User profiles for mobile terminals
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1. A method of configuring a mobile terminal for a user comprising:
- determining whether the user has a roaming profile containing the user'"'"'s configuration settings responsive to a login event;
if the user has a roaming profile, accessing the roaming profile in a remote profile database located in a remote network to determine the user'"'"'s configuration settings; and
configuring the mobile terminal according to user configuration settings contained in the user'"'"'s roaming profile.
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Abstract
A roaming user profile is stored in a remote profile database accessible via a mobile communication network. The roaming user profile stores configuration information and settings for a mobile terminal. The configuration settings may relate to the user interface, customizable features of applications, and programmable functions of the mobile terminal. The roaming user profile can be accessed remotely by a mobile terminal in response to a login event to retrieve the configuration settings for a user and to configure the mobile terminal.
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1. A method of configuring a mobile terminal for a user comprising:
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determining whether the user has a roaming profile containing the user'"'"'s configuration settings responsive to a login event;
if the user has a roaming profile, accessing the roaming profile in a remote profile database located in a remote network to determine the user'"'"'s configuration settings; and
configuring the mobile terminal according to user configuration settings contained in the user'"'"'s roaming profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of configuring a mobile terminal for a user comprising:
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storing a local user profile in a local memory;
determining whether the user has a roaming profile responsive to a login event;
if the user has a roaming profile, selecting one of the roaming profile or the local profile as the active user profile; and
configuring the mobile terminal according to user configuration settings contained in the active user profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a transceiver; and
a system processor operatively connected to said transceiver and responsive to a login event to;
determine configuration settings for a user by accessing the user'"'"'s roaming profile stored in a remote network; and
configure the mobile terminal according configuration settings stored in the roaming profile. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An mobile terminal comprising:
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a transceiver;
a local memory; and
a system processor operatively connected to said transceiver and to said local memory and responsive to a login event to;
determine whether the user has a roaming profile;
if the user has a roaming profile, select one of the roaming profile or the local profile as the active user profile; and
configure the mobile terminal according to user configuration settings contained in the active user profile. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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