Method, software and apparatus for performing actions on a wireless device using action lists and versioning

• US 20050118991A1
• Filed: 10/27/2004
• Published: 06/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Therrell, Amy Suzanne, Koganti, Sudheer B., Sprigg, Stephen A., Minear, Brian, Nguyen, Phil Tien
• Granted Patent: US 8,626,146 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A system and method for performing actions on a wireless device using action lists and versioning. The system includes receiving, over a network, a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device. The system further includes determining whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number. The system also includes sending, over a network, a request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number. Also, the system includes receiving, over a network, the remote action list.

Claims

1. A method of handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

receiving, over a network, a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device;

determining whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number;

sending, over a network, a request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number; and

receiving, over a network, the remote action list.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending, over a network, a request for a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

executing the instruction contained in the remote action list.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

replacing the local action list version number with the remote action list version number.

5. A method of handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

storing, remote from a wireless device, a remote action list containing an instruction associated with the wireless device, the remote action list having an associated remote action list version number;

sending, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list, the request for the remote action list generated in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from an action list version number stored at the wireless device; and

sending, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list.

7. A method of handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

storing, remote from a wireless device, a remote action list containing an instruction associated with the wireless device, the remote action list having an associated remote action list version number;

sending from the wireless device, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

receiving at a server, over a network, the request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

sending from a server, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

receiving at the wireless device, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

determining at the wireless device whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number;

sending from the wireless device, over a network, a request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number;

receiving at a server, over a network, the request for the remote action list;

sending from a server, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number;

receiving at the wireless device, over a network, the remote action list;

executing, at the wireless device, the instructions contained in the remote action list; and

replacing, at the wireless device, the local action list version number with the remote action list version number.

8. A method of handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

maintaining an action list associated with at least one wireless device group, the action list containing at least one instruction for a wireless device, the wireless device group capable of having a plurality of wireless devices as members;

generating a remote action list for a particular wireless device by identifying at least one wireless device group for which the wireless device is a member and by aggregating the action lists associated with the at least one wireless device group; and

generating a remote action list version number associated with the remote action list, the remote action list version number for use by the wireless device to determine whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list; and

sending, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list, the request for the remote action list generated in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from an action list version number stored at the wireless device; and

sending, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version.

11. A wireless device capable of handling instructions, comprising:

logic configured to receive, over a network, a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device;

logic configured to determine whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number;

logic configured to send, over a network, a request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number; and

logic configured to receive, over a network, the remote action list.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 further comprising:

logic configured to send, over a network, a request for a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 further comprising:

logic configured to execute the instruction contained in the remote action list.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 further comprising:

logic configured to replace the local action list version number with the remote action list version number.

15. A server for handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

logic configured to store, remote from a wireless device, a remote action list containing an instruction associated with the wireless device, the remote action list having an associated remote action list version number;

logic configured to send, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

logic configured to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list, the request for the remote action list generated in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from an action list version number stored at the wireless device; and

logic configured to send, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version.

16. The server of claim 15 further comprising:

logic configured to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list.

17. A system for handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

a server, including;

logic configured to store, remote from a wireless device, a remote action list containing an instruction associated with the wireless device, the remote action list having an associated remote action list version number;

logic configured to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

logic configured to send, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

logic configured to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list;

logic configured to send, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number; and

a wireless device, including;

logic configured to send, over a network, the request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

logic configured to receive, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

logic configured to determine whether the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number;

logic configured to send, over a network, the request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number;

logic configured to receive, over a network, the remote action list;

logic configured to execute the instructions contained in the remote action list; and

logic configured to replace the local action list version number with the remote action list version number.

18. A server for handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

logic configured to maintain an action list associated with at least one wireless device group, the action list containing at least one instruction for a wireless device, the wireless device group capable of having a plurality of wireless devices as members;

logic configured to generate a remote action list for a particular wireless device by identifying at least one wireless device group for which the wireless device is a member and by aggregating the action lists associated with the at least one wireless device group; and

logic configured to generate a remote action list version number associated with the remote action list, the remote action list version number for use by the wireless device to determine whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number.

