Electronic device and method for setting software in electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10560816-B2
Application number	US-201615291492-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2016
Priority date	Oct 29, 2015
Publication date	Feb 11, 2020
Grant date	Feb 11, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device and an operating method in the electronic device are provided. The operating method includes identifying subscriber identity module (SIM) information corresponding to a SIM, which is functionally connected with the electronic device, transmitting the SIM information to an external device, receiving configuration information related to one or more network providers corresponding to the SIM information, and changing at least a portion of the software that is stored in the memory that is functionally connected with the electronic device or obtaining other software based on at least a portion of the received configuration information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a communication unit;
a memory; and
a processor configured to:
identify subscriber identity module (SIM) information corresponding to a SIM, which is functionally connected with the electronic device,
control the communication unit to transmit the SIM information to a server,
control the communication unit to receive, from the server, software configuration information required by at least one network provider corresponding to the SIM information, the software configuration information being added to existing information related to the SIM information or the existing information is changed to the software configuration information,
determine at least one of setting information and information related to applications or resources being installed to change the software configuration information included in a software stored in the memory, based at least in part on the received software configuration information, and
in response to determining the at least one of the setting information and the information related to the applications or the resources, set a specific function of the electronic device according to the setting information or install the applications or the resources.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive, as at least a portion of the software information or the resource information, installation policy information or download server information; and
change at least a portion of the software or obtain other software by using the installation policy information or the download server information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to display a user interface for receiving a user input through a display that is functionally connected with the electronic device in relation to the software that is changed, at least in part, or other software that is obtained.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a request for additional information that is related to at least a portion of the software configuration information to the server based at least in part on the user input.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive the additional information from the server; and
change at least a portion of the software or obtain other software based on the additional information.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive information on the other software or resource information from at least one server that are different from the server by using route information that is contained in the additional information.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify the SIM information; and
if the identified SIM information corresponds to a predetermined SIM state, determine that the software configuration information has been updated.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive the updated configuration information when it is determined that the software configuration information has been updated; and
change at least a portion of the software or obtain other software based at least in part on the updated configuration information.

9. An operating method of an electronic device, the operating method comprising:
identifying subscriber identity module (SIM) information corresponding to a SIM, which is functionally connected with the electronic device;
transmitting the SIM information to a server;
receiving software configuration information required by at least one network provider corresponding to the SIM information from the server, the software configuration information being added to existing information related to the SIM information or the existing information is changed to the software configuration information;
determining at least one of setting information and information related to applications or resources being installed to change the software configuration information included in a software stored in the memory that is functionally connected with the electronic device, based at least in part on the received software configuration information; and
in response to determining the at least one of the setting information and the information related to the applications or the resources, setting a specific function of the electronic device according to the setting information or installing the applications or the resources.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising, in relation to the operation of changing at least a portion of the software or obtaining other software, displaying a user interface for receiving a user input through a display that is functionally connected with the electronic device.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising transmitting a request for additional information that is related to at least a portion of the software configuration information to the server based at least in part on the user input.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving the additional information from the server; and
changing at least a portion of the software or obtaining other software based on the additional information.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving information on the other software or resource information from at least one server that are different from the server by using route information that is contained in the additional information.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
identifying software information or mandatory resource information, which is contained in the software configuration information; and
changing at least a portion of the software or obtaining other software based at least in part on the software information or mandatory resource information.

15. An electronic device comprising:
a communication unit; and
a processor configured to:
receive subscriber identity module (SIM) information corresponding to a SIM, which is functionally connected with a server, from the server,
transmit, to the server, software configuration information required by at least one network provider corresponding to the SIM information, the software configuration information being added to existing information related to the SIM information or the existing information is changed to the software configuration information,
determine at least one of setting information and information related to applications or resources being installed to change the software configuration information included in a software stored in the memory, which is functionally connected with the server based at least in part on the received software configuration information, and
in response to determining the at least one of the setting information and the information related to the applications or the resources, set a specific function of the electronic device according to the setting information or install the applications or the resources.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to store the records on the software configuration information transmitted from the server or from the server and other external devices in the memory that is functionally connected with the electronic device.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a message that contains a notification corresponding to the software configuration information to the se

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sohn Dong-Jin
• KANG Hee-Hyun
• Ko Eun-Seob
• Kim Tae-Wan
• Jung So-Ra

Classifications

• H04W4/12 Primary

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

• H04W4/50

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• H04W8/245

  from a network towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04W8/265

  for initial activation of new user · CPC title

• G06F8/654

  using techniques specially adapted for alterable solid state memories, e.g. for EEPROM or flash memories · CPC title