Method and system for distributing and updating software in wireless devices
AssigneeGood Technology, Inc.
InventorsSanjiv Maurya, Benson Wei-Ming Tse, Frank VanZile, Larry Dean Bonham, Phil Peterson, John Friend
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Abstract
A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a message indicating that updates are available for a wireless device. The method further includes assigning a software policy for the wireless device, and based on the software policy, transmitting a notification to the wireless device indicating that the updates are available to download. The method further includes receiving a universal resource locator (URL) indicating a location of the updates, and subsequently downloading the updates from a web-based software server.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- receiving a message at a customer site indicating that updates are available for a wireless device;
- assigning a software policy at the customer site defining rules uniquely identifying the updates for the wireless device;
- transmitting, based on the software policy, a notification to the wireless device that the updates are available to download;
- the wireless device transmitting device specific information to a web-based software server;
- the web-based software server searching a comparability matrix to identify rules associated with each update;
- the wireless device receiving a message from the web-based software server indicating one or more files within the updates to download;
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- downloading the one or more files from the web-based software server.
A method comprising:
- a web-based software server receiving device specific information from a wireless device;
- the web-based software server searching a comparability matrix to identify rules associated with each update available to download to the wireless device;
- the web-based software server transmitting a message to the wireless device indicating one or more files within the updates to download;
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- downloading the one or more files to the wireless device.
A system comprising:
- a device;
- a customer site coupled to the device to receive a message indicating that updates are available for the device, assign a software policy for the device defining rules uniquely identifying the updates, and transmit, based on the software policy, a notification to the device notifying the device that the updates are available to download;
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- a web-based software server to receive device specific information from the device, searching a comparability matrix for rules associated with each update, transmit a message indicating one or more files within the updates to upload to the device and to upload the one or more files to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.