Method and system to subscribe, configure and move mobile telephone software service conveniently

• US 8,369,845 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2008
• Issued: 02/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NQ Mobile Lux SA (Link Motion, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: NQ Mobile Lux SA (Link Motion, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zou, Shihong, Lin, Yu, Shi, Wenyong
• Primary Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US12/677,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20100279674A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,629 Days
• Field of Search: 455418-420, 455/550.1, 455557-558, 455/41.2, 455/508, 455/514, 455/517, 4555561-5562, 455560-561, 707/628, 707/621, 707/623, 707631-632, 707/634, 707640-641, 707645-648, 707653-654, 707/630, 707/638, 707/682, 717120-121, 717/168, 717172-174, 717/178
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Remotely configuring mobile telephone software based on subscription. A user'"'"'s mobile telephone stores user description information and service description information related to the mobile telephone in a service management platform after installing and starting a mobile telephone service. The user logs on to the service management platform through access equipment, and subscribes to mobile telephone service modality and functions available after identity authorization. The user can configure service parameters through access equipment, download the mobile telephone service software or service description information from the service management platform, and install them to the user'"'"'s mobile telephone after a subscription or configuration operation. The user can log on to the service management platform through a new mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is replaced. The mobile telephone service software and service description information used in the original mobile telephone can be moved to the new mobile telephone selectively or as a whole after identity authorization.

Claims

1. A method of obtaining mobile telephone service software for use in a mobile telephone of a user, the method comprising:

backing up and storing, in a service management platform, user description information and service description information related to the mobile telephone of the user;

sending, by an access equipment to the service management platform, a request of the user for a subscription to the mobile telephone service software, the access equipment being different than the mobile telephone of the user;

processing, by the service management platform, the subscription request of the user;

indicating, by the access equipment to the service management platform, a device to which to transfer the subscribed mobile telephone service software;

transferring, by the service management platform to the indicated device, the subscribed mobile telephone service software;

transmitting, by the indicated device to the mobile telephone of the user, the subscribed mobile telephone service software received from the service management platform; and

installing, at the mobile telephone of the user, the subscribed mobile telephone service software received from the indicated device, for use in the mobile telephone of the user.

2. The method according to claim 1,

wherein service description information of the mobile telephone service software comprises:

a background picture of an interface of the mobile telephone software service,

a prompt text and/or a warning tone, and

functional software modules corresponding to the mobile telephone service software; and

wherein transmitting the subscribed mobile telephone service software to the mobile telephone comprises;

clicking, by the user, to download to the user mobile telephone after the service management platform sends a PUSH message;

or

accessing, by the user, the internet through a computer to download and transmit the subscribed mobile telephone service software to the mobile telephone.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein sending the request of the user for a subscription is performed only after the user has been authorized by the service management platform.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising informing the access equipment, by the service management platform, when the subscription of the mobile telephone service software has been completed.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein transferring the subscribed mobile telephone service software comprises sending downloading links, by the service management platform, to the indicated device.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein sending the request of the user to configure parameters of the mobile telephone service software is performed only after the user has been authorized by the service management platform.

6. A method of configuring parameters of mobile telephone service software used in a mobile telephone of a user, the method comprising:

backing up and storing, in a service management platform, user description information and service description information related to the mobile telephone of the user;

sending, by an access equipment to the service management platform, a request of the user to configure parameters of the mobile telephone service software, the access equipment being different than the mobile telephone of the user;

performing, by the service management platform, the parameter configuration of the mobile telephone service software;

sending, by the mobile telephone of the user to the service management platform, a request of the user to update the parameters of the mobile telephone service software residing on the mobile telephone of the user;

transferring, by the service management platform to the mobile telephone of the user, new configuration parameters corresponding to the mobile telephone service software; and

updating, by the mobile telephone service software in the mobile telephone of the user, the corresponding service parameter configuration information after receiving the new configuration parameters.

