Real-Time Installation File Generation Using Hardware Serial Numbers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional software license management systems rely on pre-collected hardware purchase order data, leading to limited adaptability in dynamic environments.
Innovation Solution
A software installation file generation method that generates software installation files in real-time based on the hardware serial number of an electronic device, eliminating the need for pre-bound hardware purchase order data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional software license management systems use pre-collected hardware purchase order data to bind and distribute software licenses, then license distribution can be performed based on existing data, but the system has high reliance on data synchronization and limited adaptability in dynamic environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic software license management by generating installation files in real-time based on current hardware serial numbers rather than relying on pre-collected purchase order data. The system dynamically queries hardware information from the electronic device and generates corresponding installation files on-demand, enabling the system to adapt to hardware changes and dynamic environments without complex data synchronization mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device performs self-identification by providing its own hardware serial number to the software compiling server. The system automatically queries the hardware serial number from the device itself rather than relying on pre-synchronized purchase order data, enabling self-service operation that eliminates the need for complex data synchronization while maintaining adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system generates software installation files in real-time based on hardware serial number, then adaptability to dynamic environments is improved, but the process requires real-time hardware serial number acquisition and software compilation
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing software source codes and compilation templates in the software compiling server. When a real-time installation file generation is needed, the system retrieves pre-prepared source codes and applies pre-defined compilation templates, significantly reducing the actual compilation time while maintaining real-time adaptation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes parameters by using hardware serial number as the key identifier instead of purchase order data. This parameter change enables real-time querying of hardware information and generation of customized installation files, balancing adaptability with generation speed through efficient database querying and targeted compilation processes.
3Ease of operation
If the system uses hardware serial number for real-time software installation file generation, then user experience is improved by adapting to rapid hardware changes, but the system requires integration with hardware serial number records and real-time compilation capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The software compiling server acts as an intermediary between the electronic device and the software installation process. It receives the hardware serial number from the device, queries the hardware serial number record, retrieves appropriate software source codes, compiles the installation file, and distributes it to the device. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing the complex operations in a dedicated server component.
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AI summary
A software installation file generating method applied in a software installation file generating system. The software installation file generating method includes receiving a software order of an electronic device through a software compiling server, reading a hardware serial number corresponding to the software order from a hardware S/N record through the software compiling server, generating a software installation file in real-time through the software compiling server based on the hardware serial number of the electronic device, and sending the software installation file to the electronic device to the software compiling server.