Method for executing management operation by communication terminal and a terminal and system thereof

• US 20110231538A1
• Filed: 05/31/2011
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: He, Jiangshui, Chai, Xiaoqian, Li, Kepeng
• Granted Patent: US 8,700,757 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0869 Validating the configuration within one network element
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/32 Specific management aspects for broadband networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A method for executing a management operation by a terminal in a communications system. The method comprises the followings: The terminal receives the management operation commands that indicate the operation to target operation nodes in the device capability management object and operates them. The said operation initiates the process for executing the corresponding device capability management operation, then the said management operation transfers the device capability status. Also, the corresponding terminal and system are disclosed. The present invention can centrally manage and control the terminal capability.

Claims

1. A method for a terminal to execute a management operation in a communication system, comprising:

operating, by the terminal, a target operation node in a device capability management object as instructed in a management operation command received by the terminal; and

triggering, by the operation for the target operation node, execution of a corresponding device capability management operation, wherein the device capability management operation transits status of a device capability of the terminal;

wherein the device capability comprises a capability other than software capability;

wherein the triggering of the execution of the corresponding device capability management operation comprises;

the operation for the target operation node triggering execution of the corresponding device capability management operation that is determined to be valid based on conditions comprising;

(a) current status of the device capability of the terminal, and (b) identity of an initiator of the management operation command.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the management operation command received by the terminal is from a device management server with a device management authority higher than that of a user of the terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the target operation node is an executable node and the operation for the target operation node is to execute contents of the target operation node;

or

the target operation node is an indicator node and the operation for the target operation node is to modify the value of the target operation node as instructed in the management operation command.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the device capability management operation determined to be valid comprises:

start operation, Temp Disable operation, Keep Disable operation or Remove operation in the case that the current status of the device capability of the terminal is Enable status;

or

stop operation in the case that the current status of the device capability of the terminal is Start status;

or

enable operation or Keep Disable operation in the case that the current status of the device capability of the terminal is Temp Disable status;

or

enable operation or Keep Disable operation in the case that the current status of the device capability of the terminal is Keep Disable status;

or

enable operation or Update operation in the case that the current status of the device capability of the terminal is Ready status.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein after operating the target operation node in the device capability management object as instructed in the management operation command, the method further comprises:

not executing the device capability management operation when the device capability management operation corresponding to the operation for the target operation node is determined as invalid according to the current status of the device capability of the terminal and the identity of an initiator of the management operation command.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein

condition in which the device capability management operation is determined as invalid comprise:

the current status of the device capability of the terminal is Keep Disable status or the initiator of the management operation command is a user of the terminal.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the conditions for determining whether the device capability management operation is valid further comprise an authentication code provided by a party initiating the management operation command.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the device capability management operation is to execute an Update operation, a Remove operation, a Start operation, an Enable operation, a Stop operation, a Temp Disable operation or a Keep Disable operation;

and

the transiting of the status of the device capability of the terminal comprises;

transiting, by the executed device capability management operation, the status of the device capability to Ready status when the device capability management operation is an Update operation or a Remove operation;

transiting, by the executed device capability management operation, the status of the device capability to Start status when the device capability management operation is a Start operation;

transiting, by the executed device capability management operation, the status of the device capability to Enable status when the device capability management operation is an Enable operation or a Stop operation;

transiting, by the executed device capability management operation, the status of the device capability to Temp Disable status when the device capability management operation is Temp Disable operation;

or

transiting, by the executed device capability management operation, the status of the device capability to Keep Disable status when the device capability management operation is Keep Disable operation.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the executed device capability management operation is a Start operation or a Stop operation, the transiting of the status of the device capability of the terminal comprises:

transiting, by the device capability management operation, the status of the device capability by means of an application programming interface.