Workflow-Based User Interface System for Mobile Devices Management
First Claim
1. A method of implementing mobile device management in network of managed object mobile devices coupled to a mobile device manager server computer, comprising:
- defining a set of action blocks comprising actions and conditions to be implemented on a mobile device managed by the mobile device manager server;
using the action blocks as primitives for the composition of management tasks;
representing the action blocks as objects in a graphical user interface layout tool; and
defining the management tasks using a workflow design tool that utilizes a drag-and-drop graphical user interface, the management tasks comprising a plurality of process states functionally coupled to one another through one or more transitions.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a workflow-based user interface for defining and managing functions implemented on mobile devices are described. A method under an embodiment utilizes a workflow-based mobile device management user interface. The method utilizes a pluggable workflow framework to achieve mobile device management externalization. The mobile device management platform is required to implement a set of basic action blocks that are used as primitives for further management policy composition. The method provides a development environment integrated with a mobile device management platform that allows assembling management (monitoring) primitives into meaningful management policies without changes to a core management platform infrastructure. The method claims addition of new primitives deployed as add-on products to enable new and advanced management policies, best integration practices with a carrier operational support system. The method enables debugging and tracing mobile device management policies in real time to minimize development and testing efforts
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22 Claims
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1. A method of implementing mobile device management in network of managed object mobile devices coupled to a mobile device manager server computer, comprising:
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defining a set of action blocks comprising actions and conditions to be implemented on a mobile device managed by the mobile device manager server; using the action blocks as primitives for the composition of management tasks; representing the action blocks as objects in a graphical user interface layout tool; and defining the management tasks using a workflow design tool that utilizes a drag-and-drop graphical user interface, the management tasks comprising a plurality of process states functionally coupled to one another through one or more transitions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for configuring and managing a mobile device remotely coupled to a device management (DM) server comprising:
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a configuration manager component configuring a number of parameters of the mobile device to be operable with one or more functional applications; a firmware manager component to upgrade the mobile device using an over-the-air protocol to transmit firmware upgrade modules; a diagnostics manager component to remotely query, diagnose and fix problems on the mobile device; and a workflow designer component enabling a user to design and implement a set of instructions that dictate how the DM server institutes over-the-air device management operations to the mobile device, in the form of a workflow. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A user interface system comprising:
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a menu area providing icons representing process states and transitions; a drag-and-drop tool allowing a user to create a workflow comprising process states linked by one or more transitions; and a workflow palette area displaying completed and in process workflows, wherein a workflow dictates a process flow for managing remote support of a managed object client device coupled to a server computer over a network, and wherein the remote support comprises installing one or more firmware updates that are transmitted to the device using an over-the-air protocol. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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