Method and Device Arrangement for Managing the Use Profile of a Terminal Device
First Claim
1. A method for implementing program updates required by a change of a use profile of a terminal device (11) of a cellular network, which method comprisesa step (22) for detecting a need to change the use profile of the terminal device, anda step (23) for ensuring the availability of programs according to the new use profile in the terminal device (11),characterized in that if, as a result of ensuring the availability of the programs, it is found that the terminal device (11) does not comply with the new use profile with regard to at least one program, the method comprisesa step (24) for transmitting a message concerning the lack of a program detected in the terminal device (11) through a telecommunications network (10) to a server (15) managing the changes of the use profile of terminal devicesa step (25) for transmitting at least one program according to the new use profile of said terminal device (11), found to be lacking in the terminal device (11), as an OTA message to said terminal device (11), anda step (25, 26, 27) for installing the program received as an OTA message to the terminal device (11) for making it possible to take the new use profile into use.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The invention relates to a method, device arrangement, server (15), terminal device (11) and a computer program product for changing the use profile of a single terminal device (11) of a cellular network. In the method according to the invention, there is a server (15) connected to a telecommunications network, which sends to a single terminal device (11) a program required by the change of its use profile as an OTA message, if the terminal device (11) has found the program to be lacking from the terminal device when the new use profile is taken into use. Procedures according to the DM standard of OMA are utilized in the messaging.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method for implementing program updates required by a change of a use profile of a terminal device (11) of a cellular network, which method comprises
a step (22) for detecting a need to change the use profile of the terminal device, and a step (23) for ensuring the availability of programs according to the new use profile in the terminal device (11), characterized in that if, as a result of ensuring the availability of the programs, it is found that the terminal device (11) does not comply with the new use profile with regard to at least one program, the method comprises a step (24) for transmitting a message concerning the lack of a program detected in the terminal device (11) through a telecommunications network (10) to a server (15) managing the changes of the use profile of terminal devices a step (25) for transmitting at least one program according to the new use profile of said terminal device (11), found to be lacking in the terminal device (11), as an OTA message to said terminal device (11), and a step (25, 26, 27) for installing the program received as an OTA message to the terminal device (11) for making it possible to take the new use profile into use.
-
5. A device arrangement for implementing program updates required by a change of a use profile in a terminal device (11) of a cellular network, which device arrangement comprises
a telecommunications network (10), which comprises at least one cellular network, terminal devices (11) of said cellular network, in which there are various use profiles to be utilized, and a server (15) connected to said telecommunications network (10), in which programs needed by terminal devices (11) of the cellular network in their use profiles are stored, characterized in that if a change of a use profile of a single terminal device (11) results in the need to install a program belonging to the use profile in said terminal device (11), the terminal device has been arranged to send a message indicating the need to install a program to said server (15) the server (15) has been arranged to send said program as an OTA message to said terminal device (11), and the terminal device (11) has been arranged to install the program it has received for taking the changed use profile into use.
-
9. A server (15) supporting terminal devices (11) of a cellular network, in which server the programs utilized in said terminal devices (11) are stored characterized in that the server also comprises
means for receiving a message requesting the installation of a program, caused by a change of a use profile, from said terminal device (11), and means for sending said program to said terminal device (11) as an OTA message.
-
14. A terminal device (11) of a cellular network, which comprises receiver means (112), transmitter means (113), a user interface (116), a memory (115) and a central processing unit (114),
characterized in that it also comprises means for detecting a change taken place in a use profile of a terminal device (11) means for communicating the change of the use profile to the server (15) managing the changes of the use profile, if at least one program according to said use profile has not been installed in said terminal device (11) means for receiving said uninstalled program as an OTA message from said server (15), and means for installing said program received as an OTA message to said terminal device (11).
-
17. A computer program product for a server (15) managing use profiles of terminal devices (11) of a cellular network, characterized in that the computer program product comprises
computer program means for receiving a message describing the lack of a program detected in connection with a change of a use profile in a single terminal device (11) from said terminal device (11), and computer program means for sending the program lacking from said terminal device (11) but stored in the server (15) as an OTA message to said terminal device (11) for installing the program.
-
19. A computer program product for a terminal device (11) of a cellular network for carrying out software updates required by a change of its use profile, characterized in that the computer program product comprises
computer program means for detecting a need to change a use profile in a terminal device (11) computer program means for detecting the lack of a program required by the new use profile computer program means for sending a message describing the lacking program to a server (15) managing use profiles of terminal devices of the cellular network computer program means for receiving the lacking program as an OTA message from the server (15) managing the use profiles, and computer program means for installing the program transmitted by the OTA message to the terminal device (11) for taking the new use profile into use.
Specification