METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DEVICE COMPATIBILITY SERVICE

• US 20100299338A1
• Filed: 05/19/2009
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Lahtiranta, Atte, Von Knorring, Niklas, Kolesnikov, Dmitry, Aarni, Ville, Sainio, Miikka
• Application Number:
  US12/468,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20100299338A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/759
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

Techniques for a device compatibility service include receiving a first query from a service indicating first device identification data related to a mobile communication device. A second query is initiated into multiple sources for the mobile communication device based on the received device identification data. In response to the received first query, the method further comprises causing to be sent to the service a response that indicates different data associated with the device identification data based on a database of device characteristics, wherein the service is adapted based on the device identification data. For example, in some embodiments the device identification data indicates a specific mobile communication device and the different data indicates characteristics of the specific device. In some embodiments, the device identification data indicates a specific device characteristic and the different data indicates devices associated with the specific device characteristic in the database.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first query from a service indicating device identification data related to a mobile communication device;

initiating a second query into multiple sources for the mobile communication device based on the received device identification data; and

in response to the received first query, causing to be sent to the service a response that indicates different data associated with the device identification data based on a database of device characteristics, wherein the service is adapted based on the device identification data.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the device identification data comprises a time stamp and the second query is initiated within a threshold time of the time stamp.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the device identification data is included in a request message directed to a universal resource locator (URL) for the service or for a redirection address for the service.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein the device identification data comprises user profile data.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the device identification data indicates a specific mobile communication device and the different data indicates a device characteristic of the specific mobile communication device.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the device identification data indicates a specific device characteristic and the different data indicates one or more mobile communication devices associated with the specific device characteristic in the database.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the device identification data indicates a specific mobile communication device and the different data indicates a different mobile communication device that is similar to the specific mobile communication device based on a set of one or more device characteristics associated with the specific mobile communication device and the different mobile communication device in the database.

8. A method of claim 1, wherein the database further comprises data indicating a plurality of device characteristics for a plurality of manufacturers.

9. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receiving a first query from a service indicating device identification data related to a mobile communication device;

initiating a second query into multiple sources for the mobile communication device based on the received device identification data; and

in response to the received first query, causing to be sent to the service a response that indicates different data associated with the device identification data based on a database of device characteristics, wherein the service is adapted based on the device identification data.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the device identification data comprises a time stamp and the second query is initiated within a threshold time of the time stamp.

11. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the device identification data is included in a request message directed to a universal resource locator (URL) for the service or for a redirection address for the service.

12. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the device identification data comprises user profile data.

13. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the device identification data indicates a specific mobile communication device and the different data indicates a device characteristic of the specific mobile communication device.

14. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the device identification data indicates a specific device characteristic and the different data indicates a mobile communication device associated with the specific device characteristic in the database.

15. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the device identification data indicates a specific mobile communication device and the different data indicates a different mobile communication device that is similar to the specific mobile communication device based on a set of one or more device characteristics associated with the specific mobile communication device and the different mobile communication device in the database.

16. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the database further comprises data indicating a plurality of device characteristics for a plurality of manufacturers.

17. A method, comprising:

granting access to receive a query indicating device identification data related to a mobile communication device; and

in response to receiving the query, transmitting a response that indicates different data associated with the device identification data based on a database of device characteristics, wherein a service is adapted based on the device identification data.

18. A method of claim 17, wherein the device identification data indicates a specific mobile communication device and the different data indicates a device characteristic of the specific mobile communication device.

19. A method of claim 17, wherein the device identification data indicates a specific device characteristic and the different data indicates a mobile communication device associated with the specific device characteristic in the database.

20. A method of claim 17, wherein the database further comprises data indicating a plurality of device characteristics for a plurality of manufacturers.