On demand customization of mobile computing devices

• US 9,537,347 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2016
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Ojala, Rami
• Primary Examiner(s): GONZALES, APRIL GUZMAN
• Application Number:
  US15/094,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20160226297A1
• Time in Patent Office: 270 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention describe mobile computing device configuration processes. A device executing configuration logic may wirelessly transmit power to a mobile computing device housed within a sealed product packaging to charge a battery power supply of the mobile computing device. A short-range wireless communication link is established with the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to install a firmware image on the mobile computing device, wherein the firmware image is to be selected based, at least in part, on a geographic location of the mobile computing device. The short-range wireless communication link is then used to activate a wireless network interface of the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to connect to a boot server including an OS image for the mobile computing device to download and install.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

logic, at least partially implemented in hardware, to;

wirelessly transmit power to a mobile computing device housed within a sealed product packaging to charge a battery power supply of the mobile computing device;

establish a short-range wireless communication link with the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to install a firmware image on the mobile computing device;

use the short-range wireless communication link to activate a wireless network interface of the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to connect to a boot server including an operating system (OS) image for the mobile computing device to download and install; and

configure the mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device within the sealed product packaging with a second mobile computing device using the wireless network, the mobile computing device to obtain user data and user configurations from the second mobile computing device via the wireless network link to customize the mobile computing device according to user preferences.

2. The apparatus claim 1, wherein the logic is to further:

select one of a plurality of OS images for the mobile computing device.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the OS image is selected based on a language for the mobile computing device.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the OS image is selected based on a vendor identity for the mobile computing device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the logic is to further:

connect to a server including an OS update patch for the mobile computing device to download and install.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless communication link comprises a Near Field Communication (NFC) link.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless communication link comprises a Bluetooth communication link.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device comprises at least one of a smartphone, a tablet computing device, or a wearable computing device.

9. The apparatus claim 1, wherein the user configurations include one or more of the following for the second mobile computing device:

Wi-Fi settings;

user email account settings;

user application login data; and

device home screen settings.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user data includes one or more of the following from the second mobile computing device:

photo data;

video data; and

web browsing data.

11. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a wireless charging transmitter to wirelessly transmit power to a mobile computing device housed within a sealed product packaging to charge a battery power supply of the mobile computing device;

a short-range wireless communication interface to establish a short-range wireless communication link with the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging; and

mobile computing device configuration logic to;

install a firmware image on the mobile computing device;

use the short-range wireless communication link to activate a wireless network interface of the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to connect to a boot server including an operating system (OS) image for the mobile computing device to download and install, and

configure the mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device within the sealed product packaging with a second mobile computing device using the wireless network, the mobile computing device to obtain user data and user configurations from the second mobile computing device via the wireless network link to customize the mobile computing device according to user preferences.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the firmware image to be installed is to be stored in the memory of the system.

13. The system of claim 11, the mobile computing device configuration logic to further:

select one of a plurality of OS images for the mobile computing device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the OS image is selected based on a language for the mobile computing device.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the OS image is selected based on a vendor identity for the mobile computing device.

16. The system of claim 11, the mobile computing device configuration logic to further:

configure the mobile computing device to connect to a server including an OS update patch for the mobile computing device to download and install.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the short-range wireless communication interface comprises a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the short-range wireless communication interface comprises a Bluetooth communication interface.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the mobile computing device to comprise at least one of a smartphone, a tablet computing device, or a wearable computing device.

20. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed on at least one machine, cause the at least one machine to:

wirelessly transmit power to a mobile computing device housed within a sealed product packaging to charge a battery power supply of the mobile computing device;

establish a short-range wireless communication link with the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to install a firmware image on the mobile computing device;

use the short-range wireless communication link to activate a wireless network interface of the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to connect to a boot server including an operating system (OS) image for the mobile computing device to download and install, and

configure the mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device within the sealed product packaging with a second mobile computing device using the wireless network, the mobile computing device to obtain user data and user configurations from the second mobile computing device via the wireless network link to customize the mobile computing device according to user preferences.

21. The storage medium of claim 20, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

select one of a plurality of OS images for the mobile computing device.

22. The storage medium of claim 20, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising

connect to a server including an OS update patch for the mobile computing device to download and install.