Personalization, diagnostics and terminal management for mobile devices in a network

• US 8,005,468 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Issued: 08/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Marolia, Sunil, Peyton, Preston Carlton Jr., Rao, Bindu Rama
• Primary Examiner(s): Beamer; Temica M
• Application Number:
  US11/824,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20080057947A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,516 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/419, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A system, method, and device supporting delivery of personalized information via an electronic device of a user. Personalizations of an electronic device for a prior user are removed at activation of the device in a network. Personalizations for a user are also installed upon activation of the electronic device, according to user associated preference information stored in at least one server. The at least one server distributes update information for personalizing the electronic device, using the stored preference information. The stored preference information is also used to activate at least one network-based service.

Claims

1. A system supporting delivery of personalized information via an electronic device of a user, the system comprising:

at least one server communicatively coupled to the electronic device via a network, the at least one server operable to, at least;

receive preference information associated with a user;

automatically activate at least one network-based service for the user according to the user associated preference information;

automatically distribute update information to the electronic device that enables user access to the at least one network-based service;

retrieve information identifying content available from the at least one network-based service;

aggregate the retrieved information to produce a content update; and

transmit the content update to the electronic device according to the preference information associated with the user.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile device.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the electronic device comprises one of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the preference information is received via the electronic device.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the update information updates one or more of program code, information for display, audio information for playback, and/or settings, of the electronic device.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the retrieving is performed periodically, according to the preference information.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one server comprises a device management server compliant with the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) version 1.2 or earlier device management protocol.

19. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one server is configured to:

aggregate the retrieved information to produce pre-packaged theme-based content;

transmit a list of available prepackaged theme-based content to the electronic device for selection;

receive a selection of one or more of the prepackaged theme-based content; and

transmit the one or more prepackaged theme-based content to the electronic device.

20. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one server is configured to share the received preference information associated with the user on a community services/social website.

8. A method supporting delivery of personalized information via a network from at least one server to an electronic device of a user, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of activation of the electronic device on the network;

automatically transmitting, to the electronic device, a request for user approval of personalization of the electronic device;

receiving user associated preference information identifying at least one user selected personalization;

recording the preference information on the at least one server; and

automatically personalizing the electronic device, via the at least one server, according to the at least one user selected personalization.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

automatically activating at least one network-based service, according to the preference information.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein personalizing comprises updating one or more of program code, information for display, audio information for playback, and/or settings of the electronic device.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the electronic device comprises one of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the preference information is received via the electronic device.

13. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

automatically removing, from the electronic device, personalizations for a prior user of the electronic device.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein personalizations comprise updates to one or more of program code, information for display, audio information for playback, and/or settings of the electronic device.

21. The method of claim 8, wherein the request for user approval of personalization of the electronic device is automatically transmitted to the electronic device solely in response to the received indication of activation of the electronic device on the network.

15. An electronic device supporting personalization associated with a user, the electronic device comprising:

at least one processor communicatively coupled via a network to at least one server, the at least one processor operable to, at least;

receive a request for user approval of personalization of the electronic device;

prompt the user for information identifying at least one user associated preference;

transmit the preference information to the at least one server;

receive update information provided by the at least one server using the preference information; and

personalize the electronic device using the received update information, wherein the personalization enables user access to at least one network-based service.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the personalization comprises updating one or more of program code, information for display, audio information for playback, and/or settings of the electronic device.

17. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the electronic device comprises one of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager.

18. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the network is a wireless network.