Managing a communication device via GPRS and a GSM connection

• US 7,493,128 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2003
• Issued: 02/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Thales DIS France SAS (Thales SA)
• Original Assignee: Axalto SA (Thales SA)
• Inventors: Korkmaz, Nagy, Tang, Vicau
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TUAN
• Application Number:
  US10/517,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20050223105A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,085 Days
• Field of Search: 455/424, 455/425, 455/452.1, 455/456.5, 455/456.6, 455/426, 455/456.4, 455/466, 455/426.1
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/5692 Selection among different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• 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: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A Method of managing a communication device (MP) being arranged to communicate with a server(SERV) via a first communication network (GSMNET) and a second communication network (IPNET) is characterized in that the method comprises the following step: an instruction step, in which the server (SERV) sends a management-request instruction to the communication device (MP) via the first communication network and; an executing step, in which the communication device (MP) executes the management-request instruction which causes the communication device (MP) to request the server (SERV) to effect an operation in the communication device (MP) via the second communication network (IPNET).

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a subscriber identity module,

wherein the communication device is configured to communicate with a server via a first wireless communication network and a second wireless communication network, wherein the communication device comprises functionality to;

receive a subscriber identity module management-request instruction from the server via the first wireless communication network, and

deliver the subscriber identity module management-request to the subscriber identity module,

wherein the subscriber identity module comprises software to execute the subscriber identity module management-request instruction, and

wherein the communication device automatically requests the server to effect a content downloading operation into the subscriber identity module over the second wireless communication network in response to the execution of the subscriber identity module management-request instruction.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first and the second communication networks are wireless communication networks.

3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication network is a Global System for Mobile (GSM) network and the second communication network is a General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) based network.

4. The communication device according to claim 3, wherein the management request instruction is sent using Short Message Services.

5. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the Short Messages Services are encrypted using a security protocol.

6. A computer readable medium having encoded thereon a computer program product for a subscriber identity module inserted in a communication device configured to communicate with a server via a first wireless communication network and a second wireless communication network, the program, when executed, is configured to enable the communication device to:

receive a subscriber identity module management-request instruction from the server via the first wireless communication network, and deliver the subscriber identity module management-request instruction to the subscriber identity module,

wherein the computer program product comprises instructions for executing the subscriber identity module management-request instruction, and

wherein the communication device automatically requests the server to effect a content downloading operation into the subscriber identity module via the second wireless communication network in response to the execution of the subscriber identity module management-request instruction.

7. The computer readable medium in accordance with claim 6, wherein the first and the second communication networks are wireless communication networks.

8. A subscriber identity module to be inserted in a communication device, the communication device being configured to communicate with a server via a first wireless communication network and a second wireless communication network, wherein the communication device comprises functionality to receive a subscriber identity module management-request instruction from the server via the first wireless communication network, and the subscriber identity module being arranged to perform the following steps:

an instruction receiving step wherein the subscriber identity module receives from the communication device the subscriber identity module management-request instruction;

an executing step wherein the subscriber identity module automatically executes the subscriber identity module management-request instruction which causes the communication device to request the server to effect a content downloading operation into the subscriber identity module via the second wireless communication network.

9. The integrated circuit of claim 8, wherein the first and the second communication networks are wireless communication networks.