公开(公告)号：US09619799B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14174791

申请日：2014-02-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David T. Haggerty ,  Ahmer A. Khan ,  Christopher B. Sharp ,  Jerrold Von Hauck ,  Joakim Linde ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Mehdi Ziat ,  Yousuf H. Vaid

IPC: G06Q20/36 ,  G06Q20/38 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/34

CPC classification number: G06Q20/36 ,  G06Q20/1235 ,  G06Q20/3227 ,  G06Q20/3552 ,  G06Q20/382

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the deployment of financial instruments and other assets are disclosed. In one embodiment, a security software protocol is disclosed that guarantees that the asset is always securely encrypted, that one and only one copy of an asset exists, and the asset is delivered to an authenticated and/or authorized customer. Additionally, exemplary embodiments of provisioning systems are disclosed that are capable of, among other things, handling large bursts of traffic (such as can occur on a so-called “launch day” of a device).