SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SERIALIZATION OF DEVICES

摘要

A serialization service module is provided for configuring an asset management system to provide a secure means of generating, assigning to chips (or other electronic objects or devices), and tracking unique serial numbers. To provide this service, a controller connects through a secure, encrypted connection to appliances at a manufacturer's location. Agents can then request serial number values from an appliance by product name. The serial numbers are generated by the appliance, metered, and provided to the agents. The serial numbers are then injected sequentially into each die in a chip manufacturing process using the agent. A log is reported to the controller.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
communicatively connecting an appliance to one or more agents to enable said appliance to provide electronic assets comprising configuration information to said one or more agents for enabling said one or more agents to apply said electronic assets to devices, said appliance being communicatively connectable through a network interface to a controller that is geographically remote from said appliance, said one or more agents being separate from said controller and from said appliance; said appliance using a serialization schema to generate serial numbers for at least one agent to apply said serial numbers to a particular type of device bound to said appliance; upon receiving a request for one or more serial numbers for said particular type of device from a requesting agent, said appliance providing, through an electronic interface with said one or more agents, the electronic interface being independent of said network interface; receiving, from said requesting agent, an agent log of electronic assets and devices to which said electronic assets were applied; storing an appliance log; and sending said agent log and said appliance log to said controller.