Configuring consumption of service for electronic devices
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1. A method for configuring consumption of service, the method comprising:
- identifying a service to be consumed by a user;
identifying a plurality of bearer technologies across which at least one electronic device is configured to access said service;
identifying a device type of the at least one electronic device;
selecting one of said plurality of bearer technologies for use in configuring said at least one electronic device;
selecting a plurality of management framework components of a management server based on the identified device type and the selected bearer technology, each of the plurality of management framework components corresponding with a device type and bearer technology combination; and
configuring said at least one electronic device for said service using the selected plurality of management framework components, each of said plurality of management framework components being used to control a different management client on said at least one electronic device.
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Abstract
One embodiment of a method for configuring consumption of service includes identifying a service to be consumed by a user, identifying a plurality of bearer technologies across which at least one electronic device can access the service, selecting one of the plurality of bearer technologies for use in configuring the at least one electronic device, and configuring the at least one electronic device for the service using one of a plurality of management frameworks according to the selected bearer technology.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for configuring consumption of service, the method comprising:
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identifying a service to be consumed by a user; identifying a plurality of bearer technologies across which at least one electronic device is configured to access said service; identifying a device type of the at least one electronic device; selecting one of said plurality of bearer technologies for use in configuring said at least one electronic device; selecting a plurality of management framework components of a management server based on the identified device type and the selected bearer technology, each of the plurality of management framework components corresponding with a device type and bearer technology combination; and configuring said at least one electronic device for said service using the selected plurality of management framework components, each of said plurality of management framework components being used to control a different management client on said at least one electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for configuring consumption of service, the system comprising:
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at least one electronic device capable of using a service; at least one connection channel between a provider of said service and said at least one electronic device; and a management authority connectable to said at least one electronic device via at least one of said at least one connection channels, wherein the management authority comprises a plurality of management framework components, each of the plurality of management framework components corresponding with a device type and bearer technology combination, said management authority using a plurality of management framework components to configure said at least one electronic device to use said service based on an identified device type and a selected bearer technology, each of said plurality of management framework components being used to control a different management client on said at least one electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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