Method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing confirmed over-the-air terminal configuration

• US 8,983,510 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2013
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Original Assignee: Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Inventors: Szabo, Tamas.Zs
• Primary Examiner(s): Arevalo, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US13/874,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20130244704A1
• Time in Patent Office: 685 Days
• Field of Search: 455/574, 455/525, 455/436, 455/438, 455/510, 455/414, 455/567, 455/564, 455/417, 455/555, 455/3.01, 455/67, 455/226.2, 455/566, 455/433, 455/502, 455/419, 455/458, 455/67.13, 709/206, 709/245, 709/220, 709/227, 370/352, 370/328, 370/338, 370/389, 370/349, 370/329, 370/252, 370/310, 370/393
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/00 Data switching networks interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0866 Checking the configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0886 Fully automatic configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• 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: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/00 Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An apparatus for providing confirmed OTA terminal configuration includes a processing element configured to communicate configuration data to a mobile terminal. The processing element is also configured to initiate a confirmation sequence to confirm proper receipt of the configuration data at the mobile terminal, and to receive information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received at the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving configuration data at a mobile terminal from a device management element;

receiving, from a server, a request for a connection between the mobile terminal and the server, the request generated by the server in response to initiation of a confirmation sequence by the device management element to confirm proper receipt of configuration data at the mobile terminal by causing the server to establish a connection with the mobile terminal, the device management element being a separate element from the server;

sending, by the mobile terminal, information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received at the mobile terminal; and

receiving, at the mobile terminal, re-communication of the configuration data from the device management element in response to an indication that the configuration data was not properly received at the mobile terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received at the mobile terminal is sent by the mobile terminal to the server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received is information sent during the execution of an application supported by the configuration data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for the connection between the mobile terminal and the server is initiated in response to an expiration of a timer associated with the transmission of the configuration data to the mobile terminal.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising requesting, by the mobile terminal, the configuration data from the device management element and wherein the configuration data is sent to the mobile terminal in response to the request by the mobile terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for connection between the mobile terminal and the server comprises a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising sending a message from the mobile terminal to the server in response to receiving the request for the connection from the server, the message from the mobile terminal requesting information from the server.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, at the mobile terminal, sample content; and

sending, to the server, an acknowledgement indicating that the sample content was received.

9. A non-transitory computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising instructions executable by a processor for:

receiving configuration data at a mobile terminal from a device management element;

receiving, from a server, a request for a connection between the mobile terminal and the server, the request generated by the server in response to initiation of a confirmation sequence by the device management element to confirm proper receipt of configuration data at the mobile terminal by causing the server to establish a connection with the mobile terminal, the device management element being a separate element from the server;

sending, by the mobile terminal, information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received at the mobile terminal; and

receiving, at the mobile terminal, re-communication of the configuration data from the device management element in response to an indication that the configuration data was not properly received at the mobile terminal.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received at the mobile terminal is sent by the mobile terminal to the server.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received is information sent during the execution of an application supported by the configuration data.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the request for the connection between the mobile terminal and the server is initiated in response to an expiration of a timer associated with the transmission of the configuration data to the mobile terminal.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer-readable program code portions further comprise instructions executable by a processor for:

requesting, by the mobile terminal, the configuration data from the device management element and wherein the configuration data is sent to the mobile terminal in response to the request by the mobile terminal.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the request for connection between the mobile terminal and the server comprises a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer-readable program code portions further comprise instructions executable by the processor for:

sending a message from the mobile terminal to the server in response to receiving the request for the connection from the server, the message from the mobile terminal requesting information from the server.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer-readable program code portions further comprise instructions executable by the processor for:

receiving, at the mobile terminal, sample content; and

sending, to the server, an acknowledgement indicating that the sample content was received.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a processing element;

memory coupled to the processing element, the memory storing instructions executable by the processing element for;

receiving configuration data at a mobile terminal from a device management element;

receiving, from a server, a request for a connection between the mobile terminal and the server, the request generated by the server in response to initiation of a confirmation sequence by the device management element to confirm proper receipt of configuration data at the mobile terminal by causing the server to establish a connection with the mobile terminal, the device management element being a separate element from the server;

sending, by the mobile terminal, information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received at the mobile terminal; and

receiving, at the mobile terminal, re-communication of the configuration data from the device management element in response to an indication that the configuration data was not properly received at the mobile terminal.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received at the mobile terminal is sent by the mobile terminal to the server.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the information indicating whether the configuration data was properly received is information sent during the execution of an application supported by the configuration data.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the request for the connection between the mobile terminal and the server is initiated in response to an expiration of a timer associated with the transmission of the configuration data to the mobile terminal.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the computer-readable program code portions further comprise instructions executable by a processor for:

requesting, by the mobile terminal, the configuration data from the device management element and wherein the configuration data is sent to the mobile terminal in response to the request by the mobile terminal.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the request for connection between the mobile terminal and the server comprises a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising instructions executable by the processing element for:

sending a message from the mobile terminal to the server in response to receiving the request for the connection from the server, the message from the mobile terminal requesting information from the server.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising instructions executable by the processing element for:

receiving, at the mobile terminal, sample content; and

sending, to the server, an acknowledgement indicating that the sample content was received.