Swapping a nonoperational networked electronic system for an operational networked electronic system

• US 6,970,418 B1
• Filed: 03/09/2004
• Issued: 11/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Skinner, Craig Stuart
• Primary Examiner(s): HO, DUC CHI
• Application Number:
  US10/797,774
• Time in Patent Office: 630 Days
• Field of Search: 370/352, 370/254, 370/216, 709/220, 709/221, 709/227, 379/219, 379/88.17, 379/207.02
• US Class Current: 370/216
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/28 using route fault recovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service

Abstract

A method of switching a network access configuration associated with a first electronic system to a second electronic system via a network is described. The first electronic system is inoperable. The second electronic system replaces the first electronic system such that a user seamlessly transitions from the first electronic system to the second electronic system. The user continues to access the network resources using the second electronic system rather than the first electronic system.

Claims

1. A method of transferring network accessibility from a first electronic system (FES) to a second electronic system (SES), said method comprising:

sending from said SES a first request via a network to a network infrastructure provider (NIP) to transfer a network access configuration associated with said FES to said SES, wherein said network access configuration includes a network identifier;

sending from said NIP a second request to a network service provider (NSP) to approve transferring said network access configuration associated with said FES to said SES;

if said NIP receives approval from said NSP, updating NIP information such that said network access configuration is associated with said SES and de-associated from said FES and sending said network identifier to said SES; and

sending from said SES a third request to said NSP to complete transfer of said network access configuration associated with said FES to said SES to cause said NSP to update NSP information and to send NSP dependent information to said SES.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said network identifier comprises a Mobitex access number.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said network comprises a Mobitex network.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said first request comprises a hardware serial number of said SES and a Mobitex serial number of said SES.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said NIP information is stored in one or more first databases, and wherein said NSP information is stored in one or more second databases.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said FES comprises a first personal digital assistant, and wherein said SES comprises a second personal digital assistant.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said NSP dependent information comprises a user name.

8. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for performing a method of transferring network accessibility from a first electronic system (FES) to a second electronic system (SES), said method comprising:

sending from said SES a first request via a network to a network infrastructure provider (NIP) to transfer a network access configuration associated with said FES to said SES, wherein said network access configuration includes a network identifier;

sending from said NIP a second request to a network service provider (NSP) to approve transferring said network access configuration associated with said FES to said SES;

if said NIP receives approval from said NSP, updating NIP information such that said network access configuration is associated with said SES and de-associated from said FES and sending said network identifier to said SES; and

sending from said SES a third request to said NSP to complete transfer of said network access configuration associated with said FES to said SES to cause said NSP to update NSP information and to send NSP dependent information to said SES.

9. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said network identifier comprises a Mobitex access number.

10. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said network comprises a Mobitex network.

11. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said first request comprises a hardware serial number of said SES and a Mobitex serial number of said SES.

12. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said NIP information is stored in one or more first databases, and wherein said NSP information is stored in one or more second databases.

13. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said FES comprises a first personal digital assistant, and wherein said SES comprises a second personal digital assistant.

14. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said NSP dependent information comprises a user name.

15. An electronic system comprising:

a processor coupled to a bus;

an electronic display device coupled to said bus;

a communication port coupled to said bus; and

a memory device coupled to said bus and having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of transferring network accessibility from another electronic system (AES) to said electronic system (ES), said method comprising;

sending from said ES a first request via a network to a network infrastructure provider (NIP) to transfer a network access configuration associated with said AES to said ES, wherein said network access configuration includes a network identifier;

sending from said NIP a second request to a network service provider (NSP) to approve transferring said network access configuration associated with said AES to said ES;

if said NIP receives approval from said NSP, updating NIP information such that said network access configuration is associated with said ES and de-associated from said AES and sending said network identifier to said ES; and

sending from said ES a third request to said NSP to complete transfer of said network access configuration associated with said AES to said ES to cause said NSP to update NSP information and to send NSP dependent information to said ES.

16. The electronic system as recited in claim 15 wherein said network identifier comprises a Mobitex access number.

17. The electronic system as recited in claim 15 wherein said network comprises a Mobitex network.

18. The electronic system as recited in claim 15 wherein said first request comprises a hardware serial number of said ES and a Mobitex serial number of said ES.

19. The electronic system as recited in claim 15 wherein said NIP information is stored in one or more first databases, and wherein said NSP information is stored in one or more second databases.

20. The electronic system as recited in claim 15 wherein said AES comprises a first personal digital assistant, wherein said ES comprises a second personal digital assistant, and wherein said NSP dependent information comprises a user name.