Maintenance methods, devices and systems for mobile communications system

US8949397B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8949397-B2
Application numberUS-57866509-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 14, 2009
Priority dateOct 14, 2009
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A maintenance method includes a maintenance module 280 a 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 280 a 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.

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The invention claimed is: 1. 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: determining whether the mobile communications device is in a device context as specified by a device context condition set that includes at le…

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What does patent US8949397B2 cover?
A maintenance method includes a maintenance module 280 a 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 desir…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
George Richard John, Blackberry Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W24/08. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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