Method and system for the automatic configuration of an appliance in a communications network
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1. A method for automatically establishing a configuration of a communication appliance over a wireless network, the communication appliance having a removable subscriber identification card, the method comprising:
- detecting, by the removable card, an identifier of the communication appliance;
determining, by the removable card, a configuration requirement for the communication appliance, based on the detection;
said determining of a configuration requirement for the communication appliance including determining, by the removable card, whether the communication appliance has previously been identified by the removable card;
establishing a communication between the removable card and a server to send the appliance identifier over the network to the server, based on a result of the determination; and
in response to receipt of the appliance identifier at the server, establishing a communication between the communication appliance and the server using the appliance identifier to configure the communication appliance over the network.
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Abstract
A method for automatically establishing a configuration of a communication appliance functioning with a subscriber identification card in a communication network. The configuration of the appliance is established via the network, following the detection and communication of its identifier over the network by means of the card. The method includes a preliminary step in which a configuration requirement is detected by means of events or absence of an event stored in the card.
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1. A method for automatically establishing a configuration of a communication appliance over a wireless network, the communication appliance having a removable subscriber identification card, the method comprising:
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detecting, by the removable card, an identifier of the communication appliance; determining, by the removable card, a configuration requirement for the communication appliance, based on the detection; said determining of a configuration requirement for the communication appliance including determining, by the removable card, whether the communication appliance has previously been identified by the removable card; establishing a communication between the removable card and a server to send the appliance identifier over the network to the server, based on a result of the determination; and in response to receipt of the appliance identifier at the server, establishing a communication between the communication appliance and the server using the appliance identifier to configure the communication appliance over the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11)
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7. A wireless communication network system for a plurality of communication appliances, each communication appliance having a removable subscriber identification card, the system comprising:
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a server for configuring the plurality of communication appliances via the wireless network, wherein each removable subscriber identification card includes; at least one memory area listing an identifier for at least one respective communication appliance with which each subscriber identification card has been put in relationship; and a processor executing at least one application for determining a configuration requirement relating to at least one configuration of the respective communication appliance, wherein the determination of the configuration requirement for the communication appliance includes determining whether the communication appliance has previously been identified by the removable card, and communicating the identifier for a respective appliance to the server based on the determination, wherein based on the communication by the processor of a respective subscriber identification card, the server establishes a communication with the respective communication appliance for configuration over the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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8. A removable subscriber identification card for cooperating with and configuring a mobile communication appliance, wherein the subscriber identification card is put into relationship with the mobile communication appliance for establishing communication service with a communication network, the card comprising:
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a memory for storing program code of an application program related to a configuration of at least one communication appliance; a processor for executing the program code of the application program related to the configuration of the mobile communication appliance in which the card has been put in relationship, determining a configuration requirement for the mobile communication appliance, said determining of the configuration requirement for the mobile communication appliance including the card determining whether the appliance has previously been identified by the processor, and communicating an identifier of the mobile communication appliance to a server on the communication network, based on the determination, to enable the server to establish a communication with the mobile communication appliance for configuring the mobile communication appliance over the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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