Setting user preferences via a mobile terminal

• US 20060155854A1
• Filed: 12/17/2003
• Published: 07/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke KPN NV
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke KPN NV
• Inventors: Selgert, Franklin
• Application Number:
  US10/538,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20060155854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Method, system and terminal for setting, in an information system comprising a network (2, 7) connecting user terminals (1) and one or more servers (4, 8, 9), local user preferences valid for the terminal and non-local user preferences valid for said one or more servers. A preferences setting file is downloaded from one of said servers to the relevant terminal, which is completed by the terminal user with the user'"'"'s local and/or non-local preferences. Subsequently, the completed preferences setting file is uploaded to the relevant server (9). One or more preference groups (“moods”) may be assigned to the completed local and/or nonlocal preferences. The user may select one occurrence out of said preference groups, resulting in retrieval in the relevant server (9), the local and/or non-local preferences assigned to the selected preference group, and activating the relevant preferences in the terminal and the network and/or the one or more servers.

Claims

1. User terminal comprising control means (12), a user interface (17,18) and means for interaction between the terminal and one or more servers (4,8,9) via a network (2,7), the terminal comprising means (12,13), cooperating with the user interface, for both setting local user preferences valid for the terminal itself and non-local user preferences, valid for said one of more servers (4,8,9).

2. User terminal according to claim 1 in which said means are fit for

downloading and displaying a preferences setting file from one of said servers, which is to be completed via said user interface by the user with the user'"'"'s local and/or non-local preferences,

and for uploading said preferences setting file completed with said local and/or non-local preferences to the relevant server (9).

3. User terminal according to claim 2 in which said means are fit for assigning one or more preference groups to the completed with local and/or non-local preferences.

4. User terminal according to claim 3 in which said means are fit

for selecting, via the user interface, one occurrence out of said preference groups,

for retrieving, in the relevant server (9), the local and/or non-local preferences assigned to the selected preference group,

and for activating the relevant preferences in the terminal and the network and/or the one or more servers.

5. User terminal according to claim 4, comprising an Application Program Interface (13) fit for activating the preferences in the terminal.

6. User terminal according to claim 4, comprising an Application Program Interface (13) fit for remotely activating the preferences in the network (2).

7. Information system, comprising

a network (2,7) connecting user terminals (1) and one or more servers (4,8,9), one or more of said the terminals and one or more of said servers comprising means for mutual interaction via a network (2,7),

and means for both setting local user preferences valid for the terminal itself and non-local user preferences, valid for said one or more servers.

8. Information system according to claim 7 in which said means are fit

for downloading a preferences setting file from one of said servers to the terminal,

for completing the preferences setting file with input from the user via a user interface with the user'"'"'s local and/or non-local preferences,

and fit for uploading said preferences setting file completed with said local and/or non-local preferences to the relevant server (9).

9. Information system according to claim 8 in which said means are fit for assigning one or more preference groups to the completed local and/or non-local preferences.

10. Information system according to claim 9 in which said means are fit for selecting, by the user via the user interface, one occurrence out of said preference groups,

for retrieving, in the relevant server (9), the local and/or non-local preferences assigned to the selected preference group,

and for activating the relevant preferences in the terminal and the network and/or the one or more servers.

11. Information system according to claim 10 in which the terminal comprises an Application Program Interface (13) fit for activating the preferences in the terminal.

12. Information system according to claim 10 in which the relevant network comprises an Application Program Interface (22) fit for activating the preferences in the network.

13. Method for setting, in an information system comprising a network (2,7) connecting user terminals (1) and one or more servers (4,8,9), both local user preferences valid for the terminal and non-local user preferences valid for said one or more servers, comprising steps of

downloading a preferences setting file from one of said servers to the relevant terminal,

completing the preferences setting file with input from the terminal'"'"'s user via a user interface with the user'"'"'s local and/or non-local preferences, assigning one or more preference groups to the completed local and/or non-local preferences,

uploading said preferences setting file completed with said local and/or non-local preferences to the relevant server (9),

selecting, by the user via the user interface, one occurrence out of said preference groups,

retrieving, in the relevant server (9), the local and/or non-local preferences assigned to the selected preference group,

activating the relevant preferences in the terminal and the network and/or the one or more servers.