System and method for updating dataset versions resident on a wireless device

• US 20030143991A1
• Filed: 01/31/2002
• Published: 07/31/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Gardner, Richard Wayne III, Sprigg, Stephen A., Minear, Brian, Oliver, Mitchell B., Lekven, Eric J., Nguyen, Phil
• Granted Patent: US 9,134,989 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• 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: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A system and method for selectively updating the versions of stored datasets on a wireless device that selectively communicates to a wireless network and downloads datasets, such as software applications and information, from download servers on the wireless network. The wireless device has a resident dataset version summary file that identifies the version of each resident dataset, and upon the wireless device attempting to communicate with the download server, the wireless device compares the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of downloadable datasets resident on the download server to thereby determine if the version of a wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of a download server resident dataset. If the download server resident dataset is more recent, the wireless device can download it to overwrite the wireless device resident dataset.

Claims

1. A system for selectively updating the versions of stored datasets on a wireless device, comprising:

one or more wireless devices, each wireless device including a computer platform and in selective communication to a wireless network and downloading datasets from download servers across the wireless network to the computer platform of the wireless device, and the computer platform of the wireless device further including a resident dataset version summary file that at least identifies the version of each resident dataset; and

one or more download servers in selective communication to the wireless network, and each download server selectively in communication with the one or more wireless devices and selectively downloading datasets thereto, each download server selectively updating one or more resident datasets that are selectively downloadable to wireless devices and recording the version of each specific updated dataset,

wherein, upon a wireless device attempting to communicate with at least one download server across the wireless network, the computer platform of the wireless device comparing the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of the downloadable dataset resident on the download server to thereby determine if the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein, upon determining the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset, the computer platform of the wireless device downloading the download server resident dataset to be executable on the wireless device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the stored record indicating the version of the download server resident dataset is held in a update summary file resident on the download server, and upon a wireless device attempting to communicate with at least one download server across the wireless network, the computer platform of the wireless device comparing the update summary file of the download server to the resident dataset version summary file of the wireless device to thereby determine if the versions of the wireless device resident datasets are different from the versions of the download server resident datasets.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the computer platform of the wireless device prompts the user of the wireless device to communicate with the download server to download the different version of the download server resident dataset to be executable on the wireless device.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein, upon determining the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset, the computer platform of the wireless device automatically downloads the different download server resident dataset to be executable on the wireless device.

6. A system for selectively updating new versions of datasets across a wireless network, comprising:

a wireless communication means for selectively communicating to a wireless network and downloading datasets from download servers across the wireless network, the wireless communication means including a computer platform having at least one file resident thereon, the datasets selectively executable on the computer platform of the wireless communication means, and the computer platform of the wireless communications further including a resident dataset version summary file that at least identifies the version of each resident dataset; and

a dataset download means for selectively communicating with the wireless communication means and selectively downloading datasets thereto, the dataset download means selectively updating one or more resident datasets that are each selectively downloadable to the wireless communication means and recording the version of each specific updated dataset,

wherein, upon the wireless communication means attempting to communicate with the dataset download means across the wireless network, the computer platform of the wireless communication means comparing the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of the downloadable dataset resident on the dataset download means to thereby determine if the version of the wireless communication means resident dataset is different from the version of the dataset download means resident dataset.

7. A method for selectively updating the versions of stored datasets on a wireless device, the wireless device including a computer platform having at least one file resident thereon, each wireless device in selective communication with a download server across a wireless network and downloading datasets therefrom, and the computer platform of the wireless device further including a resident dataset version summary file that at least identifies the version of each resident dataset, and the download server selectively updating one or more resident datasets that are selectively downloadable to wireless devices and recording the version of each specific updated dataset, the method comprising:

communicating from the wireless device to the download server across the wireless network;

comparing, at the computer platform of the wireless device, the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of the downloadable dataset resident on the download server; and

determining if the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset based upon the comparison.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising, upon determining the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset, downloading the different download server resident dataset to the computer platform of the wireless device from the download server to be executable on the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein:

the stored record indicating the version of the download server resident dataset is held in an update summary file resident on the download server; and

comparing, at the computer platform of the wireless device, the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of the downloadable dataset resident on the download server, includes comparing at the computer platform of the wireless device the update summary file of the download server to the version summary file of the wireless device to thereby determine if the versions of the wireless device resident datasets are different from the versions of the download server resident datasets.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising prompting the user of the wireless device to communicate with the download server to download the different version of the download server resident dataset to be executable on the wireless device.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein downloading the different download server resident dataset to the computer platform of the wireless device includes automatically downloading the different download server resident dataset to the computer platform of the wireless device upon determining the download server resident dataset is a different version than the wireless device resident dataset.

12. A method for selectively updating the versions of stored datasets on a wireless device, the wireless device including a computer platform having at least one file resident thereon, each wireless device in selective communication with an download server across a wireless network and downloading datasets therefrom, and the computer platform of the wireless device further including a resident dataset version summary file that at least identifies the version of each resident dataset, and the download server selectively updating one or more resident datasets that are selectively downloadable to wireless devices and recording the version of each specific updated dataset, the method comprising the steps of:

a communication step for communicating from the wireless device to the download server across the wireless network;

a comparison step for comparing, at the computer platform of the wireless device, the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of the downloadable dataset resident on the download server; and

a determination step for determining if the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset based upon the comparison.

13. A wireless device, having a computer platform, comprising:

the wireless device in selective communication to a wireless network and downloading datasets from one or more download servers across the wireless network, each download server selectively updating one or more resident datasets that are selectively downloadable to the wireless device and recording the version of each specific updated dataset, and the computer platform of the wireless device further including a resident dataset version summary file that at least identifies the version of each resident dataset, and wherein, upon the wireless device attempting to communicate with a download server across the wireless network, the computer platform of the wireless device comparing the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of the downloadable dataset resident on the download server to thereby determine if the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset.

14. The wireless device of claim 13, wherein, upon determining the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset, the computer platform of the wireless device downloading the download server resident dataset to be executable on the wireless device.

15. The wireless device of claim 13, wherein, upon a wireless device attempting to communicate with a download server across the wireless network, the computer platform of the wireless device comparing an update summary file of the download server wherein the update summary file is resident on the download server and stores records indicating the version of each download server resident dataset, to the resident dataset version summary file of the wireless device to thereby determine if the versions of the wireless device resident datasets are different from the versions of the download server resident datasets.

16. The wireless device of claim 13, wherein the computer platform of the wireless device prompts the user of the wireless device to communicate with the download server to download the different version of the download server resident dataset to be executable on the wireless device.

17. The wireless device of claim 13, wherein, upon determining the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset, the computer platform of the wireless device automatically downloads the different download server resident dataset to be executable on the wireless device.

18. In a computer readable medium, a program for causing a computer platform of a wireless device, the computer platform having at least one file resident thereon and the wireless device in selective communication with a download server across a wireless network and downloading datasets therefrom, and the computer platform further including a resident dataset version summary file that at least identifies the version of each resident dataset, to perform the steps of:

communicating from the wireless device to the download server across the wireless network, the download server selectively updating one or more resident datasets that are selectively downloadable to wireless devices and recording the version of each specific updated dataset;

comparing, at the computer platform of the wireless device, the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of the downloadable dataset resident on the download server; and

determining if the version of the wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of the download server resident dataset based upon the comparison.