Method and an arrangement for upgrading target devices

• US 20040009777A1
• Filed: 05/14/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Young, Eugene, Vesikivi, Petri, Koskimies, Oskari, Erola, Esa, Salmenkaita, Jukka-Pekka, Blants, Lioudmila
• Application Number:
  US10/440,055
• Publication Number:
  US 20040009777A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for upgrading a target device via a wireless connection. Upgrade is executed by exploiting a wireless personal communications device (101) as a gateway between the content provider server (104) and the target device (102). A DRM scheme may be applied to said method for limiting the usage of transmitted content. The content may be encapsulated in a SMS or MMS message. A wireless personal communications device (101) capable of executing the presented method can be used e.g. as a personalization tool for downloadable sounds to be reproduced by a target device (102) such as a toy.

Claims

1. A method for upgrading a target device, where the upgrading is to be performed by a wireless personal communications device operable in a telecommunications network, wherein said wireless personal communications device and said target device are enabled to communicate with each other, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of

ordering the upgrade data for said target device from a content provider server (402),

receiving in said wireless personal communications device a message from said content provider server including said ordered upgrade data as a payload of said message (403),

extracting said payload from said message (404), and

transmitting said payload to said target device (405).

2. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said method further comprises a step of establishing a connection between said wireless personal communications device and said target device.

3. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said method further comprises a step of receiving said upgrade order from said target device, exploiting an established wireless data connection between said wireless personal communications device and said target device.

4. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said method further comprises a step of confirming from the user if said transmission to said target device is to be executed.

5. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said method further comprises a step of confirming from the user if said connection with said target device is to be established.

6. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said message received from content provider is substantially a MMS (Multimedia Messaging System) or SMS (Short Message Service) message.

7. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein the header of said message received from content provider comprises at least one field that instructs said wireless personal communications device to forward said payload to said target device.

8. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said message comprises at least one specific data pattern that instructs said wireless personal communications device to forward said payload to said target device.

9. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said order is substantially a SMS or MMS message.

10. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said received message comprises encrypted payload.

11. A method of claim 10, characterized wherein the method further includes a step of decrypting said payload with a received additional data enabling the decryption.

12. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said received message comprises the user rights for said payload, for defining the allowed usage of said payload.

13. A method of claim 12, characterized wherein said received message comprises DRM (Digital Rights Management) protected payload included in the DRCC (Digital Rights Content Container) with user rights determined in the DRV (Digital Rights Voucher), received with said DRCC in said message, for defining the allowed usage of said payload.

14. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said method further comprises a step of receiving another message comprising the user rights for said payload, for defining the allowed usage of said payload.

15. A method of claim 14, characterized wherein said received message comprises DRM protected payload included in the DRCC, with user rights determined in the DRV, received in two separate messages, for defining the allowed usage of said payload.

16. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said payload comprises activation data to be used for enabling the utilization of a feature in said target device, which feature has been excluded from the use until activation.

17. A method of claim 16, characterized wherein said activation data contains an activation code to be compared with another code stored in said target device (102) for activating said feature when said two codes match.

18. A method of claim 16, characterized wherein said activation data contains an activation code to be used as a source for a procedure to be performed in said target device (102), the positive result of which activates said feature.

19. A method of claim 1, characterized wherein said order comprises personalization parameters for personalized sounds to be reproduced by said target device, substantially a toy.

20. A method of claim 19, characterized wherein said received payload comprises personalized sounds to be reproduced by said target device, substantially a toy.

21. A wireless personal communications device (101) capable of wireless communication over an air interface (204,206,214,215) via a telecommunications network (103), said wireless personal communications device (101) comprising data transmission means for wireless data connection (209) between said wireless personal communications device (101) and a target device (102), said wireless personal communications device (101) comprising processing means (208) and memory means (210) for processing and storing instructions and data, characterized in that said wireless personal communications device (101) is arranged to order the upgrade data for said target device (102) from the content provider server (104), arranged to receive a message from said content provider comprising said ordered upgrade data as a payload of said message, arranged to extract said payload from said message, and arranged to transmit said payload to said target device exploiting said transmission means (209).

22. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that it is arranged to establish a connection between said wireless personal communications device (101) and said target device (102).

23. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that it is substantially a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) or UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) terminal.

24. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that said transmission means (209) are substantially telemetric.

25. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that said transmission means (209) utilize LPRF (Low Power Radio Frequency) techniques.

26. A wireless personal communications device of claim 25, characterized in that said transmission means (209) use Bluetooth as a transmission protocol.

27. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that it is arranged to decrypt said payload with other received data enabling the decryption.

28. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that it is arranged to decrypt said payload with at least one separate identification mean unique to said wireless personal communications device (101) or to the user of said device.

29. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that it is arranged to search in the received message for at least one predetermined identification mean which identifies said payload as to be transmitted to said target device (102).

30. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that it is arranged to decrypt and forward DRM encrypted payload located in the DRCC of said received message, based on received user rights information located in the DRV.

31. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that it is arranged to send said order substantially as a SMS or MMS message.

32. A wireless personal communications device of claim 21, characterized in that it is arranged to receive said payload encapsulated substantially as a SMS or MMS message.

33. A target device (102) capable of wireless communication with a wireless personal communications device (101) being capable of wireless communication over an air interface (204, 206, 214, 215) via a telecommunications network (103), said target device (102) comprising processing means (304) and memory means (302) for processing and storing instructions and data, characterized in order to upgrade data for said target device (102) from a content provider server (104) via said wireless personal communications device (101), said target device (102) is arranged to receive the upgrade data from said wireless personal communications device (101) and arranged to install said upgrade data for exploitation.

34. A target device (102) of claim 33, characterized in that it is arranged to send an upgrade request to said wireless personal communications device (101).

35. A target device of claim 33, characterized in that it is substantially a toy.

36. A target device of claim 33, characterized in that it is arranged to establish a connection to said wireless personal communications device (101) prior sending said order.

37. A target device of claim 33, characterized in that it is arranged to include a resource locator in said order for acquiring the upgrade data from the content provider server, the network location of which determined by said resource locator.