Methods and systems for configuring wireless devices

• US 8,243,688 B1
• Filed: 06/15/2000
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Cannon, Joseph M., Johanson, James A., Mooney, Philip D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord, Marceau
• Application Number:
  US09/594,586
• Time in Patent Office: 4,443 Days
• Field of Search: 455/420, 455/575, 455/556.1, 455/557, 455/550, 455/418, 455/419, 455/566, 455/556.2, 455/20, 345156-157, 345/163, 379/21, 341/176, 370/332, 370/352, 370/338, 370/328, 381/70, 361/679.03
• US Class Current: 370/332
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

The features and settings of wireless devices, such as cellular and cordless telephones, can be configured through the use of a user friendly web page, website, e-mail menu or the like. After a user has identified a wireless device or devices to configure, she then selects the features and settings she desires. The selected settings are then transmitted to the identified wireless device or devices. In this manner, wireless devices can be remotely configured and there is no need to repeat identical steps to configure multiple devices with the same configuration.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a wireless device comprising:

accessing a web page via an Internet Protocol (IP)-based network using a first wireless device;

displaying settings of a separate wireless device within the web page accessed by the first wireless device; and

transmitting selected settings to a wireless service provider via the IP-based network.

2. The method as in claim 1 further comprising transmitting the substantially same settings to the separate wireless device.

3. The method as in claim 2 wherein the separate wireless device comprises a cellular telephone.

4. The method as in claim 2 wherein the separate wireless device comprises a cordless telephone.

5. The method as in claim 2 wherein transmitting comprises transmitting the selected settings according to a schedule.

6. The method as in claim 2 wherein transmitting comprises repeatedly transmitting the selected settings until the separate wireless device receives the transmission.

7. The method as in claim 2 wherein the selected settings are transmitted to a separate wireless device identified by a wireless device communications number.

8. The method as in claim 7 wherein the communications number comprises a telephone number.

9. The method as in claim 1 wherein displaying comprises displaying the settings within an e-mail menu.

10. The method as in claim 1 wherein displaying comprises displaying the settings within a PDA menu.

11. The method as in claim 1 wherein displaying comprises displaying the settings within a wireless device menu.

12. The method as in claim 1 wherein the selected settings comprise an existing configuration.

13. The method as in claim 1 wherein the selected settings comprise a new configuration.

14. The method as in claim 1 wherein the selected settings comprise cellular telephone settings.

15. The method as in claim 1 wherein the selected settings comprise cordless telephone settings.

16. A system for configuring a wireless device comprising:

a configuration interface adapted to access a web page via an Internet Protocol (IP)-based network using a first wireless device, display settings of a separate wireless device within the web page accessed by the first wireless device, and to transmit selected settings to a wireless service provider.

17. The system as in claim 16 further comprising a wireless service provider adapted to transmit substantially the same selected settings to the separate wireless device.

18. The system as in claim 17 wherein the separate wireless device comprises a cellular telephone.

19. The system as in claim 17 wherein the separate wireless device comprises a cordless telephone.

20. The system as in claim 17 wherein the provider is adapted to transmit the selected settings according to a schedule.

21. The system as in claim 17 wherein the provider is adapted to repeatedly transmit the selected settings until the separate wireless device receives the transmission.

22. The system as in claim 17 wherein the provider is adapted to transmit the selected settings to the separate wireless device upon receiving a wireless device communications number which identifies the wireless device.

23. The system as in claim 22 wherein the communications number comprises a telephone number.

24. The system as in claim 16 wherein the interface is adapted to display the settings within an e-mail menu.

25. The system as in claim 16 wherein the interface is adapted to display the settings within a PDA menu.

26. The system as in claim 16 wherein the interface is adapted to display the settings within a wireless device menu.

27. The system as in claim 16 wherein the selected settings comprise an existing configuration.

28. The system as in claim 16 wherein the selected settings comprise a new configuration.

29. The system as in claim 16 wherein the selected settings comprise cellular telephone settings.

30. The system as in claim 16 wherein the selected settings comprise cordless telephone settings.