Demand-based provisioning for a mobile communication device

• US 8,099,092 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2011
• Issued: 01/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Knowles, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Gary, Erika
• Application Number:
  US13/009,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20110111744A1
• Time in Patent Office: 363 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for providing demand-based provisioning for a mobile communication device. A provisioning server may be used to receive a provisioning update request from the mobile communication device and in response to the provisioning update request transmit a service update data message to the mobile communication device. The service update data message may include service information for the mobile communication device that is received by the provisioning server from at least one of a plurality of service providers. The mobile communication device may be operable to detect a triggering event and transmit the provisioning update request to the provisioning server in response to the triggering event.

Claims

1. A method performed by a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device being communicative with a provisioning server that receives, from service providers, service updates to be used by mobile communication devices for updating applications that operate on the devices, the method comprising:

determining whether the device has roamed to a different wireless network;

in response to determining that the device has roamed to a different wireless network, transmitting, to the provisioning server, a provisioning update request requesting the server to transmit at least one of the service updates to the mobile communication device;

receiving from the provisioning server the at least one service update; and

updating an application, operating on the mobile device, using the received service update.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said updating is updating of parameters of the application.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the service update includes an update to routing information used by the application.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the service provider is a wireless-enabled service.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the service provider provides wireless messaging service.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the service provider provides electronic mail service.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein the service provider provides browser routing service.

8. The method of claim 4 wherein the service provider provides over-the-air synchronization service.

9. The method of claim 4 wherein the service provider provides redirecting of electronic mail.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the application is a calendar application.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the application is a To Do list calendar application.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the application is an address book application.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the service update affects redirection, by a redirection server, of information to the mobile communication device.

14. A mobile communication device communicative with a provisioning server, the provisioning server being operable to receive a provisioning update request from the mobile communication device and, in response, to transmit, to the mobile communication device, a service update that was received by the provisioning server from at least one of a plurality of service providers to be used by the mobile communication device for updating an application operating on the device, the mobile communication device comprising:

a transmitter operable to transmit the provisioning update request to the provisioning server;

a receiver operable to receive the service update from the provisioning server; and

a processing device configured to transmit the provisioning update request in response to the mobile communication device roaming to a different wireless network.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the application is a calendar application.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the application is a To Do list calendar application.