Implementation of Remotely Hosted Branding Content and Customizations

• US 20150111565A1
• Filed: 10/23/2013
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Urbanek, Robert E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,506,398 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for provisioning and/or customizing a mobile device. A method may comprise receiving a provisioning payload to the mobile device, wherein the payload comprises one or more file locator. The file locator(s) may comprise a uniform resource identifier (URI) string and/or a uniform resource locator (URL) string. The method may further comprise accessing pre-loaded customization content based on a URI string, wherein the URI string directs to one or more pre-loaded customization content items on the mobile device. Alternatively, the method may comprise accessing a remotely hosted location based on at least one of the URL strings, and downloading customization content to the mobile device from the remotely hosted location. Additionally, a combination or URI strings and URL strings may be used to access the customization content. Further, the method may comprise completing a customization process for the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for provisioning a mobile device comprising:

wirelessly receiving a provisioning payload on the mobile device, wherein the payload comprises one or more file locator;

accessing a remotely hosted location based on the file locator;

downloading customization content to the mobile device from the remotely hosted location; and

completing a customization process for the mobile device using the downloaded customization content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of the method are completed by a customization client on the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the total customization content is downloaded from the remotely hosted location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the file locator comprises a uniform resource locator string.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a portion of the customization content is delivered in the provisioning payload, and the portion of the customization content delivered in the provisioning payload comprises one or more of:

customer service number, messaging platform, IP address and port number, client identification, and market catalogs.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the downloaded customization content comprises:

graphics, images, audio files, splash screens, opening screen, backgrounds, and tones.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the download is completed based on a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) request.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the download is completed incrementally and the customization content is prioritized and downloaded in priority order.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the download is only partially completed if the mobile device is connected to the network via a roaming connection (or if the mobile device is under a roaming connection).

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the user of the mobile device is not billed for the data usage incurred for downloading the customization content.

11. A method for customizing a mobile device comprising:

wirelessly receiving a provisioning payload on the mobile device, wherein the payload comprises customization content and one or more uniform resource locator string;

examining the provisioning payload;

accessing a remotely hosted location based on the uniform resource locator string;

downloading additional customization content to a carrier memory partition of the mobile device from the remotely hosted location, wherein the carrier memory partition comprises a portion of the memory of the mobile device to which an operating system of the mobile device restricts write access based on one of a key or a password and is used to store branding information; and

completing a customization process for the mobile device using the customization content.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising returning the mobile device to factory default settings, wherein the customization content persists in the carrier memory partition of the mobile device through the return to factory default settings.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the customization process is completed by a provisioning application on the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the full method is completed by the provisioning application on the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the customization content downloaded from the remotely hosted location is brand specific content.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the content received in the provisioning payload is brand specific content.

17. A method for customizing a mobile device comprising:

receiving a provisioning payload to the mobile device, wherein the payload comprises a first file locator and a second file locator;

accessing pre-loaded customization content based on the first file locator, wherein the first file locator directs to one or more pre-loaded customization content items on the mobile device;

accessing a remotely hosted location based on the second file locator;

downloading customization content to the mobile device from the remotely hosted location; and

completing a customization process for the mobile device using the pre-loaded customization content and the downloaded customization content.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the pre-loaded customization content comprises up to four different versions of branding content.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second file locator directs to a fifth version of branding content.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the second file locator directs to enterprise specific content.