MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING CONFIGURATION FILES, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20070066293A1
• Filed: 04/28/2006
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Peng, Chen, Lin, Chia-Chi, Lin, Shu-Ken
• Application Number:
  US11/308,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20070066293A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• 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 mobile communication device (10) includes a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) module (310), a network connection detecting module (340), a message module (330), an automatic setting activating module (320), and a provision module (350). The MMI module saves preset network setting data and network setting modes. The message module is connected to the MMI module for transmitting messages. The network connection detecting module is connected to the message module for detecting network signals, generating network connection status messages, and sending the network connection status massages to the message module. The automatic setting activating module is connected to the message module for automatically establishing a network setting of the mobile communication device. The provision module is connected to the message module, the automatic setting activating module, and the network connection detecting module for downloading and combining configuration files of different priority levels after the network setting is established.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) module for saving preset network setting data and network setting modes;

a message module, connected to the MMI module, for transmitting messages;

a network connection detecting module, connected to the message module, for detecting network signals, generating network connection status messages, and sending the network connection status massages to the message module;

an automatic setting activating module, connected to the message module, for automatically establishing a network setting of the mobile communication device; and

a provision module, connected to the message module, the automatic setting activating module, and the network connection detecting module, for downloading and combining configuration files of different priority levels after the network setting of the mobile communication device is established.

2. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the provision module comprises:

a downloading module for respectively downloading the configuration files of different priority levels; and

an arranging module, connected to the downloading module, for combining the downloaded configuration files.

3. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network setting mode of the MMI module comprises a manual setting mode and an automatic setting mode, and the provision module further determines the network setting mode.

4. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network connection status messages comprise a network connection complete message and a network connection lost message.

5. A wireless communication system, comprising:

a configuration server for saving configuration files of different priority levels;

a network setting server for automatically establishing network settings; and

a mobile communication device, wirelessly connected to the configuration server and the network setting server via a network, comprising;

a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) module for saving preset network setting data and network setting modes;

a message module, connected to the MMI module, for transmitting messages;

a network connection detecting module, connected to the message module, for detecting network signals, generating network connection status messages, and sending the network connection status massages to the message module;

an automatic setting activating module, connected to the message module, for automatically establishing a network setting of the mobile communication device; and

a provision module, connected to the message module, the automatic setting activating module, and the network connection detecting module, for downloading and combining the configuration files of different priority levels after the network setting of the mobile communication device is established.

6. The wireless communication system as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a backup configuration server, connected to the configuration server via the network, for storing the same configuration files of different priority levels as the configuration server.

7. The wireless communication system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the provision module comprises:

a downloading module for downloading the configuration files of different priority levels; and

an arranging module, connected to the downloading module, for combining the downloaded configuration files.

8. The wireless communication system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the network setting modes of the MMI module comprise a manual setting mode and an automatic setting mode, and the provision module further determines the network setting mode.

9. A method for downloading configuration files, utilized in a mobile communication device, comprising:

generating a network connection status message, and transmitting the network connection status message via a message module;

establishing a network setting of the mobile communication device after receiving a network connection complete message;

downloading configuration files of different priority levels after the network setting is established; and

combining the downloaded configuration files of different priority levels after downloading is complete.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the step of generating a network connection status message, and transmitting the network connection status message via a message module comprises steps of:

determining whether a network signal is detected;

if detecting a network signal, generating a network connection complete message, and sending the network connection complete message to the message module; and

transmitting the network connection complete message to all modules of the mobile communication device.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the step of generating a network connection status message, and transmitting the network connection status message via a message module further comprises steps of:

if no network signal is detected, generating a network connection lost message, and sending the network connection lost message to the message module;

transmitting the network connection lost message to all module of the mobile communication device; and

releasing an IP address of the mobile communication device, and stopping operation of an automatic setting activating module after receiving the network connection lost message.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the step of establishing a network setting comprises steps of:

acquiring a current profile identifier (ID) from a network connection detecting module after receiving the network connection complete message;

acquiring a corresponding network setting mode from an man-machine interface (MMI) module according to the current profile ID;

determining whether the acquired network setting mode is a manual setting mode or an automatic setting mode;

if the network setting mode is the manual setting mode, reading preset network setting data stored in the MMI module;

sending a network setting complete message to the message module after a manual network setting of the mobile communication device is established; and

transmitting the network setting complete message to all modules of the mobile communication device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the step of establishing a network setting further comprises steps of:

if the network setting mode is the automatic setting mode, activating an automatic setting activating module;

automatically establishing the network setting of the mobile communication device; and

sending a network setting complete message to the message module after the network setting is established.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the step of downloading configuration files of different priority levels comprises steps of:

receiving the network setting complete message, and acquiring IP addresses of a configuration server and a backup configuration server;

determining whether the IP address of the configuration server is effective; and

communicating with the configuration server, and downloading the configuration files of different priority levels from the configuration server if the IP address of the configuration server is effective.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the step of downloading the configuration files of different priority levels from the configuration server comprises steps of:

downloading a configuration file of a first priority level;

determining whether the downloading is successful;

downloading a configuration file of the next priority level if the downloading is successful;

determining whether the downloading of the configuration file of the next priority level is successful;

determining whether the configuration files are completely downloaded if the downloading of the configuration file of the next priority level is successful; and

downloading a configuration file of the next priority level if the configuration files are not completely downloaded.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the step of downloading the configuration files of different priority levels from the configuration server further comprises steps of:

determining whether the configuration file of the first priority level is detected in the configuration server if the downloading the configuration file of the first priority level is unsuccessful;

determining whether the IP address of the backup configuration server is effective if the configuration file of the first priority level is not detected; and

if the IP address of the backup configuration server is effective, communicating with the backup configuration server, and downloading the configuration files of different priority levels from the backup configuration server.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the step of downloading the configuration files of different priority levels from the configuration server further comprises steps of:

determining whether the configuration file of the next priority level is detected in the configuration server if the downloading the configuration file of the next priority level is unsuccessful;

determining whether a priority level of the configuration file of the next priority level is the highest if the configuration file of the next priority level is not detected; and

if the priority level of the configuration file of the next priority level is not the highest, downloading a configuration file of the next priority level.

18. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the step of downloading the configuration files of different priority levels further comprises steps of:

determining whether the IP address of the backup configuration server is effective if the IP address of the configuration server is not effective; and

communicating with the backup configuration server, and downloading the configuration files of different priority levels from the backup configuration server if the IP address of the backup configuration server is effective.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the step of downloading the configuration files of different priority levels from the backup configuration server comprises steps of:

downloading the configuration files of different priority levels;

determining whether the downloading is successful;

determining whether the configuration files are completely downloaded if the downloading is successful; and

if not completely downloaded, continuing downloading of the configuration files.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the step of downloading the configuration files of different priority levels from the backup configuration server further comprises steps of:

determining whether an unsuccessful configuration file is detected in the backup configuration server if the downloading is not successful;

determining whether a priority level of the unsuccessful configuration file is the highest if the unsuccessful configuration file is not detected; and

if the priority level of the unsuccessful configuration file is not the highest, downloading the configuration file of the next priority level.