System and methods for remotely upgrading software applications

A method for upgrading software on a mobile terminal comprising:

• providing a software upgrade operable on a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including an upgradeable component;
• providing a detachable device descriptor (DDD) corresponding to the operating characteristics of the upgradeable component;
• grouping the mobile terminal into a group including one or more mobile terminals in response to the DDD of the upgradeable component;
• and
• transmitting the software upgrade to the mobile terminal in response to the grouping of the mobile terminal.

A method for upgrading software on a mobile terminal including an upgradeable component comprising;

• providing the mobile terminal with a detachable device descriptor (DDD) corresponding to operating characteristics of the upgradeable component;
• populating a database of the upgradeable component with original data corresponding to the existing software on the upgradeable component;
• grouping the mobile terminal into a group in response to the DDD of the upgradeable component;
• comparing the original data of the upgradeable component to upgrade data corresponding to the group of the mobile terminal;
• and
• providing a software upgrade to the mobile terminal in response to the original data and the upgrade data being unsynchronized.

A method for upgrading software on a mobile terminal comprising;

• providing a mobile terminal including a first upgradeable component, wherein the first upgradeable component includes one of an interface unit, a data modem, a personal digital assistant, a GPS receiver, a navigation system, a cellular mobile telephone, a satellite modem, or a display, and further including a first detachable device descriptor (DDD) corresponding to operating characteristics of the first upgradeable component;
• grouping the mobile terminal into a first group in response to the DDD of the first upgradeable component.:
• providing a second upgradeable component in the mobile terminal as a replacement for the first upgradeable component, the second upgradeable component including one of an interface unit, a data modem, a personal digital assistant, a GPS receiver, a navigation system, a cellular mobile telephone, a satellite modem, or a display, and further including a second DDD corresponding to operating characteristics of the second upgradeable component;
• upon replacement of the first upgradeable component by the second upgradeable component grouping the mobile terminal into a second group;
• and
• upgrading the software on the mobile terminal in response to the second group being different than the first group.

A method for upgrading software on a mobile terminal including an upgradeable component comprising:

• providing the mobile terminal with art upgradeable component;
• providing beta software operable on the upgradeable component;
• grouping the upgradeable component into a beta group;
• and
• populating a database of the upgradeable component with beta software in response to the grouping of the upgradeable component.