Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing device updates to a mobile device operating in a wireless telecommunications network

• US 8,571,540 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2013
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kalke, Catherine, Eberhart, Andrew, Lewis, John
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, MAHENDRA R
• Application Number:
  US13/854,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20130217379A1
• Time in Patent Office: 211 Days
• Field of Search: 455/455, 455/502, 455/67.11, 455/412.1, 455/418, 455/414.1, 455/419, 455/466, 370/338, 370/522, 370/392, 370/310, 370/466, 709/206, 709/217, 709/203, 709/223, 714/727, 360/77.2, 715/856, 717/106
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products are for generating a file including a set of instructions for handling a device update for the mobile device and a uniform resource locator (URL) of a server configured to host the device update and handle the device update in accordance with the instructions for handling the device update, and sending the file to the mobile device, whereat the file is redirected by the mobile device to the server based upon the URL included in the file.

Claims

1. A system, for providing a device update to a mobile device, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable storage device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

generating a file comprising a set of update instructions, for handling a device update for the mobile device, and a uniform resource locator of a server configured to host the device update and handle the device update in accordance with the update instructions;

sending a wireless application protocol push notification to the mobile device; and

sending the file to the mobile device to cause the device to, using the uniform resource locator included in the file, redirect the file to the server;

wherein;

the set of update instructions for handling the device update for the mobile device comprises;

a required transport type indicating a transport type by which the device update must be delivered to the mobile device; and

a download option;

the required transport type comprises at least two transport types; and

the set of update instructions for handling the device update for the mobile device comprises a transport priority for each of the at least two transport types.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the download option includes a temporal download option.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the download option includes a forced condition download option.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the download option includes a delayed download option.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the operation of sending the file to the mobile device is performed, according to the computer-executable instructions, in response to a request received from the mobile device; and

the request is made in response to the wireless application protocol push notification.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the set of update instructions for handling the device update for the mobile device comprises a time-to-live indicator for the required transport type; and

the set of update instructions for handling the device update for the mobile device comprises the download option selected from the group consisting of;

a temporal download option according to which the device update must occur at the specified time or within the specified time period;

a forced condition download option according to which the device update must be provided to the mobile device, and

a delayed download option according to which download of the device update does not occur until the specific time.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the required transport type is selected from a group consisting of a 3G cellular technology, a 4G cellular technology, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, Bluetooth, and wireline.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of update instructions for handling the device update for the mobile device comprises a back-off algorithm.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of update instructions for handling the device update for the mobile device comprises a post update alert.

10. A method, for providing a device update to a mobile device, comprising:

generating, by a device management server having a processor, a file comprising a set of update instructions, for handling a device update for the mobile device, and a uniform resource locator of a second server configured to host the device update and handle the device update in accordance with the update instructions for handling the device update;

sending a wireless application protocol push notification to the mobile device; and

sending, by the device management server, the file to the mobile device to cause the device to, using the uniform resource locator included in the file, redirect the file to the second server;

wherein;

the set of update instructions for handling the device update for the mobile device comprises;

a required transport type indicating a transport type by which the device update must be delivered to the mobile device; and

a download option;

the required transport type comprises at least two transport types; and

the set of update instructions for handling the device update for the mobile device comprises a transport priority for each of the at least two transport types.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the download option includes a temporal download option.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the download option includes a forced condition download option.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the download option includes a delayed download option.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein:

sending the file to the mobile device is performed in response to a request received from the mobile device; and

the request is made in response to the wireless application protocol push notification.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein:

generating the file comprising the set of update instructions comprises generating the file comprising a time-to-live indicator for the required transport type; and

generating the file comprising the set of update instructions comprises generating the file comprising the download option selected from the group consisting of;

a temporal download option according to which the device update must occur at the specified time or within the specified time period;

a forced condition download option according to which the device update must be provided to the mobile device, and

a delayed download option according to which download of the device update does not occur until the specific time.

16. A computer-readable storage device comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device management server, cause the device management server to perform operations comprising:

generating a file comprising a set of update instructions, for handling a device update for the mobile device, and a uniform resource locator of a second server configured to host the device update and handle the device update in accordance with the update instructions for handling the device update;

sending a wireless application protocol push notification to the mobile device; and

sending the file to the mobile device to cause the device to, using the uniform resource locator included in the file, redirect the file to the second server;

wherein;

the set of update instructions for handling the device update for the mobile device comprises;

a required transport type indicating a transport type by which the device update must be delivered to the mobile device; and

a download option;

the required transport type comprises at least two transport types; and

the set of update instructions for handling the device update for mobile device comprises a transport priority for each of the at least two transport types.

17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the download option includes a temporal download option.

18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the download option includes a forced condition download option.

19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the download option includes a delayed download option.

20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the operation of sending the file to the mobile device is, according to the computer-executable instructions, performed in response to a request received from the mobile device, the request being made in response to the wireless application protocol push notification;

the operation of generating the file comprises generating the file comprising a time-to-live indicator for the required transport type; and

the operation of generating the file comprises generating the file comprising the download option selected from a group consisting of;

a temporal download option according to which the device update must occur at a specified time or within the specified time period;

a forced condition download option according to which the device update must be provided to the mobile device; and

a delayed download option according to which download of the device update does not occur until the specific time.