Mobile client provisioning web service
First Claim
1. A method for provisioning mobile terminals for use of applications offered by one or more network services on a network, comprising:
- interfacing at least one mobile terminal to at least one network service via a provisioning Web service, wherein the provisioning Web service provides a single point of interface to the network service for provisioning the mobile terminal; and
provisioning the mobile terminal by the provisioning Web service for use of at least one application provided by the network service, wherein the provisioning comprises configuring the mobile terminal for use of the application and delivering the application to the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A system and method for provisioning mobile clients on a network for use of network service applications via a provisioning Web service. At least one mobile terminal is coupled to at least one network service via the mobile client provisioning Web service. The provisioning Web service provides a single point of interface to the network service for provisioning the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is provisioned by the provisioning Web service for use of at least one application provided by the network services where the provisioning includes at least configuring the mobile terminal for use of the application, and delivering the application to the mobile terminal.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for provisioning mobile terminals for use of applications offered by one or more network services on a network, comprising:
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interfacing at least one mobile terminal to at least one network service via a provisioning Web service, wherein the provisioning Web service provides a single point of interface to the network service for provisioning the mobile terminal; and
provisioning the mobile terminal by the provisioning Web service for use of at least one application provided by the network service, wherein the provisioning comprises configuring the mobile terminal for use of the application and delivering the application to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for provisioning mobile terminals for use of applications provided by network service providers on a network, comprising:
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a Web service interface coupled between the mobile terminals to be provisioned and the network service providers to control respective provisioning procedures, wherein the Web service interface serves as a single interface to the network service providers providing the applications;
a Web service mobile terminal configuration module coupled to the Web service interface to configure the mobile terminals for use of the applications as part of the provisioning procedures; and
a Web service data object delivery module coupled to the Web service interface to deliver the applications to successfully configured mobile terminals as part of the provisioning procedures. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A system for provisioning mobile terminals operable on a network, comprising:
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at least one mobile terminal coupled to the network;
a network service coupled to the network to provide an application via the network;
a provisioning Web service coupled to the mobile terminal and the network service to control provisioning of the terminal via a single interface to the network service, and to effect the provisioning by configuring application use settings on the mobile terminal and delivering the application to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A suite of Web services to provision a terminal for use of an application on a network, comprising:
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a client provisioning Web service to interface at least one mobile terminal to at least one network service, wherein the client provisioning Web service provides a single point of interface to the network service for provisioning the mobile terminal for use of the application provided by the network service;
a terminal management Web service to configure application use settings on the mobile terminal to enable use of the application;
a presence Web service connected via the network to the mobile terminal to receive at least a terminal type of the mobile terminal;
a delivery Web service coupled to the presence Web service to receive the terminal type from the presence Web service, and to identify a data object for delivery corresponding to the terminal type upon successful configuration of the application use settings on the mobile terminal; and
a notification Web service coupled to the delivery Web service to deliver the data object to the mobile terminal if the terminal type indicates that the mobile terminal is capable of receiving the data object via a push operation, and to deliver to the mobile terminal an address of the data object stored at the delivery Web service if the terminal type indicates that the mobile terminal is not capable of receiving the data object via a push operation.
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38. A system for provisioning mobile terminals for use of applications offered by one or more network services on a network, comprising:
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means for interfacing at least one mobile terminal to at least one network service via a provisioning Web service, wherein the provisioning Web service provides a single point of interface to the network service for provisioning the mobile terminal; and
means for provisioning the mobile terminal by the provisioning Web service for use of at least one application provided by the network service, wherein the means for provisioning comprises means for configuring the mobile terminal for use of the application and means for delivering the application to the mobile terminal.
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39. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for provisioning mobile terminals for use of applications offered by one or more network services on a network, the computer-executable instructions performing steps comprising:
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interfacing at least one mobile terminal to at least one network service via a provisioning Web service, wherein the provisioning Web service provides a single point of interface to the network service for provisioning the mobile terminal; and
provisioning the mobile terminal by the provisioning Web service for use of at least one application provided by the network service, wherein the provisioning comprises configuring the mobile terminal for use of the application and delivering the application to the mobile terminal.
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