Addressing a management object

• US 7,734,728 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2003
• Issued: 06/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kaappa, Eero, Sahinoja, Mikko
• Primary Examiner(s): Chea; Philip J
• Application Number:
  US10/665,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20040109454A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,454 Days
• Field of Search: 709223-224, 709/219, 370/395.5, 719/316, 707/103.R, 707103 X-103 Z
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of addressing a management object in a device management system, wherein at least one management object is added to a manageable client device. The method comprises retrieving a content of a predetermined data element from information in the management object. At least part of the content of said data element is coded using a predetermined coding algorithm. At least part of the content of said data element, in coded form, is assigned as an identifier for the management object. The identifier is used to address the management object.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

receive from a server information of at least one management object of a device management system,

retrieve content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for the device management object,

index at least part of the content of said data element using running numbering,

assign the indexed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,

add said identifier as a new entry in a management tree of the apparatus, and

use said identifier to address the device management object in the device management tree.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to operate as a client device according to a SyncML device management protocol.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to add the device management object as a new device management object including provisioning settings from a provisioning document received during a bootstrap process.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a mobile communications device.

5. A method comprising:

receiving information of at least one management object of a device management system,

retrieving content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for the device management object,

indexing at least part of the content of said data element using running numbering,

assigning the indexed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,

adding said identifier as a new entry in a management tree, and

using said identifier to address the device management object in the device management tree.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the device management object is added as a new device management object including provisioning settings from a provisioning document received during a bootstrap process.

7. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

retrieve content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for a device management object,

index at least part of the content of said data element using running numbering,

assign the indexed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,

add said identifier as a new entry in a management tree of the apparatus,

use said identifier to address the device management object in the device management tree, and

transmit information of the management object to client device to arrange assignment of an identifier for addressing the management object similarly in the client device.

8. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

retrieve content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for a device management object,

hash at least part of the content of said data element using a predetermined hashing algorithm,

assign the hashed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,

add said identifier as a new entry in a management tree of the apparatus,

use said identifier to address the device management object of a device management tree, and

transmit information of the management object to a client device to arrange assignment of an identifier for addressing the management object similarly in the client device.

9. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the apparatus is a server supporting a SyncML device management protocol.

10. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the apparatus is configured to assign the identifier in connection with a bootstrap process.

11. A method, comprising:

retrieving content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for a device management object,

hashing at least part of the content of said data element using a predetermined hashing algorithm,

assigning the hashed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,

adding said identifier as a new entry in a management tree of the apparatus,

using said identifier to address the device management object of a device management tree, and

transmitting information of the management object to client device to arrange assignment of an identifier for addressing the management object similarly in the client device.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the identifier is assigned in connection with a bootstrap process.

13. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

receive from a server information of at least one management object of a device management system,

retrieve content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for the device management object,

hash at least part of the content of said data element using a predetermined hashing algorithm,

assign the hashed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,

add said identifier as a new entry in a management tree of the apparatus, and

use said identifier to address the device management object of a device management tree.

14. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the apparatus is a mobile communications device.