System, methods, and apparatus for distributed wireless configuration of a portable device

• US 20020169977A1
• Filed: 05/11/2001
• Published: 11/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Chmaytelli, Mazen
• Application Number:
  US09/854,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20020169977A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method of configuring a portable device includes sensing user-identifying information (P110), which may include biometric data. A user identification token based on the user-identifying information is produced (P120) and transmitted to a network (P130), and a set of configuration information is received (P140).

Claims

1. A configurable portable device comprising:

a sensing unit configured and arranged to collect biometric data from a user of the portable device;

a token producer configured and arranged to produce a user identification token based on the biometric data;

an access terminal configured and arranged to transmit the user identification token to a network over a wireless communications link and to receive configuration information corresponding to the user identification token from the network; and

configuration information storage configured and arranged to retrievably store the configuration information,

wherein a configuration of the portable device is determined at least in part by a portion of the configuration information.

2. The configurable portable device according to claim 1, wherein one among a plurality of number assignment modules of the portable device is selected by the configuration information.

3. A method of configuring a portable device, said method comprising:

sensing user-identifying information from a user of the portable device;

producing a user identification token based on the user-identifying information;

transmitting the user identification token over a wireless communications link; and

receiving a set of configuration information corresponding to the user identification token.

4. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 3, wherein sensing user-identifying information includes collecting biometric data.

5. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 4, wherein collecting biometric data includes collecting fingerprint data.

6. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 4, wherein collecting biometric data includes collecting voice data.

7. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 3, wherein transmitting the user identification token comprises transmitting the user identification token over a wireless communications link associated with a cellular network for wireless communications.

8. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 3, further comprising selecting one among a plurality of number assignment modules of the portable device according to the set of configuration information.

9. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 3, further comprising configuring an operation of the portable device according to the set of configuration information.

10. A method of configuring a portable device, said method comprising:

receiving a user identification token over a wireless communications link;

detecting a correspondence between the user identification token and one among a plurality of templates;

retrieving a set of configuration information that corresponds to the template; and

transmitting at least a portion of the set of configuration information to the portable device.

11. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 10, wherein the user identification token includes biometric data.

12. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 11, wherein the user identification token includes fingerprint data.

13. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 11, wherein the user identification token includes voice data.

14. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 10, wherein detecting a correspondence between the user identification token and one among a plurality of templates comprises extracting a set of features from the user identification token.

15. The method of configuring a portable device according to claim 10, further comprising receiving a device identification token,

wherein the at least a portion of the set of configuration information corresponds to the device identification token.

17. The configurable portable device according to claim 16, wherein the sensing unit is configured and arranged to collect biometric data from a user.

18. The configurable portable device according to claim 17, wherein the sensing unit is configured and arranged to collect fingerprint data.

19. The configurable portable device according to claim 17, wherein the sensing unit is configured and arranged to collect voice data.

20. The configurable portable device according to claim 16, wherein the access terminal is configured and arranged to transmit the user identification token over a wireless communications link associated with a cellular network for wireless communications.

21. The configurable portable device according to claim 16, further comprising a plurality of number assignment modules,

wherein the set of configuration information indicates a selected one among the number assignment modules.

22. The configurable portable device according to claim 16, further comprising a display interface,

wherein a configuration of the display interface is determined by the set of configuration information.

24. The network according to claim 23, wherein the pattern matcher is configured and arranged to detect a correspondence between biometric data of the user identification token and one among the plurality of user templates.

25. The network according to claim 24, wherein the pattern matcher is configured and arranged to detect a correspondence between fingerprint data of the user identification token and one among the plurality of user templates.

26. The network according to claim 24, wherein the pattern matcher is configured and arranged to detect a correspondence between voice data of the user identification token and one among the plurality of user templates.

27. The network according to claim 23, wherein the pattern matcher is configured and arranged to extract a set of features from the user identification token and to detect a correspondence between the set of features and the one among the plurality of user templates.

28. The network according to claim 23, wherein the access network is further configured and arranged to receive a device identification token from the portable device and to transmit a set of configuration information corresponding to the device identification token.

16. A configurable portable device comprising:

a sensing unit configured and arranged to sense user-specific information from a user of the portable device;

a token producer configured and arranged to produce a user identification token based on the user-specific information;

an access terminal configured and arranged to transmit the user identification token to a network over a wireless communications link and to receive configuration information corresponding to the user identification token from the network; and

configuration information storage configured and arranged to retrievably store the configuration information,

wherein a user-selectable operation of the portable device is determined at least in part by a portion of the configuration information.

23. A network comprising:

an access network configured and arranged to receive a user identification token from a portable device;

a template database configured and arranged to store a plurality of user templates;

a configuration information database configured and arranged to retrievably store a plurality of sets of configuration information, each set corresponding to one among the user templates; and

a pattern matcher coupled to the access network and configured and arranged to detect a correspondence between the user identification token and one among the plurality of user templates and to retrieve the set of configuration information corresponding to the user template.