Windows registration tablies BaseBoardVersion WMI API HDDSerialNumber0 S.M.A.R.T API HDDSerialNumber1 S.M.A.R.T API HDDSerialNumber2 S.M.A.R.T API HDDSerialNumber3 S.M.A.R.T API ComputerName WIN API MACAddress0 SNMP, failing to NetBIOS MACAddress1 SNMP, failing to NetBIOS OSProductKey " encryption " the MS values in registration table IBMComputraceStatus Computrace drivers BatteryDeviceID WMI API ComputerUUID MAPMEM drivers；Read DMI information GatewayString0 MAPMEM drivers；Read DMI information GatewayString1 MAPMEM drivers；Read DMI information GatewayString2 MAPMEM drivers；Read DMI information
|DELLCTStatus Computrace drivers DELLInterfaceStatus Computrace drivers RAMSerialNumber WMI API Invertory Version# Inserted by stock DLL
Notice that only sequence number is less than the character (for example, 5 characters) or WMI malloc failure mallocs of minimal amount, just can be with It is required that (for example, by Absolute exploitations) MAPMEM drivers.It can substitute in addition and use the information from WMI.If S.M.A.R.T API fail (that is, SN is returned as sky), then can obtain HDDSerialNumber using WMI.Some data Point can be (for example, GatewayString data are GATEWAY boards specific to the equipment of some manufactures and/or model Specific to computer).
B. it is used for the inventory record of device identification
With lasting agency it is each interact during, applied by device identification and utilize this data creation inventory record.Storehouse Deposit the record (example that record is the whole particular data points collected at the unique mark of component devices or an example of characteristic Such as, the embodiment of inventory record is shown in table 1).These inventory records are logged to create the critical data of assets point Historical record.The more detailed and dynamic overview (profile) that equipment is provided due to these extra data points (that is, is accommodated Continuous change in the life-span history of equipment to equipment), so will strengthen the function of identifying equipment using them, this is extra Data point can be traced in the life-span history of equipment.
Reference picture 4, in one embodiment, DLL establishment files in xml format, this document be uploaded to server 20 (or Different from other servers of server 20) and (parse) is parsed to database to form inventory record.Server 20 includes Device identification applies 22, and it is collected from resident device attribute in apparatus 10 and receives XML file using 12.It is new and existing Inventory record can be stored in inventory records database 24.The form of XML file is shown by the sample in table 2.
Table 2：Sample XML file with inventory data
<Xml version=" 1.0 " encoding=" UTF-8 ">
<CT:Data version=" 1.00 " xmlns:CT=" http://www.absolute.com/
<CT:Section name=" MachineInfo ">
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerMakeWMI " value=" DELL COMPUTER
CORPORATION~INTEL CORPRRATION~DELL COMPUTER
CORPORATION”/>
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerMakeWMI " value=" XPST500~SE440BX-3~"/>
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerSerialWMI " value="~0005335T1246196D021X
~"/>
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerMake " value=" DELL COMPUTER
CORPORATION~INTEL CORPORATION~DELL COMPUTER
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerModel " value=" XPST500~SE440BX-3~"/>
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerSerial " value="~0005335T1246196D021X~"/>
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerAsset0 " value=" 1REW5 "/>
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerAsset1 " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" SystemSMBIOSVersion " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" SystemBios Version " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" SystemBiosDate " value=" 04/22/99 "/>
<CT:Setting name=" BaseBoard Version " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" HDDSerialNumber0 " value=" F3H8X5VC "/>
<CT:Setting name=" HDDSerialNumber1 " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" HDDSerialNumber2 " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" HDDSerialNumber3 " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerName " value=" FRANK-S10XQAIFU "/>
<CT:Setting name=" MACAddress0 " value=" 0080C6F1FD17 "/>
<CT:Setting name=" MACAddress1 " value=" 005345000000 "/>
<CT:Setting name=" OSProductKey " value=" DJP4J-WQMCC-X7DGK-
W9WBV-XF3CG”/>
<CT:Setting name=" IBMComputraceStatus " value=" FFFFFFFF "/>
<CT:Setting name=" BatteryDeviceID " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" InventoryVersion " value=" 1.0 "/>
<CT:Setting name=" ComputerUUID " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" GatewayString0 " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" GatewayString1 " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" GatewayString2 " value=" "/>
<CT:Setting name=" DELLCTStatus " value=" 00000000 "/>
<CT:Setting name=" DELLInterfaceStatus " value=" FFFFFFFF "/>
<CT:Setting name=" RAMSerialNumber " value=" "/>
Data point collect application configuration be using these critical data points in inventory record, by its with the agent call phase Between the Data Matching reported, and by linking of devices to the specific owner or entity.Due to such as reconfiguring, repairing or normally The reason for safeguarding, the data point of equipment change over time.The application intelligently handles the change in critical data point.Even if number Strong point changes, and the application can still identify equipment and be linked back to the original owner or entity.This allows to Lasting tracking is carried out during the service life of equipment.In the case of stolen or loss, equipment can be identified with remote software. The details of device identification application is described below.
