US 8,914,791 B1Granted

Method for updating of wireless terminal software

AssigneeCellco Partnership

InventorsDoreen Salzano, Shyam T. Shyamalan, Arthe Sampath, Martin Abbott, Kathleen Chylinski, Farook Kaleem

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Abstract

When a user of the wireless terminal connects the wireless terminal to a computer, the wireless terminal detects the connection and determines whether the connection is the first time for connection to the computer. If the connection is the first time connection, the wireless terminal obtains information of wireless terminal software on the wireless terminal. Then, the wireless terminal causes the computer to access a server via a network and to download to the computer a software upgrading assistance (SUA) program from the server. The SUA program assists update of the wireless terminal software.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for updating wireless terminal software on a wireless terminal, the method comprising steps of:

detecting, by the wireless terminal, a wired connection of the wireless terminal to a computer;
determining, by the wireless terminal, whether the wired connection is a first time for connection of the wireless terminal to the computer;
upon determining that the wired connection is the first time connection:
obtaining, by the wireless terminal, information of the wireless terminal software of the wireless terminal;
causing, by the wireless terminal, the computer to access a server via a network and to download to the computer a software upgrading assistance program from the server which assists update of the wireless terminal software;
collecting information on software available for the wireless terminal, by executing the downloaded software upgrading assistance program on the computer, to determine whether the wireless terminal software should be updated;
upon determining that the wireless terminal software should be updated, inquiring of a user of the computer whether the user wishes to update the wireless terminal software;
and
upon receiving an input from the user indicating that the user wishes to update, updating the wireless terminal software on the wireless terminal by downloading an updating program from the server to the computer and executing the updating program on the computer;
and
upon determining that a connection of the wireless terminal to the computer is a second time or later connection:
determining, by executing the downloaded software upgrading assistance program, whether the wireless terminal software should be updated;
and
upon determining that the wireless terminal software should be updated, updating the wireless terminal software on the wireless terminal by downloading an updating program from the server to the computer and executing the updating program on the computer,
wherein the downloaded software upgrading assistance program periodically checks for availability of the updating program for the wireless terminal software.

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A wireless terminal, comprising:

a wireless transceiver for communication via a wireless network;
a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver;
and
a storage device storing programs including wireless terminal software and a downloading program,
wherein the downloading program includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless terminal to perform functions including functions to:
detect a wired connection of the wireless terminal to a computer;
determine whether the wired connection is a first time for connection of the wireless terminal to the computer;
upon a determination that the wired connection is the first time connection, obtain information of the wireless terminal software of the wireless terminal, to cause the computer to access a server via a network and to download a software upgrading assistance program from the server to the computer which assists update of the wireless terminal software, the wireless terminal software on the wireless terminal being updated by executing an updating program downloaded to the computer from the server via the software upgrading assistance program;
and
upon a determination that a connection of the wireless terminal to the computer is a second time or later connection, cause the computer to determine, by executing the downloaded software upgrading assistance program, whether the wireless terminal software should be updated and, upon a determination that the wireless terminal software should be updated, update the wireless terminal software on the wireless terminal by executing an updating program downloaded to the computer from the server via the software assistance program,
wherein the downloaded software upgrading assistance program causes the computer to periodically check for availability of the updating program for the wireless terminal software.

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A non-transitory computer readable recording medium recording instructions which, when executed by a processor of a wireless terminal, cause the processor to perform functions including functions to:

detect a wired connection of the wireless terminal to a computer;
determine whether the wired connection is a first time for connection of the wireless terminal to the computer;
upon a determination that the wired connection is the first time connection, obtain information of a wireless terminal software of the wireless terminal, to cause the computer to access a server via a network and to download to the computer a software upgrading assistance program from the server, the wireless terminal software on the wireless terminal being updated by executing an updating program downloaded to the computer from the server via the software upgrading assistance program;
and
upon a determination that a connection of the wireless terminal to the computer is a second time or later connection, cause the computer to determine, by executing the downloaded software upgrading assistance program, whether the wireless terminal software should be updated and, upon a determination that the wireless terminal software should be updated, update the wireless terminal software on the wireless terminal by executing an updating program downloaded to the computer from the server via the software assistance program,
wherein the downloaded software upgrading assistance program causes the computer to periodically check for availability of the updating program for the wireless terminal software.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.