System and method for managing two or more electronic devices

• US 20030172138A1
• Filed: 03/07/2003
• Published: 09/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: McCormack, Jonathan I., Srinivasan, Venkatachary, Boerries, Marco
• Application Number:
  US10/384,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20030172138A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42136 Administration or customisation of services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

The present invention comprises a system and method for managing two or more electronic devices. This includes permanently maintaining at a central location a plurality of characterizations for each of the two or more electronic devices. Each characterization reflects the previous, current, or future state of a corresponding electronic device. Each characterization, moreover, is linked to each other characterization. As a result, a change to one characterization triggers a change to each other characterization. A characterization may change when a corresponding electronic device changes. Similarly, if a characterization is modified for other reasons (e.g., an electronic device corresponding to a linked characterization changes), the change is reflected in subsequent changes to a corresponding electronic device.

Claims

25-1. The method of claim 1, further comprising

scanning a characterization from the plurality of characterizations to determine whether a corresponding electronic device includes a means for providing an access to a service;

and

identifying an alternate means for providing the access if the means is not included in the corresponding electronic device.