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US 2013/0157637 A1Published application
Systems, methods, and apparatus to prepare a mobile device for provisioning
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorJeffrey Charles BOS
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus to prepare a mobile device for provisioning are disclosed. An example method includes recording information about a mobile device via wireless communications in response to detecting a presence of the mobile device in a first location, determining a software version of the mobile device via wireless communications, and updating the software of the mobile device via wireless communications prior to provisioning the mobile device to a user.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- recording information about a mobile device via wireless communications in response to detecting a presence of the mobile device in a first location;
- wirelessly charging the mobile device via a close-proximity communications interface prior to provisioning the mobile device;
- sending a first close-proximity communications signal to cause the mobile device to enter a wake state;
- determining a software version of the mobile device via wireless communications in response to sending the first close-proximity communications signal;
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- updating the software of the mobile device via wireless communications prior to provisioning the mobile device to a user.
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A mobile device, comprising:
- a battery;
- a close-proximity communications interface comprising a wireless charger to charge the battery prior to receiving provisioning information;
- a processor;
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- a memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, prior to receiving the provisioning information:
- enter a wake state in response to a first close-proximity communications signal received via the close-proximity communications interface;
- transmit information representative of a software version to a server in response to entering the wake state;
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- install a software update received via wireless communications.
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A system, comprising:
- a communications interface to provide a signal to a non-provisioned mobile device via a close-proximity communications interface, the signal to cause the non-provisioned mobile device to enter a wake state;
- a software version monitor to record information about the non-provisioned mobile device via wireless communications in response to detecting that the mobile device is present in a first location and to receive respective information representative of a software version for the non-provisioned mobile device, the wireless communications being different than the close-proximity communications interface;
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- a software updater to send a software update to the non-provisioned mobile device via wireless communications.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.