SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS DEVICE CONFIGURATION

• US 20060195517A1
• Filed: 05/08/2006
• Published: 08/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Wireless Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Kaplan, Diego, Kirbas, Bilhan
• Granted Patent: US 7,349,710 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/037 of the control plane, e.g. signalling traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A system and method for configuring, or provisioning, mobile communication devices 10 by an administrator 12. Administrator 12 comprises a computer, or second mobile device 18. Feature codes for configuring a device 10 are encrypted into a Short Message System (SMS) message or an Internet protocol-based Over-the-Air (IOTA) protocol message and transmitted to mobile device 10. The message further contains a mobile identifier and a set/reset bit to indicate whether the features are to be set or reset. The encrypted message is communicated to mobile device 10 over communications channel 14 of a mobile communication network.

Claims

1. A system for remote configuration of a wireless device, the system comprising:

a communication network;

a configuration server in communication with the communication network, the configuration server for sending a configuration message to the wireless device, the configuration message having at least three identifying strings comprising a mobile identifier, a set/reset bit, and at least one encrypted feature code; and

the wireless device for receiving the configuration message from the configuration server via the communication network, the wireless device comprising a processor for decrypting at least one feature code from the at least one encrypted feature code and configuring the wireless device according to the at least one feature code and the set/reset bit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the configuration message is a Short Message System (SMS) message.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the configuration message is an Internet Protocol-based Over-the Air (IOTA) message.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless device further comprises a user interface, the processor for indicating on the user interface that the wireless device has been configured.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless device further comprises a non-volatile memory for storing the at least one feature code.

6. A method for remote configuration of a wireless device, the method comprising:

generating a configuration message on a configuration server, the configuration message having at least three identifying strings comprising a mobile identifier, a set/reset bit, and at least one encrypted feature code;

transmitting the configuration message to the wireless device from a configuration server over a wireless communication network; and

the wireless device receiving the configuration message from the configuration server via the wireless communication network;

the wireless device decrypting at least on feature code from the at least one encrypted feature code; and

configuring the wireless device according to the at least one feature code and the set/reset bit.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the configuration message is a Short Message System (SMS) message.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the configuration message is an Internet Protocol-based Over-the Air (IOTA) message.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

indicating on a user interface of the wireless device that the wireless device has been configured.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

storing the at least one feature code in a non-volatile memory of the wireless device.