DEMAND-BASED PROVISIONING FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20090124247A1
• Filed: 01/09/2009
• Published: 05/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Michael Knowles
• Inventors: Knowles, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 7,899,449 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for providing demand-based provisioning for a mobile communication device. A provisioning server may be used to receive a provisioning update request from the mobile communication device and in response to the provisioning update request transmit a service update data message to the mobile communication device. The service update data message may include service information for the mobile communication device that is received by the provisioning server from at least one of a plurality of service providers. The mobile communication device may be operable to detect a triggering event and transmit the provisioning update request to the provisioning server in response to the triggering event.

Claims

1. A system for updating service information in a mobile communication device, comprising:

a provisioning server operable to receive a provisioning update request from the mobile communication device and in response to the provisioning update request transmit a service update data message to the mobile communication device;

the service update data message including service information for the mobile communication device that is received by the provisioning server from at least one of a plurality of service providers;

wherein the mobile communication device is operable to detect a triggering event and transmit the provisioning update request to the provisioning server in response to the triggering event.