Wireless communication system installation

• US 10,079,912 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2008
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Boudreau, Jesse, Yach, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Steven S
• Application Number:
  US12/171,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20090031296A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,721 Days
• Field of Search: 455418-420, 709220, 709219, 717174-178
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, data is stored on a wireless mobile device, where the data is correlated to information to install a wireless server on an electronic system. At least a portion of the data from the wireless mobile device may be downloaded to initiate installation of the wireless server on the electronic system.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores first instructions, which, when executed by at least one or more processors of a wireless system, cause the at least one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

storing data on a wireless mobile device, the data including second instructions that install a wireless server that serves as a group coordinator for a group of mobile wireless clients including the wireless mobile device on an electronic device;

transmitting, by the wireless mobile device, the second instructions to the electronic device;

configuring, by the second instructions, the electronic device as the group coordinator for the group of the mobile wireless clients that includes the wireless mobile device by installing the wireless server on the electronic device and downloading a secure remote password (SRP) key from the wireless mobile device, wherein the wireless server and the mobile wireless clients operate as a share group based on the SRP key;

receiving, by the wireless server, unique identifiers of the mobile wireless clients and establishing the share group by correlating the unique identifiers to the SRP key;

receiving, at the wireless mobile device, a new policy from the wireless server, the new policy establishing one server as a primary server having override control over policies associated with other servers from a plurality of servers;

determining that a current policy loaded on the wireless mobile device is allowed to be changed;

loading the new policy on the wireless mobile device in response to the determination;

registering the wireless mobile device with each server of the plurality of servers; and

operating the wireless mobile device according to a plurality of policies, wherein each policy of the plurality of policies is associated with at least one server of the plurality of servers with which the wireless mobile device is registered.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, from the wireless mobile device, the second instructions includes providing data to install the wireless server configured to conduct all communications between the wireless mobile device and the wireless server over a secure communication channel.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second instructions includes information to install the wireless server application from a communication network.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the second information includes information used to install the wireless server from an internet.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second instructions includes a licensing agreement having an inquiry for accepting or to declining the licensing agreement to determine further installation of the wireless server.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second instructions includes information to identify the secure remote password key.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second instructions includes instructions storable on a machine-readable medium of the electronic device.

8. A wireless system comprising:

a wireless mobile device comprising;

a memory storing instructions for installing a wireless server on an electronic device which serves as a group coordinator for a group of mobile wireless clients including the wireless mobile device; and

a controller device; and

the electronic device comprising;

a memory; and

at least one processor;

wherein the controller device is programmed to perform operations of;

transmitting, by the mobile device, the instructions to the electronic device;

transmitting, by the mobile device, a secure remote password (SRP) key to the electronic device;

receiving, at the wireless mobile device, a new policy from the wireless server, the new policy establishing one server as a primary server having override control over policies associated with other servers from a plurality of servers;

determining that a current policy loaded on the wireless mobile device is allowed to be changed;

loading the new policy on the wireless mobile device in response to the determination;

registering the wireless mobile device with each server of the plurality of servers; and

operating the wireless mobile device according to a plurality of policies, wherein each server of the plurality of servers with which the wireless mobile device is registered is associated with at least one of the plurality of policies,

wherein the at least one processor is programmed to receive the instructions from the wireless mobile device, the instructions when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform the operations of;

configuring the electronic device as the group coordinator for the group of the mobile wireless clients that includes the wireless mobile device by installing the wireless server on the electronic device and downloading a secure remote password (SRP) key from the wireless mobile device, wherein the wireless server and the mobile wireless clients operate as a share group based on the SRP key; and

receiving unique identifiers of the mobile wireless clients and establishing the share group by correlating the unique identifiers to the SRP key.

9. The wireless system of claim 8, wherein the controller device performs operations comprising operating over a secure channel for all communications with the electronic device having the wireless server installed.

10. The wireless system of claim 8, wherein the electronic device comprises a personal computer.

11. The wireless system of claim 8, wherein the wireless mobile device includes an interface to connect to the electronic device to download, from the wireless mobile device, the instructions on the electronic device.

12. The wireless system of claim 11, wherein the interface is a universal serial bus interface.

13. The wireless system of claim 8, wherein the instructions includes information to install the wireless server application from a communication network.

14. The wireless system of claim 13, wherein the information to install the wireless server from the communication network includes information used to install the wireless server from an internet.

15. The mobile wireless device of claim 8, wherein the instructions includes a set of instructions storable on a machine-readable medium of the electronic device.

16. A method comprising:

storing data on a wireless mobile device, the data including instructions that install a wireless server that serves as a group coordinator for a group of mobile wireless clients including the wireless mobile device on an electronic system;

transmitting, by the wireless mobile device, the instructions to the electronic device;

configuring, by the instructions, the electronic device as the group coordinator for the group of the mobile wireless clients that includes the wireless mobile device by installing the wireless server on the electronic device and downloading a secure remote password (SRP) key from the wireless mobile device, wherein the wireless server and the mobile wireless clients operate as a share group based on the SRP key;

receiving, by the wireless server, unique identifiers of the mobile wireless clients and establishing the share group by correlating the unique identifiers to the SRP key;

receiving, at the wireless mobile device, a new policy from the wireless server, the new policy establishing one server as a primary server having override control over policies associated with other servers from a plurality of servers;

determining that a current policy loaded on the wireless mobile device is allowed to be changed;

loading the new policy on the wireless mobile device in response to the determination;

registering the wireless mobile device with each server of the plurality of servers; and

operating the wireless mobile device according to a plurality of policies, wherein each policy of the plurality of policies is associated with at least one server of the plurality of servers with which the wireless mobile device is registered.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the transmitting, from the wireless mobile device, the instructions includes providing data to install the wireless server configured to conduct all communications between the wireless mobile device and the wireless server over a secure communication channel.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the transmitting the instructions includes downloading information used to install the wireless server from a communication network.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the downloading information used to install the wireless server from the communication network includes downloading information used to install the wireless server from an internet.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the transmitting the instructions includes downloading a licensing agreement with instructions on accepting or declining the licensing agreement to determine further installation of the wireless server.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the transmitting the instructions includes downloading instructions to identify the secure remote password key.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the instructions includes installation instructions operable by the electronic device and instructions storable on a machine-readable medium of the electronic device.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein the transmitting the instructions includes downloading the wireless server from the wireless mobile device to the electronic device via a wired connection between the wireless mobile device and the electronic device.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the downloading from the wireless mobile device to the electronic device via the wired connection includes downloading the wireless server from the wireless mobile device to the electronic device via a universal serial bus connection between the wireless mobile device and the electronic device.