Fig. 2 is the logic flow that the device identification in the monitoring server 20 that diagram is resided in such as Fig. 4 applies 22 Functional block diagram.The application at least performs following major function：
I. match the critical data point of slave unit collection and distribute to the unique identifier code of equipment (for example, electronics sequence Row number-ESN).
Ii. new equipment is handled to create baseline inventory record.
Iii. the identification equipment after the subsequent change of nextport hardware component NextPort.
In the initial link with new equipment, create inventory record and distributed in inventory records database 24 unique Identifier (ESN), and also write on the unique identifier in equipment hard drives 14.In subsequent contact, equipment is write on ESN in hard drives is matched with the inventory record in inventory records database 24, and updates other critical datas Point.When proxy contacts monitor server 20, operational outfit attribute collection applies 12 (for example, stock DLL) to collect stock Data, and if ESN may have been write in equipment hard drives 14 before, then fetch the ESN.Here is possible feelings Condition.
1.ESN is distributed
If ESN is also not allocated to computer (that is, rear 4 bit digital is 0), (or if the ESN distributed before for example As the result distorted by error identification), then it is that new installation or hard drives have been wiped free of to mean it, and is come from The recovered agency of BIOS persistence algorithm.Distributed if necessary to ESN, then perform the flow chart of Fig. 2 right-hand sides, and performed ESN activation is handled.For example, in the case where equipment is stolen, the ESN write in hard drives may be wiped free of or distort, So reversely searched using critical data point, and it was found that ESN simultaneously rewrites hard drives.The reverse lookup is also used for matching Equipment and its legal owner.Handled together with ESN activation, use the data point that application collection is collected by device attribute, control The on-hand inventory record checking inventory record being stored in inventory records database 24.Remembered according to the stock of inset in fig. 2 Embodiment shown in record checking, current attribute collect the following device data point of processing in the following order to impinging upon what is stored before Those in inventory record are matched, such as：
I. actual sequence+HDD sequences
Ii. sequence number (if the sequence number of specific manufacture/model is undeservedly formatted, can carry out sequence number Reformat)
Iii. actual sequence (SN~SN~SN；BIOS- motherboards-system encapsulation sequence number)
iv.UUID
V.HDD sequences
Vi.MAC addresses
Vii.RAM sequence numbers
Viii. battery sequence number
Specifically, before coupling number strong point, abnormal (exception) table is searched to check data point whether in exception table In.This ensures that known not exclusive data point is not used in ESN determinations.More known common unknown equipment have blank sequence number or The non-unique sequence number being present in multiple equipment.The list of these known non-unique sequences number is maintained in the exception table. If there is exception, then the data point is ignored, and the next item down at coupling number strong point.If particular data point item is not in exception In list, then carry out on finding how many determinations of the on-hand inventory record with this data point project.If do not find On-hand inventory records or multiple on-hand inventories record, then the particular data point item is ignored and matches the next item down.In this place Any number of record found in reason can be " cleared ", so as to remove or reduce future inventory record checking the problem of.If Only find an on-hand inventory record, then think to be found that the inventory record corresponding to the data point item collected, and think Have been realized in the matching that equipment records relative to this on-hand inventory.The ESN of on-hand inventory record is checked, to determine that it is It is no in account (holdingaccount) is kept.If not in account is kept, then this ESN is distributed into equipment (example Such as, equipment hard drives are write), and the inventory record of more new equipment.If in account is kept, and if it is Preassigned by particular host central monitoring position is monitored account (for example, enterprise's account of the central monitoring position management by correlation Family), then indicate client device callback (call back) central monitoring position.If not business account, then currently originally Source (Parent) (i.e., it is possible to for identifying the ID that ESN should be assigned to its account) and MID (that is, media IDs；Work as establishment The unique identifier distributed during install medium) it is used for creating new ESN (that is, " origin "+MID is changed into new ESN prefix).
It is if unique without finding after armamentarium data point item is examined during inventory record verification process On-hand inventory records or multiple on-hand inventories record, then inventory record (that is, the equipment category including current collection being newly created Property inventory record) be used for ESN distribution purpose.Current origin and MID are used to create new ESN (that is, " origin "+MID changes For new ESN prefix).
Once new ESN creates according to one of above-mentioned logic flow, new inventory record is created that.If not enterprise Industry account, then new ESN distributes to equipment and updates inventory records database.If business account, then equipment quilt Redirect and be used to further handle to contact server that is related or specifying.
