Method and system for scheduling application of software updates

• US 20070192763A1
• Filed: 02/15/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Helvick, Richard
• Application Number:
  US11/354,722
• Publication Number:
  US 20070192763A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

Method and system for scheduling application of a software update on a mobile electronic device at a definite time that is convenient for a user. In one aspect, a mobile electronic device comprises a wireless interface adapted to receive a software update, a user interface adapted to receive a scheduling indication from a user and a processor communicatively coupled with the wireless interface and the user interface and adapted to schedule application of the software update on the device at a time determined based on the scheduling indication. In another aspect, a mobile electronic device comprises a wireless interface adapted to receive a software update and a processor communicatively coupled with the wireless interface and adapted to schedule application of the software update on the device at a time determined based on monitored usage of the device.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a wireless interface adopted to receive a software update;

a user interface adapted to receive a scheduling indication from a user; and

a processor communicatively coupled with the wireless interface and the user interface and adapted to schedule application of the software update on the device at an application time determined based on the scheduling indication.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the scheduling indication is selected by the user from one or more proposed times displayed on the user interface.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the proposed times are determined on the device.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the proposed times are determined based on monitored usage of the device.

5. The device of claim 2, wherein the proposed times are determined based on use of the device during a plurality of periods within a monitoring cycle.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the proposed times include times within periods when the device has been least used.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the software update is applied on the device at the application time.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a telephone.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the proposed times include times within periods when the device has been least used.

9. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a wireless interface adopted to receive a software update; and

a processor communicatively coupled with the wireless interface and adapted to schedule application of the software update on the device at an application time determined based on monitored usage of the device.

10. The device of claim 9, further comprising a user interface communicatively coupled with the processor and adapted to display one or more proposed times for application of the software update determined based on monitored usage of the device.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the application time is selected by a user of the device from the proposed times.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the proposed times are determined based on use of the device during a plurality of periods within a monitoring cycle.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the proposed times include times when the device has been least used.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein the software update is applied on the device at the application time.

15. The device of claim 9, wherein the device comprises a telephone.

16. A method for application of a software update to a mobile electronic device at a time convenient for a user, comprising the steps of:

receiving a software update;

receiving a scheduling indication selected by a user from one or more proposed times for application of the software update determined based on monitored usage of the device; and

scheduling application of the software update on the device at an application time determined based on the scheduling indication.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the proposed times are determined based on use of the device during a plurality of periods within a monitoring cycle.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the software update is applied on the device at the application time.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the device comprises a telephone.