Card device for loading applications to a mobile device
First Claim
1. A card device for use in loading application identifiers to a mobile device, comprising:
- an identification unit for determining an effective mobile device identifier of a mobile device, wherein the effective mobile device identifier of the mobile device is based at least in parton the result of a process performed by the card device, andon an assigned mobile device identifier assigned to the mobile device prior to the mobile device being issued to a mobile device user, and furtherwherein said assigned mobile device identifier uniquely identifies the mobile device;
an application request unit for transmitting the effective mobile device identifier to an application center;
wherein said card device is used for loading application identifiers to the mobile device, includingreceiving, from the application center, one or more application identifiers to be associated with an application to be loaded on the mobile device, andloading the one or more application identifiers received from the application center, to the mobile device; and
wherein said card device is insertable into the mobile device, andwherein the identification unit is further adapted to request said assigned mobile device identifier from a mobile control unit of the mobile device in response to a request for the effective mobile device identifier, the card device having processed the assigned mobile device identifier to create the effective mobile device identifier.
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Abstract
A system for loading application identifiers to a mobile device includes a mobile device, a card device insertable into the mobile device, and an application center. The card device is adapted to determine an effective mobile device identifier of the mobile device, and transmit the effective mobile device identifier to the application center. The effective mobile device identifier is based at least in part on the result of a process performed by the card device. The application center is adapted to (1) determine zero or more allotted application identifiers and zero or more application identifiers of applications loaded on the mobile device based at least in part on the effective mobile device identifier, (2) identify at least one application identifier of the zero or more allotted application identifiers which does not form part of the zero or more application identifiers of applications loaded on the mobile device, and (3) load the at least one application identifier to the mobile device.
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11 Claims
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1. A card device for use in loading application identifiers to a mobile device, comprising:
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an identification unit for determining an effective mobile device identifier of a mobile device, wherein the effective mobile device identifier of the mobile device is based at least in part on the result of a process performed by the card device, and on an assigned mobile device identifier assigned to the mobile device prior to the mobile device being issued to a mobile device user, and further wherein said assigned mobile device identifier uniquely identifies the mobile device; an application request unit for transmitting the effective mobile device identifier to an application center; wherein said card device is used for loading application identifiers to the mobile device, including receiving, from the application center, one or more application identifiers to be associated with an application to be loaded on the mobile device, and loading the one or more application identifiers received from the application center, to the mobile device; and wherein said card device is insertable into the mobile device, and wherein the identification unit is further adapted to request said assigned mobile device identifier from a mobile control unit of the mobile device in response to a request for the effective mobile device identifier, the card device having processed the assigned mobile device identifier to create the effective mobile device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for loading application identifiers to a mobile device associated with a card device that is insertable into the mobile device, the method comprising:
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determining, on the card device, an effective mobile device identifier of the mobile device, wherein the effective mobile device identifier of the mobile device is based at least in part on the result of a process performed by the card device, and on an assigned mobile device identifier assigned to the mobile device prior to the mobile device being issued to a mobile device user, and further wherein said assigned mobile device identifier uniquely identifies the mobile device; and transmitting, from the card device to an application center, the effective mobile device identifier; receiving, from the application center, one or more application identifiers to be associated with an application to be loaded on the mobile device; and loading the one or more application identifiers received from the application center, to the mobile device; wherein the method further comprises receiving, on the card device, a capabilities message from a mobile control unit of the mobile device upon a boot process of the mobile device, and analyzing, on the card device, the capabilities message to obtain the effective mobile device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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