Method for preparing a terminal to be used in a system, and system and terminal

• US 6,463,293 B1
• Filed: 03/28/2000
• Issued: 10/08/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Rinie, Hubert, Dumaine, Jean-Yves, Mignot, Patrice, Guyot, Gilbert
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): LE, LANA N
• Application Number:
  US09/536,976
• Time in Patent Office: 924 Days
• Field of Search: 455/560, 455/466, 455/558, 455/414, 455/411, 455/433, 455/561, 455/422, 455/445
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/247 Telephone sets including user guidance or feature selection means facilitating their use user interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2478 Telephone terminals specially adapted for non-voice services, e.g. email, internet access centralized arrangements where telephones services are combined H04M7/0024; for recording text messages H04M3/5322; for accessing Internet H04M3/4938
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/275 implemented by means of portable electronic directories
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/353 where the information comprises non-audio but is provided over voice channels protocols for multimedia information services per se H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4509 Unified messaging with single point of access to voicemail and other mail or messaging systems unified messaging in packet switching networks H04L51/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42272 whereby the subscriber registers to the terminals for personalised service provision
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message

Abstract

Terminals having analog/digital telephone functions as well as data exchange functions are typically used by users who have a lower skill level than the average user of a personal computer. Therefore, such a terminal should be as self-supporting and independent as possible, which could be realized by selecting and storing addresses of access providers and/or server providers in a non-mechanical terminal memory, which could further comprise software for performing protocols. Then the terminal is almost completely ready for use, with complex and time-consuming installment by a user no longer being necessary.

Claims

1. A method for preparing a terminal to be used in a system for exchanging data between said terminal and access means via a telecommunication network, which terminal comprises:

a radio-interface to be coupled to said telecommunication network via a radio link,

a processor coupled to said radio-interface, and

a terminal-memory coupled to said processor,

which access means comprise;

at least one access point to be coupled to said telecommunication network, and

at least one server to be coupled to said access point via a data connection, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of;

selecting at least one access code out of many access codes defining addresses of access points,

storing at least one selected access code into said terminal-memory, which is a non-mechanical memory,

selecting at least one server code out of many server codes defining addresses of servers,

storing at least one selected server code into said non-mechanical terminal-memory, and

storing at least one user-dependent code into said non-mechanical terminal-memory for allowing a user to get his/her own screen layout, with said access means comprising a configuration memory for storing configuration parameters for, in response to said user-dependent code, configuring data such that said user gets said own screen layout.

2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the non-mechanical terminal-memory comprises a card reader and a card.

3. A method according to claim 2, characterized in that said card comprises at least user-dependent information.

4. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the non-mechanical terminal-memory comprises a card reader and a card.

5. A system for exchanging data between a terminal and access means via a telecommunication network, which terminal comprises:

a radio-interface to be coupled to said telecommunication network,

a processor coupled to said radio-interface, and

a terminal-memory coupled to said processor,

which access means comprise;

at least one access point to be coupled to said telecommunication network, and

at least one server to be coupled to said access point via a data connection,

characterized in that the terminal-memory is a non-mechanical memory comprising at least one access code which has been selected out of many access codes defining addresses of access points;

at least one server code which has been selected out of many server codes defining addresses of servers, and at least one user-dependent code for allowing a user to get his/her own screen layout, with said access means comprising a configuration memory for storing configuration parameters for, in response to said user-dependent code, configuring data such that said user gets said own screen layout.

6. A system according to claim 5, characterized in that the non-mechanical terminal-memory comprises a card reader and a card.

7. A system according to claim 6, characterized in that the system comprises generation means for generating a challenge signal, with said card comprising a key signal and calculation means for calculating a response signal in response to said challenge signal, and with said access means comprising judging means for judging said calculated response signal.

8. A system according to claim 7, characterized in that the card comprises receiving means for receiving a PIN signal and for, in the case of said PIN signal being correct or not, activating or deactivating said calculation means.

9. A terminal according to claim 8, characterized in that the non-mechanical terminal-memory comprises a card reader and a card.

10. A system according to claim 6, characterized in that said card comprises at least user dependent information.

11. A system according to claim 5, characterized in that the non-mechanical terminal-memory comprises a card reader and a card.

12. A terminal for exchanging data with access means via a telecommunication network, which terminal comprises:

a radio-interface to be coupled to said telecommunication network via a radio link,

a processor coupled to said radio-interface, and

a terminal-memory coupled to said processor,

which access means comprise;

at least one access point to be coupled to said telecommunication network, and

at least one server to be coupled to said access point via a data connection, characterized in that the terminal-memory is a non-mechanical memory comprising at least one access code which has been selected out of many access codes defining addresses of access points;

at least one server code which has been selected out of many server codes defining addresses of servers, and at least one user-dependent code for allowing a user to get his/her own screen layout, with said access means comprising a configuration memory for storing configuration parameters for, in response to said user-dependent code, configuring data such that said user gets said own screen layout.

13. The terminal according to claim 12, characterized in that the non-mechanical terminal-memory comprises a card reader and a card.

14. A terminal according to claim 13, characterized in that said card comprises at least user-dependent information.

15. A terminal according to claim 13, characterized in that said card comprises a key signal and calculation means for calculating a response signal in response to a challenge signal.

16. A terminal according to claim 15, characterized in that the card comprises receiving means for receiving a PIN signal and for, in the case of said PIN signal being correct or not, activating or deactivating said calculation means.