Configuring a Client Application
First Claim
1. A method of customizing an application on a device, the method comprising:
- at a server, receiving a request message from the device, while the device is running the application, the request message comprising information identifying the application and further information relating to a network operator associated with the device;
using the further information to identify the network operator associated with the device and to obtain network operator specific customization information relating to the application; and
sending a response message to the device, the response message comprising the obtained network operator specific customization information, the network operator specific customization information usable by the device to customize any of;
the application components, application user interface, and application settings.
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Abstract
A method of customizing an application on a device, the method comprising: at a server, receiving a request message from the device, while the device is running the application, the request message comprising information identifying the application and further information relating to a network operator associated with the device; using the further information to identify the network operator associated with the device and to obtain network operator specific customization information relating to the application; and sending a response message to the device, the response message comprising the obtained network operator specific customization information, the network operator specific customization information usable by the device to customize any of: the application components, application user interface, and application settings.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of customizing an application on a device, the method comprising:
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at a server, receiving a request message from the device, while the device is running the application, the request message comprising information identifying the application and further information relating to a network operator associated with the device; using the further information to identify the network operator associated with the device and to obtain network operator specific customization information relating to the application; and sending a response message to the device, the response message comprising the obtained network operator specific customization information, the network operator specific customization information usable by the device to customize any of;
the application components, application user interface, and application settings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server for use in a communications network, the server comprising:
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a communications device configured to receive a request message from a remote device while the device is running an application, the request message comprising information identifying the application and further information relating to a network operator associated with the device; and a processor configured to use the further information to identify the network operator associated with the device and to obtain network operator specific customization information relating to the application; wherein the communications device is further configured to send a response message to the device, the response message comprising the obtained network operator specific customization information, the network operator specific customization information usable by the device to customize any of;
the application components, application user interface, and application settings. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21)
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16. A device for use in a communications network, the device comprising:
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a processor configured to generate a request message while the device is running an application, the request message comprising information identifying the application and further information relating to a network operator associated with the device; a transmitter configured to send the request message to a remote server; and a receiver configured to receive from the remote server a response message, the response message comprising network operator specific customization information relating to the application; wherein the processor is further configured to customize any of;
the application components, application user interface, and application settings using the network operator specific customization information received in the response message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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