Wireless communication device management system and method

• US 20060262743A1
• Filed: 05/23/2005
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Henry, Kalhan, Amit, Dunn, Doug
• Granted Patent: US 8,315,615 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]

Abstract

A device management enabled device performs device management for a non-device management enabled device. The device management enabled device performs the device management, connecting with the device management entity as a proxy for the non-device management enabled devices. After the device management enabled device has the information intended for the non-device management enabled device in the device management, then the device management enabled device connects to the non-device management enabled device and sends the device management information to the non-device management enabled device.

Claims

1. A method for updating a first cellular wireless communication device, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving an update at a second cellular wireless communication device, the update including information for the first cellular wireless communication device;

connecting a communication channel from the second cellular wireless communication device to the first cellular wireless communication device; and

sending the update to the first cellular wireless communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

connecting a second cellular wireless communication device to an update server.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a command at the second cellular wireless communication device to select an option using a particular input device; and

receiving a selection indication at the second cellular wireless communication device based on an input from the particular input device, wherein the first cellular wireless communication device does not have the particular input device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the particular input device is a number key.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the option comprises an over the air function option.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first cellular wireless communication device comprises a limited keypad.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving comprises the step of receiving over the air service provisioning information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving comprises the step of receiving over the air parameter administration information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving comprises the step of receiving a software update.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving comprises the step of receiving a configuration update.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving comprises the step of receiving a service update.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication channel comprises a half duplex communication.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first cellular wireless communication device comprises a half duplex only cellular wireless communication device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication channel comprises a push-to-talk communication channel.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the update comprises an over-the-air function update.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the update comprises a mobile identification number, a preferred roaming list, an address list, a directory, an electronic key exchange for security, a code division multiple access operational parameter, or a parameter relating to a call history.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the update comprises a number of entries in the call history.

18. A system comprising:

an device management entity;

a limited keypad cellular wireless communication device;

a non-limited keypad cellular wireless communication device configured to receive an item of information from the device management entity and send the item of information to the limited keypad cellular wireless communication device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the limited keypad cellular wireless communication device comprises a half duplex only cellular wireless communication device.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the item of information comprises an item of over the air parameter administration information.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the item of information comprises an item of over the air service provisioning information.