Systems and methods for generating a feature list indicating the activated features of a mobile station

• US 20040235459A1
• Filed: 05/23/2003
• Published: 11/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Juntunen, Esa
• Application Number:
  US10/444,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20040235459A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods that generate a feature list indicating the various features available in a mobile station and which of the features are enabled. The feature list can be displayed to the user and/or transmitted to remote customer service personnel. The feature list can be used to determine what features are activated on the mobile station for purposes of troubleshooting. Further, since the feature list is specific to each mobile station, a common operation manual for a plurality of different mobile stations can be used, where the user is directed by the manual to consult the feature list of the mobile station to determine whether a feature is available. Further, the feature list allows a service provider to determine what features are available on each end customer'"'"'s mobile station and target marketing based on this information.

Claims

1. A system for determining the features supported by a mobile station comprising:

a first data structure comprising each feature supported by the mobile station and a location in a data storage device of the mobile station where the information related to the feature is stored;

a second data structure; and

a routine stored in a computer readable medium, wherein said routine, for at least one feature in said first data structure, accesses the location of the data storage device containing information related to the feature and determines whether the feature is enabled, and stores in the second data structure a representation of the feature and an indication of whether the feature is enabled.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein said first and second data structures are the same data structure, and for the at least one feature, said routine stores in said first data structure an indication of whether the feature is enabled.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second data structures is a file stored in a computer readable medium.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein said routine displays the contents of said second data structure on a display of the mobile station.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein said routine transmits the contents of said second data structure to a remote location.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein said second data structure comprises a subset of the features listed in said first data structure.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein said routine rewrites the contents of the second data structure each time said routine is initiated.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein said routine includes information for at least one feature in said second data structure instructing a user on how to enable the feature.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the contents of said first data structure are transmitted to the mobile station by a wireless transmission and downloaded into said first data structure.

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein said routine is transmitted to the mobile station by a wireless transmission and downloaded into the computer readable medium.

11. A method for determining the features supported by a mobile station comprising:

providing a first data structure, where the first data structure comprising each feature supported by the mobile station and a location in a data storage device of the mobile station where information related to the feature is stored;

providing a second data structure;

for at least one feature in the first data structure, accessing the location of the data storage device containing information related to the feature;

determining whether the feature is enabled; and

storing in the second data structure a representation of the feature and an indication of whether the feature is enabled.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the first and second data structures are the same data structure and for the at least one feature said storing step stores in the first data structure an indication of whether the feature is enabled.

13. A method according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the first and second data structures is a file stored in a computer readable medium.

14. A method according to claim 11 further comprising displaying the contents of the second data structure on a display of the mobile station.

15. A method according to claim 11, further comprising transmitting the contents of the second data structure to a remote location.

16. A method according to claim 11, wherein said storing in a second data structure step comprises storing a subset of the features listed in said first data structure.

17. A method according to claim 11, wherein said storing in a second data structure comprises rewriting the contents of the second data structure each time said method is initiated.

18. A method according to claim 11, wherein said storing in a second data structure comprises storing information for at least one feature in the second data structure instructing a user on how to enable the feature.

19. A method according to claim 11 further comprising:

transmitting the contents of said first data structure to the mobile station by a wireless transmission; and

downloading the contents into the first data structure.

20. A method according to claim 11 further comprising:

transmitting a command to a plurality of mobile stations requesting that each mobile station generate a list of the features enabled on the mobile station;

receiving the list from each mobile station;

for a given feature, determining which mobile stations have the feature disabled; and

contacting an end user associated with those mobile stations having the feature disabled.

21. A method according to claim 20 further comprising enabling the previously disabled feature on the mobile station.