Remote interaction with a wireless device resident diagnostic interface across a wireless network

• US 20040058651A1
• Filed: 04/15/2003
• Published: 03/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Joseph Mortensen, Arne Croizat, Ross, David J., Chandhok, Ravinder, Chmaytelli, Mazen, Seckendorf, Paul M., Dai, Jin, Kenagy, Jason B., Tierney, Patrick, Agre, Daniel H., Cassett, Tia M., Ip, Mo
• Granted Patent: US 7,324,815 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/67.11
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

A system, method, and program for remotely interacting with a diagnostic interface resident on wireless computer devices. The wireless device provides an accessible diagnostic interface that allows reads and/or writes to device resident diagnostic data and tools. Through use of the interaction, wireless device status data and network status data can be gathered and utilized, and if so embodied, the diagnostic tools resident on the wireless devices can be manipulated to alter wireless device operation.

Claims

1. A system for remote interaction with a resident diagnostic interface of a wireless device, comprising:

a wireless network having at least data communication from computer devices selectively connected thereto; and

a plurality of wireless devices located remotely from each other and each in selective communication with other computer devices across the wireless network, each wireless device including a computer platform including a resident diagnostic interface for at least accessing status data comprised of device status data for the operating parameters of the wireless device, or network status data, or both device status data and network status data, and the resident diagnostic interface being selectively accessible by other computer devices across the wireless network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the resident diagnostic interface of each wireless device further allows the manipulation of the operating parameters of that wireless device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein at least one network optimization application is resident on the computer platform of each wireless device that selectively accesses the status data, and causes the wireless device to selectively transmit the status data to another computer device on the wireless network.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein an application resident at the wireless devices causes the transmission of the status data from the diagnostic interface of that wireless device to another computer device across the wireless network.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the status data is transmitted over an open communication connection from the wireless device to the wireless network.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless device is a cellular telephone and the wireless network is a cellular telecommunication network.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein an application that provides access to the diagnostic interface is pushed across the wireless network to the computer platform of the wireless device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless device selectively pulls an application that provides access to the diagnostic interface from another device across the wireless network onto the computer platform of the wireless device.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein a server on the wireless network gathers status data from the plurality of wireless devices.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the server transmits commands to the diagnostic interface of at least one wireless device to manipulate the wireless device operating parameters to modify wireless device operation and thereby optimize the wireless network.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the status data is stored at the wireless device and selectively transmitted to another computer device across the wireless network.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the wireless device includes an end-user thereof, and the end-user is notified of the application being pushed thereto.

13. A system for remotely interacting with a diagnostic interface means resident on a wireless device, comprising:

a network means for providing a wireless network communicating at least data and having one or more computer devices communicating thereacross;

a plurality of wireless communication means for communicating at least data to other computer devices across the wireless network; and

a diagnostic interface means resident on the wireless communication means and for at least providing access to the operating parameters of the wireless communication means and status data for the network means, the diagnostic means accessible by the one or more computer devices across the wireless network.

14. A method for remotely interacting with a diagnostic interface of a wireless device across a wireless network, comprising the steps of:

communicating between computer devices selectively connected across a wireless network having at least data communication thereacross, at least one of the computer devices a remotely located wireless device including a computer platform including a resident diagnostic interface through which at least status data comprised of at least device status data of the operating parameters of the wireless device, or network status data, or both device status data and network status data, is accessible;

accessing the wireless device diagnostic interface from another computer device across the wireless network; and

gathering the status data through the wireless device diagnostic interface.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the steps of:

selectively transmitting status data from the at least one wireless device to at least one other computer device on the wireless network; and

receiving the transmitted status data at the at least one other computer device.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of optimizing the wireless network based upon the received status data.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of transmitting status data occurs from the execution of an application resident on the computer platform of the at least one wireless device that accesses the diagnostic interface.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of transmitting the status data from the at least one wireless device is transmitting the status data to a server across the wireless network.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising the steps of:

transmitting command data across the wireless network to the at least one wireless device;

receiving the command data at the diagnostic interface of the at least one wireless device; and

modifying the wireless device operation through manipulation of operating parameters based upon the received command data.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of pushing an application onto the computer platform of the at least one wireless device to provide access of one or more computer devices on the wireless network to the diagnostic interface of that wireless device.

21. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of pulling an application that provides access to the diagnostic interface from another device across the wireless network onto the computer platform of the wireless device.

22. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of storing status data at the wireless device prior to selective transmission of the stored status data to another computer device across the wireless network.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the wireless device includes an end-user thereof, and further comprising the step of notifying the end-user that the application is being pushed thereto.

24. A method for remotely interacting with a diagnostic interface of a wireless device across a wireless network, comprising the steps of:

a step for communicating across a wireless network between computer devices selectively connected thereto, at least one of the computer devices a remotely located wireless device including a computer platform including a resident diagnostic interface through which at least status data comprised of device status data of the operating parameters of the wireless device, or network status data, or both device status data and network status data, is accessible;

a step for accessing the wireless device diagnostic interface from another computer device across the wireless network; and

a step for gathering at least status data of the wireless device through the wireless device diagnostic interface.

25. A wireless device in selective communication with other computer devices across a wireless network, the wireless device including a computer platform including a diagnostic interface resident on the computer platform for at least accessing status data comprised of the device status data of the operating parameters of the wireless device, or network status data, or both device status data and network status data, and the diagnostic interface selectively accessible to other computer devices across the wireless network.

26. The wireless device of claim 25, further comprising a data access application resident on the computer platform of the wireless devices, the data access application causing the selective transmission of the status data for that wireless device from the diagnostic interface to another computer device on the wireless network.

27. The wireless device of claim 25, wherein the status data is transmitted over an open communication connection from the wireless device to the wireless network.

28. The wireless device of claim 25, wherein the wireless device is a cellular telecommunication device and the wireless network is a cellular telecommunication network.

29. The wireless device of claim 26, wherein the wireless device selectively loads a data access application that is pushed across the wireless network to the computer platform of the wireless device.

30. The wireless device of claim 25, wherein the diagnostic interface allows manipulation of the operating parameters of the wireless device, and the wireless device selectively receives command data at the diagnostic interface from another computer device across the wireless network and manipulates the operating parameters of the wireless device to modify wireless device operation.

31. The wireless device of claim 25, wherein the wireless device selective pulls a data access application across the wireless network to the computer platform of the wireless device.

32. In a computer readable medium, a program that when executed directs a computer device on a wireless network having at least data communication between wireless communication devices selectively connected thereto, at least one of the wireless communication devices a remotely located wireless device including a computer platform having a diagnostic interface remotely accessible to the computer device and the interface providing at least status data comprised of device status data of the operating parameters of the wireless device, or network status data, or both device status data and network status data, to perform the steps of:

selectively receiving status data from the diagnostic interface of one or more wireless communication devices; and

storing the received status data.

33. The program of claim 32, further directing the computer device to perform the step of pushing a data access application to the one or more wireless communication devices to provide access to the diagnostic interface of the remotely located wireless device.

34. The program of claim 32, wherein the diagnostic interface allows manipulation of the operating parameters of the wireless communication device, and further directing the computer device to perform the step of transmitting commands to each diagnostic interface of one or more wireless communication devices to thereby modify wireless communication device operation.

35. In a computer readable medium, a program that when executed directs a wireless computer device on a wireless network having at least data communication between computer devices selectively connected thereto, the wireless device including a computer platform and having a diagnostic interface that at least provides access to the status data comprised of device status data of the operating parameters of the wireless device, or network status data, or both, to perform the steps of:

creating a remote interface to the diagnostic interface of the wireless device, the remote interface accessible by other computer devices across the wireless network; and

selectively providing access to other computer devices across the wireless network to the diagnostic interface of the wireless device through the remote interface.

36. The program of claim 35, further directing the computer to perform the step of selectively transmitting the status data from the diagnostic interface of the wireless device, through the remote interface, and to at least one other computer device on the wireless network.

37. The program of claim 36, further directing the wireless device to perform the step of opening a communication connection from the at least one wireless device to the wireless network, and wherein the step of transmitting status data is transmitting the status data over the open communication connection.

38. The program of claim 35, wherein the diagnostic interface allows manipulation of the operating parameters of the wireless device, and further directing the wireless device to perform the steps of:

receiving command data, through the remote interface and at the diagnostic interface, from another computer device across the wireless network; and

modifying the wireless device operation through manipulation of the operating parameters based upon the received command data.