System and method for administrating a wireless communication network

• US 7,103,656 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2002
• Issued: 09/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Chiu, Denny K., Lewis, Allan D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cardone, Jason
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hossain, Tanim
• Application Number:
  US10/079,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20020143866A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,658 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/223, 709/220, 709/229
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities

Abstract

The invention disclosed is an administration system and method for administering user access to an Enterprise system that supports redirection of data from a user'"'"'s desktop computer in a Local Area Network to a user'"'"'s wireless device. The Enterprise system having a plurality of message servers and one or more Enterprise servers, the Enterprise servers serving to direct data stored on the message servers between the user'"'"'s desktop computer and the user'"'"'s wireless device. The administration system having two components, a user interface (or client) and a administration service. The client having restricted access to what changes can be made to the data on the Enterprise server, yet sufficient permissions to require a single point of access to maintain user access to both the message server and the Enterprise servers.

Claims

1. A system for administrating a wireless communication network, comprising:

a messaging server configured to send and receive electronic messages over a computer network;

an enterprise server configured to direct electronic messages between the messaging server and a plurality of mobile devices over the wireless communication network;

the enterprise server being configurable via the messaging server using messaging server administration functions;

an enterprise user administration service program configured to execute on a computing device and communicate with the messaging server, the enterprise user administration service program having administration rights to the messaging server;

a user administration client configured to communicate with the enterprise user administration service program to administer the enterprise server; and

the enterprise user administration service program serving as an interface between the user administration client and the messaging server, enabling the user administration client to perform one or more messaging server administration functions to configure the enterprise server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the enterprise user administration service program provides the user administration client access to a limited set of messaging server administration functions.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the user administration client does not require administration rights to the messaging server independent of the administration rights of the enterprise user administration service program.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the administration rights of the enterprise user administration service program enable a full set of messaging server administration functions, and wherein the enterprise user administration service program restricts the user administration client to the limited set of messaging server administrations functions.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the enterprise user administration service program executes on the messaging server.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the enterprise user administration service program executes on a computer that is coupled via the computer network to the messaging server.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the enterprise user administration service program provides the user administration client with one or more messaging server administration functions selected from a group consisting of adding a user to the enterprise server, deleting a user from the enterprise server, generating a list of enterprise server users, and verifying an enterprise server user.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the enterprise user administration service program enables the user administration client to perform messaging server administration functions to configure the messaging server.

9. A user administration system for use with a messaging server and an enterprise server, the messaging server being configured to send and receive electronic messages over a computer network, the enterprise server being configured to direct electronic messages between the messaging server and a plurality of mobile devices over a wireless communication network, wherein user administration functions for the enterprise server are performed via the messaging server using messaging server administration functions, the user administration system comprising:

an enterprise user administration service program configured to execute on a first computing device and communicate with the messaging server, the enterprise user administration service program being configurable to have administration rights to the messaging server;

a user administration client program configured to execute on a second computing device and communicate over a computer network with the enterprise user administration service program to administer the enterprise server; and

wherein the enterprise user administration service program, when executed on the first computing device, is operable to serve as an interface between the user administration client program and the messaging server to enable the user administration client program to perform one or more messaging server administration functions to configure the enterprise server.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the enterprise user administration service program provides the user administration client program access to a limited set of messaging server administration functions.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the user administration client program does not require administration rights to the messaging server independent of the administration rights of the enterprise user administration service program.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the administration rights of the enterprise user administration service program enable a full set of messaging server administration functions, and wherein the enterprise user administration service program restricts the user administration client program to the limited set of messaging server administrations functions.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the first computing device is the messaging server.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the enterprise user administration service program executes on a computer that is coupled the computer network to the messaging server.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the enterprise user administration service program provides the user administration client program with one or more messaging server administration functions selected from a group consisting of adding a user to the enterprise server, deleting a user from the enterprise server, generating a list of enterprise server users, and verifying an enterprise server user.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the enterprise user administration service program enables the user administration client program to perform messaging server administration functions to configure the messaging server.

17. A method for administering an enterprise server, the enterprise server being configured to direct electronic messages between a messaging server and a plurality of mobile devices over a wireless communication network, wherein user administration functions for the enterprise server are performed via the messaging server using messaging server administration functions, the method comprising:

configuring administration rights to the messaging server;

receiving a user administration request for the enterprise server from a user administration client, the user administration request specifying one or more messaging server administration functions; and

submitting the user administration request to the messaging server to perform one or more user administration functions to the enterprise server;

wherein the user administration client does not have administration rights to the messaging server.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the messaging server is provided a limited set of administration rights to the messaging server.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving a second user administration request for the messaging server from the user administration client; and

submitting the second user administration request to the messaging server to perform one or more user administration to the messaging server.