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US 8,949,397 B2Granted
Maintenance methods, devices and systems for mobile communications system
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorRichard John George
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A maintenance method includes a maintenance module 280a operating on a mobile communications device 201 to cause the device to determine if the mobile communications device is in a device context as specified by a device context condition set 311, and if so then to cause the device to collect an actual device context parameter set 323 of device context parameters specified in a desired device context parameter set 315 of device context parameters. A mobile communications device 201 including a handheld casing enclosing a central processing unit 240, wireless communications capabilities 262, 211, and a maintenance module 280a providing instructions which, when operating on the central processing unit 240, cause the device 201 to determine if the mobile communications device 201 is in a device context as specified by a device context condition set 311, and if so then to collect from the device an actual device context parameter set 323 of device context parameters specified in a desired device context parameter set 315.
A method of performing maintenance on a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device in communication with a remote maintenance server of a mobile communications system associated with the mobile communications device, the method for executing by the mobile communications device and comprising:
A mobile communications device comprising a handheld casing comprising:
A mobile communications system comprising:
A non-transitory computer program product comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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The present disclosure relates generally to mobile communications and more particularly to a method, system and mobile device for implementing maintenance in mobile communications systems.
Modern communications systems involving mobile communications devices are very complex. Such systems often involve multiple network types. The networks can span large geographical areas with multiple access points. The devices run numerous applications and are often changing locations.
Maintenance of such systems, and the devices and networks used therein, is correspondingly complex and resource intensive.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a communication system including a mobile communication device in which example embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile communication device in accordance with one example embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating is an example maintenance module for use in the device of FIG. 2;
Like reference numerals are used in the drawings to denote like elements and features.
The present disclosure provides an example embodiment of a maintenance method that includes a maintenance module 280a operating on a mobile communications device 201 to cause the device 201 to determine if the mobile communications device 201 is in a device context as specified by a device context condition set 311, and if it is determined that the device 201 is in a device context condition as specified by a device context condition set 311 then to cause the device 201 to collect an actual device context parameter set 323 of device context parameters specified in a desired device context parameter set 315 of device context parameters.
The present disclosure also provides an example embodiment of a mobile communications device including a handheld casing enclosing a central processing unit, wireless communications capabilities, and a maintenance module providing instructions which, when operating on the central processing unit, cause the device to determine if the mobile communications device is in a device context as specified by a device context condition set, and if it is determined that the device is in a device context condition as specified by a device context condition set then to collect from the device an actual device context parameter set of device context parameters specified in a desired device context parameter set of device context parameters.