Configuration of a terminal
First Claim
1. A terminal to be used in a system comprising a device management server and a data transfer network for transmitting information used in connection with configuration between the terminal and the device management server, the terminal comprising a detecting element configured to detect a change in the capabilities of the terminal, a transmitter configured to transmit information on the change of the terminal capabilities to the device management server, and a receiver configured to receive from the device management server new parameter preferences corresponding to the changed capabilities for the configuration of the terminal.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a terminal to be used in a system, which comprises a device management server and a data transfer network for transmitting information used in association with configuration between the terminal and the device management server. The terminal comprises means for detecting change in the terminal capabilities, and means for transmitting information on the change in the terminal capabilities to the device management server. In addition, the invention relates to a system for transmitting information used in connection with the terminal configuration between the terminal and the device management server. Further, the invention relates to a method in the configuration of the terminal, to a method for providing configuration information to the terminal, as well as to a computer software product to be used in the terminal configuration.
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51 Claims
- 1. A terminal to be used in a system comprising a device management server and a data transfer network for transmitting information used in connection with configuration between the terminal and the device management server, the terminal comprising a detecting element configured to detect a change in the capabilities of the terminal, a transmitter configured to transmit information on the change of the terminal capabilities to the device management server, and a receiver configured to receive from the device management server new parameter preferences corresponding to the changed capabilities for the configuration of the terminal.
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16. A system comprising:
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a terminal; a device management server; and a data transfer network for transmitting information used in connection with terminal configuration between the terminal and the device management server; said terminal comprising;
a detecting element configured to detect a change of the capabilities of the terminal;the system further comprising; a transmitter configured to transmit the information on the change of the terminal capabilities to the device management server; a determining element configured to determine parameter preferences corresponding to the changed capabilities;
wherein said device management server comprises a transmitter configured to send the parameter preferences that correspond to the new capabilities to the terminal for configuring the terminal; andthe terminal comprises a receiver for receiving from the device management server new parameter preferences for the configuration of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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- 32. A method in the configuration of a terminal, where information used in configuration is sent from the terminal to the device management server, wherein in the terminal are examined changes in the capabilities of the terminal, and if a change is detected in the terminal capabilities, information on the changed capabilities is transmitted to the device management server, where the preferences of the parameters that correspond to the changed capabilities are determined, and information on the new parameter preferences is sent to the terminal, where the configuration of the terminal is performed according to the new parameter preferences.
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45. A computer-readable medium to be used in the configuration of a terminal, which computer software product is provided with machine executable program commands for sending information used in configuration from the terminal to a device management server, wherein the computer software product comprises machine executable program commands for determining change in the terminal capabilities, for sending information on the changed capabilities of a terminal to the data transfer network to be delivered to the device management server, for receiving new parameter preferences sent from the device management server to the data transfer network, and for configuring the terminal according to the new parameters.
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46. An apparatus comprising:
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a control; and memory including program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the control, cause the apparatus at least to; detect a change in the capabilities of the apparatus, transmit information on the change of the apparatus capabilities over a data transfer network to a device management server, and receive from the device management server over the data transfer network new parameter preferences corresponding to the changed capabilities for the configuration of the apparatus.
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47. A system, which comprises a terminal, a device management server, and a data transfer network for transmitting information used in connection with terminal configuration between the terminal and the device management server, the terminal comprises means for detecting a change of the capabilities of the terminal, in which case the system comprises means for transmitting the information on the change of the terminal capabilities to the device management server, means for determining parameter preferences corresponding to the changed capabilities, and means for sending the parameter preferences that correspond to the new capabilities to the terminal for configuring the terminal, and which terminal comprises means for receiving from the device management server new parameter preferences for the configuration of the terminal.
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48. Method for configuring a terminal, comprising:
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examining changes in capabilities of the terminal in said terminal and, if a change is detected in the capabilities of the terminal, transmitting a signal having information indicative of changed capabilities of the terminal, receiving in a device management server the signal having information indicative of the changed capabilities of the terminal and, in response thereto, determining references of parameters corresponding to said changed capabilities for sending a new parameter preferences signal, and receiving said new parameter preferences signal in said terminal and, in response thereto, performing said configuration of the terminal according to the new parameter preferences. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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