Managing a communication device via gprs and a gsm connection

• US 20050223105A1
• Filed: 06/04/2003
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thales DIS France SA
• Original Assignee: Gemalto SA (Thales SA)
• Inventors: Korkmaz, Nagy, Tang, Vicau
• Granted Patent: US 7,493,128 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/230
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/5692 Selection among different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• 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 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A Method of managing a communication device (MP) being arranged to communicate with a server(SERV) via a first communication network (GSMNE) and a second communication network (IPNET) is characterised in that the method comprises the following step: an instruction step, in which the server (SERV) sends a management-request instruction to thecommunication device (MP) via the first communication network and; an executing step, in which the communication device (MP) executes the management-request instruction which causes the communication device (MP) to request the server (SERV) to effect an operation in the communication device (MP) via the second communication network (IPNET).

Claims

1. A method of managing a communication device (MP) being arranged to communicate with a server (SERV) via a first communication network (GSMNET) and a second communication network (IPNET) characterised in that the method comprises the following steps:

an instruction step in which the server (SERV) sends a management-request instruction to the communication device (MP) via the first communication network and;

an executing step in which the communication device (MP) executes the management-request instruction which causes the communication device (MP) to request the server (SERV) to effect an operation in the communication device (MP) via the second communication network (IPNET).

2. The method according to claim 1, characterised in that the first communication network is a GSM network (GSMNET) and the second communication network is a GPRS based network (IPNET).

3. The method according to claim 2, characterised in that the management request instruction are sent using Short Message Services.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterised in that the Short Messages Services are encrypted using a security protocol.

5. A system comprising a communication device (MP) and a server (SERV), the communication device being arranged to communicate with the server (SERV) via a first communication network (GSMNET) and a second communication network (IPNET), the system being characterised in that the server (SERV) is arranged to send a management-request instruction to the communication device (MP) via the first communication network and in that the communication device (MP) is arranged to execute the management-request instruction to cause the communication device (MP) to request the server (SERV) to effect an operation in the communication device (MP) via the second communication network (IPNET).

6. The system according to claim 5, characterised in that the first communication network is a GSM network (GSMNET) and the second communication network is a GPRS based network (IPNET).

7. A computer program product for a communication device (MP) being arranged to communicate with a server (SERV) via a first communication network (GSMNET) and a second communication network (IPNET) the computer program product including an instruction set which when the instruction set is loaded in the communication device, makes the communication device perform the following steps:

an instruction receiving step in which the communication device (MP) receives from the server (SERV) a management-request instruction via the first communication network and;

an executing step in which the communication device (MP) executes the management-request instruction which causes the communication device (MP) to request the server (SERV) to effect an operation in the communication device (MP) via the second communication network (IPNET).

8. An integrated circuit card to be inserted in a communication device (MP), the communication device (MP) being arranged to communicate with a server (SERV) via a first communication network (GSMNET) and a second communication network (IPNET), the integrated circuit card being arranged to perform the following steps:

an instruction receiving step in which the integrated circuit card receives from the server (SERV) a management-request instruction via the first communication network and;

an executing step in which the integrated circuit card executes the management-request instruction which causes the communication device (MP) to request the server (SERV) to effect an operation in the communication device (MP) via the second communication network (IPNET).