High-Speed Application for Installation on Mobile Devices for Permitting Remote Configuration of Such Mobile Devices
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented system for mobile device configuration comprising:
- a mobile device that is capable of being configured and reconfigured that has downloaded thereon an application that permits the mobile device to be configured or reconfigured in an automated way through a wireless or wired connection to at least a portal device and a system server;
a computer-based configuration menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device for creating configurations for at least one version of the mobile device, with the configuration menu including one or more configurations that a system user may associate with the at least one version of the mobile device;
a computer-based setting module menu that is accessed from the configuration menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device for creating and editing settings for modules that are associated with at least one configuration being created on the configuration menu, with the setting module menu including at least an active module section and an available module section, and with the setting module menu being capable of adding modules from the available menu section to the active module section so such added modules will be included as part of the at least one configuration being created on the configuration menu and being capable of deleting modules from the active module section so that the deleted modules are not included as part of the at least one configuration being created on the configuration menu;
a computer-based individual setting module menu that is accessed from the setting module menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device, with the individual setting module menu for editing settings for at least modules that are located in the active module section of the setting module;
a computer-based user menu that is accessed from at least the configuration menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device, with the user menu for at least adding and deleting users from the system, with the user menu including at least a name of each user and a configuration status of the mobile devices associated with each user;
a computer-based mobile device menu that is accessed from at least the configuration menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device, with the mobile device menu for at least editing device information for devices associated with each user indicated on the user menu; and
the system server that is accessed from at least the portal device, configuration menu, setting module menu, individual setting module menu, user menu, mobile device menu, and mobile device for storing the at least one configuration that was created and communicating the configuration that was created to the mobile device for configuring or reconfiguring the mobile device.
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Abstract
The system and method include a high-speed application for installation on mobile devices to enable the configuration of an abstract number of devices simultaneously. The application includes the capability to configure smart devices remotely or via secure local connections. The system and method include a mechanism for creating desired configuration states, an interactive portal through which these configurations may be selected and modified, and an application for installation on each target device that retrieves the desired configuration and applies it to the mobile device before returning verification reports for confirmation and auditing purposes.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented system for mobile device configuration comprising:
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a mobile device that is capable of being configured and reconfigured that has downloaded thereon an application that permits the mobile device to be configured or reconfigured in an automated way through a wireless or wired connection to at least a portal device and a system server; a computer-based configuration menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device for creating configurations for at least one version of the mobile device, with the configuration menu including one or more configurations that a system user may associate with the at least one version of the mobile device; a computer-based setting module menu that is accessed from the configuration menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device for creating and editing settings for modules that are associated with at least one configuration being created on the configuration menu, with the setting module menu including at least an active module section and an available module section, and with the setting module menu being capable of adding modules from the available menu section to the active module section so such added modules will be included as part of the at least one configuration being created on the configuration menu and being capable of deleting modules from the active module section so that the deleted modules are not included as part of the at least one configuration being created on the configuration menu; a computer-based individual setting module menu that is accessed from the setting module menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device, with the individual setting module menu for editing settings for at least modules that are located in the active module section of the setting module; a computer-based user menu that is accessed from at least the configuration menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device, with the user menu for at least adding and deleting users from the system, with the user menu including at least a name of each user and a configuration status of the mobile devices associated with each user; a computer-based mobile device menu that is accessed from at least the configuration menu that is capable of being displayed on the portal device, with the mobile device menu for at least editing device information for devices associated with each user indicated on the user menu; and the system server that is accessed from at least the portal device, configuration menu, setting module menu, individual setting module menu, user menu, mobile device menu, and mobile device for storing the at least one configuration that was created and communicating the configuration that was created to the mobile device for configuring or reconfiguring the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for verifying a configuration of a mobile device, comprising the steps of:
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(A) a mobile device downloading from a remote storage location an application for conducting configurations and reconfigurations of the mobile device; (B) the mobile device receiving from a system server a configuration for the mobile device that has been created and stored on the system sever, with the mobile device checking at least a cryptographic signature of the configuration to determine a validity of the configuration, and if the cryptographic signature is valid, then step (C); (C) the mobile device running the application downloaded at step (A) with the configuration, and running the application with configuration including the substeps of, (1) parsing the configuration to provide setting modules of the configuration and the personalized data associated with each setting module, and (2) executing each setting module and storing results of the execution of each setting module in a predetermined storage location; (D) the application constructing configuration results from the results stored in the predetermined storage location, with the configuration results indicating if each of the setting modules has been applied correctly to the mobile device; (E) the mobile device transmitting the configuration results constructed at step (D) to the system server; (F) the system server validating an authenticity of the configuration results, and if valid, the system server storing the configuration results for reporting to a remote computing system and transmitting the configuration results to a portal device for use in verifying the configuration of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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