Method and system for distributing and updating software in wireless devices
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1. 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; and
downloading the one or more files from the web-based software server.
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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.
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1. A method comprising:
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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; and downloading the one or more files from the web-based software server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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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; and downloading the one or more files to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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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; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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