19. The server of claim 18 further comprising:

logic configured to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list; and

logic configured to send, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list.

20. The server of claim 18 further comprising:

logic configured to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list, the request for the remote action list generated in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from an action list version number stored at the wireless device; and

logic configured to send, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version.

21. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program capable of handling instructions for a wireless device, the computer program comprising:

code operable to receive, over a network, a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device;

code operable to determine whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number;

code operable to send, over a network, a request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number; and

code operable to receive, over a network, the remote action list.

22. The computer program of claim 21 further comprising:

code operable to send, over a network, a request for a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device.

23. The computer program of claim 21 further comprising:

code operable to execute the instruction contained in the remote action list.

24. The computer program of claim 21 further comprising:

code operable to replace the local action list version number with the remote action list version number.

25. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program capable of handling instructions for a wireless device, the computer program comprising:

code operable to store, remote from a wireless device, a remote action list containing an instruction associated with the wireless device, the remote action list having an associated remote action list version number;

code operable to send, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

code operable to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list, the request for the remote action list generated in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from an action list version number stored at the wireless device; and

code operable to send, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version.

26. The computer program of claim 25 further comprising:

logic configured to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list.

27. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program capable of handling instructions for a wireless device, the computer program comprising:

code operable to maintain an action list associated with at least one wireless device group, the action list containing at least one instruction for a wireless device, the wireless device group capable of having a plurality of wireless devices as members;

code operable to generate a remote action list for a particular wireless device by identifying at least one wireless device group for which the wireless device is a member and by aggregating the action lists associated with the at least one wireless device group; and

code operable to generate a remote action list version number associated with the remote action list, the remote action list version number for use by the wireless device to determine whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number.

28. The computer program of claim 27 further comprising:

code operable to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list; and

code operable to send, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list.

29. The computer program of claim 27 further comprising:

code operable to receive, over a network, a request for the remote action list, the request for the remote action list generated in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from an action list version number stored at the wireless device; and

code operable to send, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version.

30. A wireless device capable of handling instructions, comprising:

means for receiving, over a network, a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device;

means for determining whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number;

means for sending, over a network, a request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number; and

means for receiving, over a network, the remote action list.

31. The wireless device of claim 30 further comprising:

means for sending, over a network, a request for a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device.

32. The wireless device of claim 30 further comprising:

means for executing the instruction contained in the remote action list.

33. The wireless device of claim 30 further comprising:

means for replacing the local action list version number with the remote action list version number.

34. A server for handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

means for storing, remote from a wireless device, a remote action list containing an instruction associated with the wireless device, the remote action list having an associated remote action list version number;

means for sending, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

means for receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list, the request for the remote action list generated in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from an action list version number stored at the wireless device; and

means for sending, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version.

35. The server of claim 34 further comprising:

means for receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list.

36. A system for handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

a server, including;

means for storing, remote from a wireless device, a remote action list containing an instruction associated with the wireless device, the remote action list having an associated remote action list version number;

means for receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

means for sending, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

means for receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list;

means for sending, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number; and

a wireless device, including;

means for sending, over a network, the request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

means for receiving, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list;

means for determining whether the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number;

means for sending, over a network, the request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number;

means for receiving, over a network, the remote action list;

means for executing the instructions contained in the remote action list; and

means for replacing the local action list version number with the remote action list version number.

37. A server for handling instructions for a wireless device, comprising:

means for maintaining an action list associated with at least one wireless device group, the action list containing at least one instruction for a wireless device, the wireless device group capable of having a plurality of wireless devices as members;

means for generating a remote action list for a particular wireless device by identifying at least one wireless device group for which the wireless device is a member and by aggregating the action lists associated with the at least one wireless device group; and

means for generating a remote action list version number associated with the remote action list, the remote action list version number for use by the wireless device to determine whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number.

38. The server of claim 37 further comprising:

means for receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list; and

means for sending, over a network, the remote action list version number associated with the remote action list.

39. The server of claim 37 further comprising:

means for receiving, over a network, a request for the remote action list, the request for the remote action list generated in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from an action list version number stored at the wireless device; and

means for sending, over a network, the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version.