TRANSFERRING DIGITAL DEVICE OWNERSHIP VIA A SIGNED TRANSFER REQUEST

• Main Authors: Tolpin, Alexander I, Vokkarne, Rajeev Mandayam, Berdy, Nicole, Larden, Timothy James, Arroju, Mounica, Awad, Tamer, Brandon, Jelani Z, Gupta, Puneet, ChandraMohan, SachinKumar
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.02.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Transferring control over a device. A method includes, receiving a first indication, including a first verifiable token, from a first entity that at least a portion of control of a device should be relinquished by the first entity. A second indication is received from the second entity, including a second verifiable token, that the at least a portion of control should be transferred to the second entity. The first token and the second token are verified. As a result of verifying the first token and the second token, the at least a portion of control of the device is transferred from the first entity to the second entity. Transferring the at least a portion of control of the device from the first entity to the second entity includes updating the device with configuration applicable to the second entity.