System and method to query settings on a mobile device

• US 7,194,503 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2001
• Issued: 03/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Shell, Scott R., Zhu, Yuhang, Peev, Igor B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wiley; David
• Assistant Examiner(s): NEURAUTER, GEORGE C
• Application Number:
  US09/895,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20030018764A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,090 Days
• Field of Search: 709220-225, 709217-219, 709/202, 455/403, 719/315
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters

Abstract

A provisioning system for receiving configuration changes to and queries of settings on a mobile device. The provisioning system may include a router, configuration manager and one or more configuration service providers. The router component is responsible for receiving messages delivered to the mobile device and parsing the messages into requests for information. The configuration manager component is responsible for determining what configuration settings are affected by the message and for processing the requests within the message. The configuration manager component may implement one or more configuration service providers to perform the actual request processing. The configuration manager component may additionally compose a response document to return in the event that a response has been requested in the message.

Claims

1. A mobile device including a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable components, comprising:

a router component configured to receive a query document including a query statement related to application configuration settings, the router component being further configured to route at least a portion of the query document;

a plurality of configuration service provider components configured to access the application configuration settings; and

a configuration manager component configured to;

receive the at least a portion of the query document;

identify at least one configuration service provider component of the plurality of configuration service provider components that is configured to access application configuration settings implicated by the at least a portion of the query document;

route the query statement to the at least one configuration service provider component for access to the application configuration settings implicated by the at least a portion of the query document.

2. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the router component is configured to receive query documents from a plurality of push sources, each push source being configured to interact with an external initiator of the query document.

3. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the initiator includes a provisioning server in wireless communication with the mobile device.

4. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the initiator includes a provisioning server in wired communication with the mobile device.

5. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of configuration service provider components are further configured to retrieve a current value of the setting.

6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the configuration manager is further configured to modify the query document based on the retrieved value of the setting.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the query statement within the modified query document is modified to include the retrieved value of the setting.

8. A mobile device including a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps, including:

receiving a configuration message including a payload identifying a particular setting stored on the mobile device;

parsing the configuration message to identify the particular setting stored on the mobile device;

determining at least one configuration component of a plurality of configuration components responsible for maintaining a particular setting;

passing the payload to he at least one configuration component responsible for maintaining the particular setting; and

retrieving, by the at least one configuration component, a value associated with the particular setting stored on the mobile device.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises further instructions for returning a response document to an initiator of the configuration message, the response document including the value for the particular setting.

10. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of configuration components are associated with a configuration manager programmed to manage a provisioning transaction.

11. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of configuration components each comprise a configuration service provider responsible for maintaining the particular setting.

12. A computer-implemented method for querying a setting on a mobile device, comprising:

receiving a configuration message from an initiator, the configuration message including a payload identifying a particular setting stored on the mobile device;

determining at least one configuration component of a plurality of configuration components responsible for maintaining the particular setting;

passing at least the payload to the at least one configuration component responsible for maintaining the particular setting;

retrieving, by the at least one configuration component, a value associated with the particular setting stored on the mobile device; and

returning a response document to the initiator of the configuration message, the response document including the retrieved value for the particular setting.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of configuration components are associated with a configuration manager programmed to manage a provisioning transaction.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of configuration components each comprise a configuration service provider responsible for maintaining the particular setting.

15. A system for maintaining settings on a mobile device, the system comprising:

a router component configured to receive a query document including a query statement related to application configuration settings stored on the mobile device, the router component being further configured to route at least a portion of the query document; and

a configuration manager component configured to;

receive the at least a portion of the query document;

identify at least one configuration service provider component of a plurality of configuration service provider components that is configured to access application configuration settings implicated by the at least a portion of the query document; and

route the query statement to the at least one configuration service provider component for access to the application configuration settings implicated by the at least a portion of the query document.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a plurality of configuration service provider components associated with the application configuration settings and configured to access the application configuration settings, and wherein the configuration manager is further configured to identify the at least one configuration service provider based on information within the query document, and to pass the at least a portion of the query document to the at least one configuration service provider for processing.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one configuration service provider is further configured to retrieve a current value of the application configuration setting from the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the configuration manager is further configured to modify the query document based on the retrieved value of the application configuration setting.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the query statement within the modified query document is modified to include the retrieved value of the application configuration setting.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the router component is configured to receive query documents from a plurality of push sources, each push source being configured to interact with an external initiator of the query document.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the external initiator includes a provisioning server in wireless communication with the mobile device.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the external initiator includes a provisioning server in wired communication with the mobile device.