Mobile phone differentiated user set-up
First Claim
1. A method of activating a mobile communication device and processing messages by a software service layer of the mobile communication device to configure user settings on the mobile communication device, comprising:
- performing an activation of the mobile communication device by an activation application that executes on the mobile communication device, wherein the activation process installs wireless network access credentials into the mobile communication device;
monitoring the activation application by the software service layer;
determining by the software service layer that the mobile communication device activation has completed;
sending, by the software service layer in response to determining that the mobile communication device activation has completed, a message comprising an identity of the mobile communication device to a wireless communication service provider operated computer system to request an identity of an enterprise computer system associated with an enterprise that is different from the wireless communication service provider from which to obtain user settings configuration instructions;
receiving, by the software service layer, a response message from the wireless communication service provider operated computer system, wherein the response message comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), an Internet Protocol (IP) address, or domain name of the enterprise computer system;
sending, by the software service layer, a user settings request message comprising the identity of the mobile communication device to the URL, IP address, or domain name of the enterprise computer system;
receiving, by the software service layer, a user settings response message from the enterprise computer system; and
configuring, by the software service layer, user settings on the mobile communication device by executing instructions received in the user settings response message, wherein the user settings comprise enterprise applications and a contacts list associated with the enterprise.
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Abstract
A method of configuring user settings on a mobile communication device. The method comprises sending a message by a software service layer of a mobile communication device to a first computer system to request an identity of a second computer system from which to obtain user settings configuration instructions, receiving a response message by the software service layer from the first computer system, wherein the response message comprises the identity of the second computer system, sending a user settings request message by the software service layer to the second computer system, receiving a user settings response message by the software service layer from the second computer system, and configuring user settings on the mobile communication device by the software service layer by executing instructions received in the user settings response message.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of activating a mobile communication device and processing messages by a software service layer of the mobile communication device to configure user settings on the mobile communication device, comprising:
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performing an activation of the mobile communication device by an activation application that executes on the mobile communication device, wherein the activation process installs wireless network access credentials into the mobile communication device; monitoring the activation application by the software service layer; determining by the software service layer that the mobile communication device activation has completed; sending, by the software service layer in response to determining that the mobile communication device activation has completed, a message comprising an identity of the mobile communication device to a wireless communication service provider operated computer system to request an identity of an enterprise computer system associated with an enterprise that is different from the wireless communication service provider from which to obtain user settings configuration instructions; receiving, by the software service layer, a response message from the wireless communication service provider operated computer system, wherein the response message comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), an Internet Protocol (IP) address, or domain name of the enterprise computer system; sending, by the software service layer, a user settings request message comprising the identity of the mobile communication device to the URL, IP address, or domain name of the enterprise computer system; receiving, by the software service layer, a user settings response message from the enterprise computer system; and configuring, by the software service layer, user settings on the mobile communication device by executing instructions received in the user settings response message, wherein the user settings comprise enterprise applications and a contacts list associated with the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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