Provisioning based on application and device capability

US8958780B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8958780-B2
Application numberUS-90026310-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 7, 2010
Priority dateOct 7, 2010
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A user equipment (UE) is disclosed comprising an agent configured to monitor and report UE configuration and capability information, wherein the UE is further configured to provide the UE configuration and capability information, and subsequently receive an application based on the configuration and capability information. Also disclosed is a network comprising a provisioning server configured to receive UE configuration and capability information, and subsequently provide an application based on the UE configuration and capability information. Also disclosed is a method comprising providing UE configuration and capability information from a UE, and receiving an application at the UE based on the configuration and capability information. Also disclosed is a method comprising receiving UE configuration and capability information at a provisioning server, and providing an application from the provisioning server based on the UE configuration and capability information.

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What is claimed is: 1. A user equipment (UE), comprising: an agent executable by a processor and configured to monitor and send UE configuration and capability information indicating at least one change to the UE, wherein the UE is configured to subsequently receive an offer to download an application provisioned for the UE based on the UE configuration and capability information, wherein the offer is only received if the application is supported by the UE, wherein the applicat…

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What does patent US8958780B2 cover?
A user equipment (UE) is disclosed comprising an agent configured to monitor and report UE configuration and capability information, wherein the UE is further configured to provide the UE configuration and capability information, and subsequently receive an application based on the configuration and capability information. Also disclosed is a network comprising a provisioning server configured …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Smith Christopher David, Parry Thomas Owen, Carter Jason Lee, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W8/24. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).