Method and system for device configuration and customization during manufacturing process
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a plurality of handheld devices by a server in a communication network, the method comprising:
- associating, at the server, user requested configuration components with a group, the user requested configuration originating from an account without access to the server;
assigning, at the server, the plurality of handheld devices to the group based on at least one of hardware and firmware configurations of the plurality of handheld devices, wherein the assigned group is associated with a predefined order of configuration components; and
identifying, at the server, the configuration components associated with the assigned group for download to the plurality of handheld devices;
downloading, for installation on the plurality of handheld devices, the configuration components associated with the assigned group according to the predefined order; and
installing, on the plurality of handheld devices, the configuration components according to the predefined order of downloading.
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Abstract
A method and a system for customizing a handheld device being produced in manufacturing assembly. The method provides customization via configuration of the device by a server in a communication network. In response to a configuration predefined such via a customer purchase order, assigning, at the server, a group to the at least one handheld device, identifying, at the server, a configuration of components for download to the at least one handheld device, the configuration of components associated with the assigned group, and downloading, for installation at the handheld device, the configuration of components to the at least one handheld device of the assigned group.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a plurality of handheld devices by a server in a communication network, the method comprising:
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associating, at the server, user requested configuration components with a group, the user requested configuration originating from an account without access to the server; assigning, at the server, the plurality of handheld devices to the group based on at least one of hardware and firmware configurations of the plurality of handheld devices, wherein the assigned group is associated with a predefined order of configuration components; and identifying, at the server, the configuration components associated with the assigned group for download to the plurality of handheld devices; downloading, for installation on the plurality of handheld devices, the configuration components associated with the assigned group according to the predefined order; and installing, on the plurality of handheld devices, the configuration components according to the predefined order of downloading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A server comprising:
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a server configuration module for; associating user requested configuration components with a group, the user requested configuration originating from an account without access to the server; assigning a plurality of handheld devices to the group based on at least one of hardware and firmware configurations of the plurality of handheld devices, wherein the assigned group is associated with a predefined order of configuration components; identifying the configuration components associated with the assigned group for download to the plurality of handheld devices; and downloading the configuration components to the plurality of handheld devices of the assigned group according to the predefined order for installing the configuration components according to the predefined order of downloading on the plurality of handheld devices; and a communication interface to transmit the configuration components for download to the plurality of handheld devices of the assigned group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A handheld device in a communication network including a plurality of handheld devices and a server, the handheld device comprising:
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a processor; a memory; a device configuration module, the device configuration module including; a device download module for receiving user requested configuration components from the server, wherein the user requested configuration components are identified by the server based on a group that the handheld device is assigned to by the server, based on at least one of hardware and firmware configuration of the handheld device, wherein the group is associated with a predefined order of the user requested configuration components, the user requested configuration originating from an account without access to the server; and a device installation module for installing, in the memory of the handheld device, the downloaded configuration components from the server according to the predefined order for installing the configuration components according to the predefined order of the downloaded configuration components from the server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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