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

• US 20070140108A1
• Filed: 12/05/2006
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Skinner, Craig
• Granted Patent: US 7,672,225 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/216
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2854 Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

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. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an application for switching the network access configuration is invoked using the second electronic system. During a first phase, the application transmits first data to a network infrastructure provider. The network infrastructure provider obtains approval for switching the network access configuration from the network service provider. If the network service provider approves switching the network access configuration, the network infrastructure provider updates its databases such that the network access configuration of the first electronic system is associated with the second electronic system. During a second phase, the network service provider updates its databases such that the network access configuration of the first electronic system is associated with the second electronic system if the network infrastructure provider successfully updates its databases. At the conclusion of the second phase, the second electronic system can access the network using the network access configuration.

Claims

1. (canceled)

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

receiving from the second mobile device a request message representing a request to transfer association of the network access configuration data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device;

transferring association of network access configuration data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device based on receiving the request message; and

indicating to the second mobile device that the reassociation of the network access configuration data has been successful.

41. The method of claim 40, further comprising denying access to a network to the first mobile device if the first mobile device attempts to access the network using the network access configuration data.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the step of denying access comprises invalidating a serial number associated with the first mobile device.

43. The method of claim 40, wherein the step of transferring comprises associating a network access number of the first mobile device with a serial number of the second device.

44. The method of claim 40, wherein the network access configuration data comprises a network access number.

45. The method of claim 40, wherein the network access configuration data comprises network user account data.

46. The method of claim 40, wherein the network access configuration data comprises network user privileges data.

47. The method of claim 40, wherein the network access configuration data comprises network user profile data.

48. The method of claim 40, further comprising providing an application to the second mobile device, wherein the application is configured to send the request message.

49. A computer system comprising computer instructions stored as computer program code on a computer-readable medium configured to provide a first mobile device access to network resources via a network, to store first data used by the first mobile device to access the network, to receive a request to associate the first data with a second mobile device, to associate the first data with the second mobile device, and to provide the second mobile device access to the network resources via the network based on the first data.

50. The computer system of claim 49, wherein the first data comprises network access configuration data.

51. The computer system of claim 49, wherein the computer instructions are further configured to indicate to the second mobile device that a reassociation of the first data has been successful.

52. The computer system of claim 49, wherein the computer instructions are configured to provide the second mobile device access to the network resources based on the first data and based on data received from the second mobile device.

53. The computer system of claim 52, wherein the data received from the second mobile device comprises a user name.

54. The computer system of claim 52, wherein the data received from the second mobile device comprises a serial number associated with the second mobile device.

55. A method, comprising:

storing first data for a first mobile device;

providing access to a network to the first mobile device based on the first data;

receiving a request to provide access to the network to a second mobile device;

receiving second data; and

providing access to the network to the second mobile device based on the first data and the second data.

56. The method of claim 55, further comprising indicating to the second mobile device that it has access to the network.

57. The method of claim 55, wherein the second data is received from the second mobile device.

58. The method of claim 55, further comprising denying access to the network to the first mobile device.

59. The method of claim 55, wherein the first data comprises user profile data, further comprising providing a network resource to the second mobile device based on the user profile data.