Device management with configuration information

• US 20060271659A1
• Filed: 05/26/2005
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Mittal, Gaurav, Sahinoja, Mikko
• Granted Patent: US 7,734,737 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

The invention relates to device management and to information needed for bootstrapping and initiation. The bootstrapping information and initiation information are sent in one message, wherein the client receives them both. According to the state of the client, one of the informations is selected and used.

Claims

1. A method for device management (DM), wherein a device is at first bootstrapped for a DM session, after which the DM session is initiated in said device, wherein a bootstrapping information is transferred within the same data with an initiation information, wherein after determining a state of said device, one of said informations is selected to be used for the DM session.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein bootstrapping information is selected, if said client is in an unprovisioned state.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein initiation information is selected, if said client is in a provisioned state.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the bootstrapping information is sent in its own packet and the initiation information is sent in its own packet, and further wherein both of the packets are sent substantially at the same time.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the bootstrapping information and the initiation information are combined in a same packet, which is sent to the client.

6. A system for device management (DM) comprising means for bootstrapping a DM session and initiating said DM session, a server for transferring data containing at least both bootstrapping information and initiation information, said system further comprising means for determining a state of said client, wherein the system is capable of selecting one of said information for the DM session.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein said system is capable of selecting bootstrapping information, if said client is in an unprovisioned state.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein said system is capable of selecting initiation information, if said client is in a provisioned state.

9. The system according to claim 6, wherein said client selects the needed information according to its state.

10. A server for device management (DM) comprising means for transferring bootstrapping information and initiation information for a DM session, said server being configured to form data containing at least both bootstrapping information and initiation information, and to transfer said data substantially at the same time to a client.

11. The server according to claim 10, wherein the bootstrapping information and the initiation information are combined in a same packet, which is sent to the client.

12. The server according to claim 10 capable of using a notification message for the initiation information.

13. The server according to claim 10 capable of using device management server identification for the initiation information.

14. A client for device management (DM) comprising means for receiving bootstrapping information and initiation information for a DM session, wherein at least both of said informations are sent in the same data, wherein said client is capable of determining a state of said client, wherein the client is further capable of selecting one of said informations for the DM session.

15. The client according to claim 14, wherein said client is capable of selecting bootstrapping information, if said client is in an unprovisioned state.

16. The client according to claim 14, wherein said client is capable of selecting initiation information, if said client is in a provisioned state.

17. A computer program product for device management of a client comprising code means stored on a readable medium, adapted, when run on a computer, to receive bootstrapping information and initiation information for a DM session, wherein at least both of said information is received in the same data, wherein the code means is capable of determining a state of said client and further selecting one of said informations for DM session.

18. A message structure for device management, comprising at least a bootstrapping information and an initiation information.

19. The message structure according to claim 18 wherein the initiation information comprises a notification message.

20. The message structure according to claim 18 wherein the initiation information comprises a device management server identification.