2. existing equipment ESN- is verified
In (for example, being stored in equipment hard drives) existing ESN that calling (calling) agency's offer slave unit is fetched In the case of (that is, last 4 are not 0), equipment may be identified uniquely (unless it is invalid ESN, in this situation Under will be handled as being not present ESN, and the ESN distribution that is described before is handled).In the case, application review ESN validity.Due to many reasons, the ESN in hard drives be probably it is invalid, such as：
I. equipment has the image of another equipment in hard drives.Some IT departments create main system, create the principal series The software image of system and these images are disposed in multiple equipment.
Ii. during conventional maintenance activity, hard disk is from a devices exchange to another equipment.These problems can be by Automatic detection and solution.
Using first check for Call Agent whether have activation (non-zero) ESN.If it is then search ESN so as to Check whether it is stolen.Because if calling device is stolen, its ESN is not reallocated or changed, to protect Hold uniformity and keep the tracking historical record of history complete.If ESN is not marked with being stolen, then secondary known to search This list is used to solve automatically.This ESN activation described before can including such as use distributes new ESN to one or copy Both processing of record.
3. a large amount of change
If the ESN of activation call and is stolen/and device flag not is stolen by copy inspection, then stock's note The inventory record of ESN in record database is entered with the inventory record created based on the number of devices strong point collected during current relationship Row matching.(for enterprise ESN, equipment is redirected, as described above).If fewer than predetermined number data point (for example, two It is individual or less) change, then the inventory record in renewal inventory records database is used for the inspection during subsequent contact Look into.The processing causes if the routine service activities that the number of the change detected in single contact is carried out in predetermined number If a large amount of changes that the number for being different from the change detected in single contact is carried out more than predetermined number.In this example In, if the data point of three or more is different between the inventory record of record and calls strong point, then triggering " largely changes Change " situation, wherein ESN are considered invalid.Because enough data point differences are so that it can not be considered that identical is set It is standby.Assuming that the ESN in equipment is replicated or is tampered, or there is the actual maintenance to equipment, and original part It is considered as original equipment, thus is referred to as new equipment.
Fig. 3 be illustrate according to one embodiment of present invention, carry out a large amount of changing the schematic of the processing determined to realize Functional block diagram.The data point for the equipment for carrying out various inspections to determine to have been subjected to change is (for example, institute before those above Discuss) number.By being incremented by from initial zero count, the number for the data point that the tracking of distinct count device has changed. In the embodiment of diagram, if distinct count utensil has the value equal to or more than " 2 " (or some other threshold values), it is determined that There are a large amount of change states.
In the case, using being processed into new equipment, and it is new for its distribution from identical user account ESN.In the case, using being switched to the right-hand side of logical flow chart, and the ESN activation processing described before.
The logic export of shown processing in fig. 2, the inventory record in inventory records database were matched in the contact phase Between the data point collected, and the ESN that the ESN matchings in inventory records database are write in equipment hard drives.This reorientation Equipment is used for the inventory record inspection in future, and it can be carried out according to predetermined program, as herein on asset tracking institute Described in the patent of mark discloses.At this point, inventory record can be relied on so as to which client device is linked into its institute Person's of having (personal or entity), such as owned based on what the inventory record before on being stored in inventory records database was established Person's information.
5. further enhance
Embodiment described above is effective and uniquely identifies equipment.Logic described above can be extended to including more Multi-site data, so as to using different mechanisms and using the matching mechanisms of change collect data point be not limited to above-mentioned application processing and Data, without departing from scope and spirit of the present invention.Therefore, device identification application of the invention should be considered as expansible, Without as special algorithm, data point, Data Collection mechanism or the specific a limited number of data point limit as used in application.
The data point of equipment such as the time such as reconfigure, repair or normal routine use due to and change Become.The device identification application intelligently tracks the change of the critical data point associated with equipment.Even if data point changes, institute Equipment can still be identified and it is associated back into the original owner or entity by stating device identification application.This allows in equipment Service life during continuously tracking equipment.Equipment can be remotely identified (for example, setting using the device identification application In the case of standby stolen or loss).The device identification application can with may include asset tracking, withdrawal of assets, data delete, The service of software merit rating etc. configures together.
It is described above the processing of the present invention and system according to functional module with block diagram format.It should manage Solution, unless illustrating on the contrary herein, one or more functions can be integrated in the software mould of single physical equipment or software product In block, or one or more functions can be with discrete physical equipment or in single position or the software module being distributed on network Middle realization, without departing from scope and spirit of the present invention.
