Swapping a nonoperational networked electronic system for an operational networked electronic system

• US RE43,577 E1
• Filed: 03/25/2010
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Skinner, Craig Stuart
• Primary Examiner(s): HO, DUC CHI
• Application Number:
  US12/732,005
• Time in Patent Office: 873 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/28 using route fault recovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service

Abstract

A method of switching a network access configuration associated with a first electronic system to a second electronic system via a network is described. The first electronic system is inoperable. The second electronic system replaces the first electronic system such that a user seamlessly transitions from the first electronic system to the second electronic system. The user continues to access the network resources using the second electronic system rather than the first electronic system.

Claims

1. A method of transferring association of network access configuration data from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, said method comprising:

transmitting from said second mobile device to a network a request message representing a request to transfer association of said network access configuration data from said first mobile device to said second mobile device; and

in response to a completion message from said network, determining at said second mobile device whether network access data is stored in a memory location accessible by said second mobile device, wherein said completion message indicates completion of transferring association of said network access configuration data from said first mobile device to said second mobile device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said request message comprises a user name associated with said first mobile device and hardware serial number associated with said first mobile device.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said network access data comprises a user name associated with said first mobile device and a network identifier associated with said first mobile device.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said network access configuration data comprises network user account data.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said network access configuration data comprises network user privileges data.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said network access configuration data comprises network user profile data.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said network access configuration data comprises a network identifier associated with said first mobile device.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions stored therein for performing a method of transferring association of network access configuration data from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, said method comprising:

transmitting from said second mobile device to a network a request message representing a request to transfer association of said network access configuration data from said first mobile device to said second mobile device; and

in response to a completion message from said network, determining at said second mobile device whether network access data is stored in a memory location accessible by said second mobile device, wherein said completion message indicates completion of transferring association of said network access configuration data from said first mobile device to said second mobile device.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said request message comprises a user name associated with said first mobile device and hardware serial number associated with said first mobile device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said network access data comprises a user name associated with said first mobile device and a network identifier associated with said first mobile device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said network access configuration data comprises network user account data.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said network access configuration data comprises network user privileges data.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said network access configuration data comprises network user profile data.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein said network access configuration data comprises a network identifier associated with said first mobile device.

15. A mobile device comprising:

a display;

a first module that transmits to a network a request message representing a request to transfer association of network access configuration data from a second mobile device to said mobile device; and

a second mobile module that determines whether network access data is stored in a memory location accessible by said mobile device in response to a completion message from said network, wherein said completion message indicates completion of transferring association of said network access configuration data from said second mobile device to said mobile device.

16. The mobile device as recited in claim 15 wherein said request message comprises a user name associated with said second mobile device and hardware serial number associated with said second mobile device.

17. The mobile device as recited in claim 15 wherein said network access data comprises a user name associated with said second mobile device and a network identifier associated with said second mobile device.

18. The mobile device as recited in claim 15 wherein said network access configuration data comprises network user account data.

19. The mobile device as recited in claim 15 wherein said network access configuration data comprises network user privileges data.

20. The mobile device as recited in claim 15 wherein said network access configuration data comprises network user profile data.

21. The mobile device as recited in claim 15 wherein said network access configuration data comprises a network identifier associated with said first mobile device.