7. The method according to claim 6,

wherein the configuration parameters of the mobile telephone service software comprises:

a backup cycle of service description information,

a frequency of automatic detection and update of software,

a mode for accessing a network; and

wherein the configuration parameters are used as a portion of the service description information.

9. The method according to claim 6, further comprising informing the access equipment, by the service management platform, when the parameter configuration of the mobile telephone service software has been completed.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein sending the request of the user to update parameters of the mobile telephone service software residing on the mobile telephone is performed only after the user has been authorized by the service management platform.

11. A method of moving mobile telephone service software from a first mobile telephone of a user to a second mobile telephone of the user, the method comprising:

backing up and storing, in a service management platform, user description information and service description information related to the first mobile telephone of the user;

sending, by the second mobile telephone to the service management platform, a request of the user to move the mobile telephone service software into the second mobile telephone;

sending, by the service management platform, the backed up service description information of the first mobile telephone to the second mobile telephone; and

updating, by the second mobile telephone, local service description information of the second mobile telephone based on the service description information of the first mobile telephone received from the service management platform.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising, before sending the request of the user to the service management platform to move the mobile telephone service software into the second mobile telephone:

sending, by the first mobile telephone to the service management platform, a request of the user to move the mobile telephone service software out of the first mobile telephone; and

performing, by the service management platform, the moving out of the mobile telephone service software from the first mobile telephone.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein sending the request of the user to move the mobile telephone service software into the second mobile telephone is performed only after the user has been authorized by the service management platform.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising informing the second mobile telephone, by the service management platform, when the moving of the mobile telephone service software into the second mobile device has been completed.

15. The method according to claim 11,

wherein sending the request of the user to move the mobile telephone service software into the second mobile telephone comprises sending a request to move the mobile telephone service software as a whole into the second mobile telephone;

and

wherein the method further comprises;

sending, by the service management platform to the second mobile telephone, a list of the mobile telephone service software programs associated with the first mobile telephone;

selecting, by the user at the second mobile telephone, one of the mobile telephone service software programs from the list;

informing the service management platform, by the second mobile telephone, of the mobile telephone service software programs selected by the user;

sending, by the service management platform to the second mobile telephone, the mobile telephone service software program selected by the user; and

installing, at the second mobile telephone, the mobile telephone service software program selected by the user.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein sending the request of the user to move the mobile telephone service software out of the first mobile telephone is performed only after the user has been authorized by the service management platform.

17. The method according to claim 12, further comprising informing the first mobile telephone, by the service management platform, when the moving out of the mobile telephone service software from the first mobile device has been completed.

18. A system configured to be used with a mobile communication network, the system comprising:

a mobile telephone that stores user description information corresponding to a user of the mobile telephone and stores service description information corresponding to mobile telephone service software of the mobile telephone;

access equipment different than the mobile telephone; and

a service management platform having a database that backs up and stores the user description information corresponding to the user of the mobile telephone and the service description information corresponding to the mobile telephone service software of the mobile telephone, the service management platform being configured to manage the user description information and the service description information, and to identify the mobile telephone and the access equipment that accesses the management platform server;

wherein the access equipment is configured to allow the user of the mobile telephone to log on to the service management platform through the access equipment;

to subscribe to the mobile telephone service software of the mobile telephone;

to select a suitable mode to modify the user description information corresponding to the user of the mobile telephone and the service description information corresponding to the mobile telephone service software of the mobile telephone; and

to configure parameters of the mobile telephone service software and the service description information thereof.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the access equipment comprises a mobile telephone, a computer, a telephone or an interactive voice response (IVR) device.

20. The system according to claim 18, wherein the service description information of the mobile telephone service software comprises configuration parameters of the mobile telephone service software;

and the user description information comprises individual information of the user and mobile telephone hardware identity.

21. The system according to claim 18, wherein the access equipment logs on to the service management platform using the internet.