IP Library Granted Patent US 12,045,630
Granted Patent B2
US 12,045,630 · App. 17/663,112 · Granted Jul 23, 2024

Customizable initialization orchestration module providing a graphical preview of a graphical status screen user interface

Inventors: Nicholas McDonald (San Diego, CA); Brandon Modesitt (Encinitas, CA); Adam Pettit (San Diego, CA); Wesley Pettit (San Diego, CA); Mark Daughters (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Kandji, Inc.
G06F9/44505G06F3/04847
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Patent No.
US 12,045,630
App. No.
17/663,112
Granted
Jul 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method involves instantiating a device agent at a computing device. The device agent receives initialization orchestration module configuration data from a management platform operating at a server. The device agent instantiates an initialization orchestration module at the computing device in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data. The device agent transmits the configuration data to the initialization orchestration module. The initialization orchestration module displays a user interface in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data. The device agent transmits a list of configuration items to the initialization orchestration module. The device agent processes a first configuration item of the list of configuration items. The initialization orchestration module receives status messages from the device agent regarding the first configuration item as the device agent processes the first configuration item. The initialization orchestration module displays a status of the first configuration item in accordance with the status messages.

Claims (78)

1. A method, comprising:

generating, using a web-portal provided by a management platform operating at a server, initialization orchestration module configuration data using a graphical customization user interface, the graphical customization user interface providing a graphical preview of a graphical status screen user interface;

instantiating a device agent at a computing device;

receiving, by the device agent, the initialization orchestration module configuration data from the management platform;

instantiating, by the device agent, an initialization orchestration module at the computing device in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data;

transmitting, by the device agent, the initialization orchestration module configuration data to the initialization orchestration module;

displaying, by the initialization orchestration module at the computing device, the graphical status screen user interface in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data;

directing, by the initialization orchestration module, the device agent to request a list of configuration items to be processed at the computing device from the management platform;

receiving the list of configuration items at the device agent;

transmitting, from the device agent, the list of configuration items to the initialization orchestration module;

processing, by the device agent, a first configuration item of the list of configuration items;

receiving, at the initialization orchestration module from the device agent, first status messages regarding the first configuration item as the device agent processes the first configuration item; and

displaying, by the initialization orchestration module using the graphical status screen user interface, a status of the first configuration item in accordance with the first status messages.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the graphical status screen user interface is a focus-locked interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the initialization orchestration module using the first status messages, that an error occurred while processing the first configuration item; and

remediating, by the initialization orchestration module, the error that occurred.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein:

the error that occurred is a loss in network connectivity; and

the remediation, by the initialization orchestration module, comprises displaying a second focus-locked user interface for network selection at the computing device.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein:

the error that occurred is a loss in network connectivity; and

the remediation comprises pausing, by the device agent, downloading data until network connectivity is restored and receiving, by the initialization orchestration module, an indication that downloading has been paused by the device agent.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

instantiating, by the device agent, the initialization orchestration module at the computing device in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data comprises:

determining, by the device agent, that the device agent can access an initialization orchestration module application programming interface (API) at the management platform;

receiving, by the device agent using the initialization orchestration module API, the initialization orchestration module configuration data from the management platform;

determining, by the device agent based on the initialization orchestration module configuration data, that the initialization orchestration module is permitted to be instantiated at the computing device; and

instantiating, by the device agent, the initialization orchestration module at the computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

processing, by the device agent, a second configuration item of the list of configuration items;

wherein:

the first configuration item is a software application, and processing the first configuration item comprises installing the software application at the computing device; and

the second configuration item is a script, and processing the second configuration item comprises executing the script at the computing device.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the initialization orchestration module from the device agent, second status messages indicating that there are no more items in the list of configuration items to be processed; and

displaying, by the initialization orchestration module at the computing device, a graphical completion screen user interface in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the graphical completion screen user interface comprises one or more completion tiles, one or more of the completion tiles being operable to open a website link upon user selection of that completion tile.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the graphical completion screen user interface comprises one or more completion tiles, one or more of the completion tiles being configured to launch an application on the computing device upon user selection of that completion tile.

11. A method, comprising:

generating, using a web-portal provided by a management platform operating at a server, initialization orchestration module configuration data using a graphical customization user interface, the graphical customization user interface providing a graphical preview of a graphical status screen user interface;

receiving, by a device agent at a computing device, the initialization orchestration module configuration data from the management platform;

instantiating, by the device agent, an initialization orchestration module at the computing device in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data;

transmitting, by the device agent, the initialization orchestration module configuration data to the initialization orchestration module;

displaying, by the initialization orchestration module at the computing device, the graphical status screen user interface in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data;

processing, by the device agent, a first configuration item of a list of configuration items;

receiving, at the initialization orchestration module from the device agent, first status messages regarding the first configuration item as the device agent processes the first configuration item; and

displaying, by the initialization orchestration module using the graphical status screen user interface, a status of the first configuration item in accordance with the first status messages.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the graphical status screen user interface is a focus-locked interface.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the initialization orchestration module using the first status messages, that an error has occurred while processing the first configuration item; and

remediating, by the initialization orchestration module, the error that occurred.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the error that occurred is a loss in network connectivity; and

the remediation, by the initialization orchestration module, comprises displaying a second focus-locked user interface for network selection at the computing device.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the error that occurred is a loss in network connectivity; and

the remediation comprises pausing, by the device agent, downloading data until network connectivity is restored and receiving, by the initialization orchestration module, an indication that downloading has been paused by the device agent.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

instantiating, by the device agent, the initialization orchestration module at the computing device in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data comprises:

determining, by the device agent, that the device agent can access an initialization orchestration module application programming interface (API) at the management platform;

receiving, by the device agent using the initialization orchestration module API, the initialization orchestration module configuration data from the management platform;

determining, by the device agent based on the initialization orchestration module configuration data, that the initialization orchestration module is permitted to be instantiated at the computing device; and

instantiating, by the device agent, the initialization orchestration module at the computing device.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

processing, by the device agent, a second configuration item of the list of configuration items;

wherein:

the first configuration item is a software application and processing the first configuration item comprises installing the software application at the computing device; and

the second configuration item is a script and processing the second configuration item comprises executing the script at the computing device.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, at the initialization orchestration module from the device agent, second status messages indicating that there are no more items in the list of configuration items to be processed; and

displaying, by the initialization orchestration module at the computing device, a graphical completion screen user interface in accordance with the initialization orchestration module configuration data.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein:

the graphical completion screen user interface comprises one or more completion tiles, one or more of the completion tiles being operable to operable to open a website link upon user selection of that completion tile, or to launch an application on the computing device upon user selection of that completion tile.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2026
From: IRU, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 074065/0202 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 27, 2025
From: KANDJI, INC.
To: IRU, INC.
Reel/Frame 073267/0071 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2022
From: MCDONALD, NICHOLAS; MODESITT, BRANDON; PETTIT, ADAM; PETTIT, WESLEY; DAUGHTERS, MARK
To: KANDJI, INC.
Reel/Frame 059990/0323 →
Continuity (1)
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