Method and system for discovering communication device capabilities
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1. A method for discovering capabilities of a communication device, comprising:
- updating the capabilities of the communication device;
generating update information corresponding to the updated capabilities by the communication device;
transferring a URL of a user agent profile and the update information of the communication device to a first server when the communication device is connected to an Internet;
requesting the user agent profile according to the URL from a second server by the first server;
updating the user agent profile according to the original user agent profile and the update information of the communication device by the first server; and
storing the updated user agent profile in a database of the first server,wherein the update information is user agent difference profile describing the difference of the capabilities of the communication device before and after updating the capabilities of the communication device.
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Abstract
A method for discovering capabilities of a communication device, including updating the capabilities of the communication device, generating update information corresponding to the communication device after updating the capabilities of the communication device, and transferring the URL of user agent profile and the update information of the communication device to a first server, when the communication device connects to the Internet.
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1. A method for discovering capabilities of a communication device, comprising:
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updating the capabilities of the communication device; generating update information corresponding to the updated capabilities by the communication device; transferring a URL of a user agent profile and the update information of the communication device to a first server when the communication device is connected to an Internet; requesting the user agent profile according to the URL from a second server by the first server; updating the user agent profile according to the original user agent profile and the update information of the communication device by the first server; and storing the updated user agent profile in a database of the first server, wherein the update information is user agent difference profile describing the difference of the capabilities of the communication device before and after updating the capabilities of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication device capability management system, comprising:
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a communication device, comprising; a URL of a user agent profile for describing capabilities of the communication device; a capability management agent generating an update information corresponding to the capabilities of the communication device after the capabilities of the communication device have been updated, and transferring the URL of the user agent profile and the update information when the communication device is connected to an Internet; and a download agent downloading software for updating the communication device, and a first server receiving the URL of the user agent profile and the update information from the communication device, sending a request to a second server for the user agent profile according to the URL of the user agent profile, and updating the user agent profile according to the original user agent profile and the update information, wherein the update information is a user agent difference profile corresponding to the difference before updating the communication device and after updating the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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