It should be understood that being discussed in detail for the actual realization of each module is not necessary to realizing the understanding of the present invention.This In give the feature and correlation of each functional module in system property, system, it is actual realize be in programmer and In the conventional technical ability of system engineer.Those skilled in the art can put into practice the present invention without mistake using conventional technical ability The experiment of degree.
It is apparent to those skilled in the art although describing the present invention relative to the embodiment of description Be that can carry out various modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.For example, can easily modification information Application is extracted to accommodate different or extra processing, to provide the user the flexibility of web-browsing.It should therefore be understood that The invention is not restricted to the specific embodiment of description, but limited by the scope of claim.
This application claims the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/748,195 submitted on March 20th, 2006 priority.This Shen Please be that (it was submitted on March 28th, 2005 by the U.S. Patent application No.11/386,040 that is submitted on March 20th, 2006 U.S. Patent application No.11/093,180 part continuation application) part continuation application.These texts are entirely incorporated into by quoting Offer with other disclosures cited herein, as herein completely illustrate.
1. a kind of method for the mark for determining electronic equipment, including：
Multiple data points of the equipment are obtained using the attribute collection application for residing in equipment；
It is identified below will pass through using the existing record for the multiple electronic equipments of mark application searches for residing in remote server Corresponding to unique record of the equipment：
For the first data point in the data point, it is determined that how many records have first data point；
If only one record has first data point, then it is assumed that one record is uniquely to record；And
If do not record or multiple records have first data point, it is determined whether an only record has the number The second data point in strong point, also, if it is, determine that the record with second data point is uniquely to record；
By in the identifier write device uniquely recorded, or, if without uniquely recording, unique record is created, and And by corresponding new identifier write device；
Subsequent slave unit obtains multiple data points and identifier, then showing using the mark multiple electronic equipments of application searches There is record, to identify the unique record for corresponding to the equipment, wherein：
If it is determined that the subsequent acquisition data point less than predetermined number is different from corresponding data point in unique record, then the mark Know the mark that application determines the equipment from unique record；Or
If the subsequent acquisition data point of predetermined number is different, the mark application determines that the equipment sets for new It is standby, and new identifier is distributed to the equipment.
2. the method as described in claim 1, wherein also including, before it is determined that how much recording with first data point：
First data point is searched in the exception table of clear data point and not exclusive data point；And
Determine first data point not in exception table.
3. method as claimed in claim 2, in addition to, if do not recorded or multiple records have first data point, And before determining whether that only one record has second data point：
Second data point is searched in the exception table；And
Determine second data point not in exception table.
4. the method as described in claim 1, in addition to the step of multiple data points are transferred into remote server.
5. the method as described in claim 1, wherein the data point include being related to deployment hardware in the apparatus and/or The data point of software.
6. method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the data point includes following at least two：
Ix. device fabrication and/or model；
X. equipment motherboard sequence number；
Xi. equipment UUID (universal unique identifier)；
Xii. hard drives sequence number；
Xiii. the Mac addresses of how individual network card；
Xiv.Ram sequence numbers；
Xv. battery sequence number.
7. method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the search step includes matching the data point each obtained successively with depositing Store up the respective counts strong point in the existing record.
8. a kind of electronic equipment for including attribute collection application module, the attribute collection application module：
Multiple data points are collected, including are related to the data point for disposing hardware and/or software in the apparatus；
The data point is transmitted to remote server will pass through unique record identified below corresponding to the equipment：
Use the existing record for the multiple electronic equipments of mark application searches for residing in remote server；
Received from the server from the identifier uniquely recorded, or, if without uniquely recording, received from server New identifier corresponding with new unique record that server creates；
Multiple data points from equipment and identifier are then transferred to the server, wherein, then the server makes With it is described mark the multiple electronic equipments of application searches existing record, so as to identify correspond to the equipment unique record, its In：
9. a kind of server for the electronic equipment that network is connected to for remote identification, including mark application module, the mark Application module：
Multiple data points are received, including are related to the data point for disposing hardware and/or software in the apparatus；
Search for the existing record of multiple electronic equipments, so as to based on the multiple data point come by it is identified below correspond to it is described Unique record of equipment：
Subsequent slave unit obtains multiple data points and identifier, the existing record of multiple electronic equipments is then searched for, to identify Corresponding to unique record of the equipment；And
If it is determined that the subsequent acquisition data point less than predetermined number is different from corresponding data point in unique record, then from unique Record determines the mark of the equipment；Or
If the subsequent acquisition data point of predetermined number is different, it is determined that the equipment is new equipment, and to described Equipment distributes new mark.
10. server as claimed in claim 9, wherein the mark application module is configured to, it is determined that how many records have Before first data point：
11. server as claimed in claim 10, wherein the mark application module is configured to, if do not recorded or more Individual record has first data point, and before determining whether that only one record has second data point：
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