Mobile Device Branding via File Locator References
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for provisioning and customizing mobile communication devices are inefficient, as they often require large provisioning payloads and lengthy transfer times, and do not easily allow for changes in branding or rebranding of devices.
Innovation Solution
A method involving the wireless delivery of a provisioning payload with file locators that reference pre-loaded customization content, allowing access and storage of customization content in a carrier memory partition, enabling efficient customization and rebranding of mobile devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional provisioning methods are used to deliver customization content, then complete branding content can be delivered, but the provisioning payload size becomes large and transfer time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-loads customization content items into a system memory partition of the mobile device before provisioning. This preliminary action allows the provisioning payload to reference already-available content rather than transferring it, significantly reducing payload size and transfer time while ensuring content is immediately accessible for customization.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of transferring original customization content through the provisioning payload, the system creates references (file locators) to content that is either pre-loaded on the device or available on a remote server. This copying approach allows the small reference data to be transferred quickly while the actual content remains accessible through the reference, resolving the contradiction between complete content delivery and fast transfer.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional provisioning methods are used, then branding content can be delivered, but the process is inflexible and difficult to change for rebranding
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic branding by storing customization content in a carrier memory partition that can be easily modified. The provisioning payload contains references that can point to different content sets, allowing the device to be rebranded by simply changing which content references are activated or by updating the carrier memory partition, without requiring complex re-provisioning of the entire device.
Solution Approach 2:
The customization content is segmented into separate branding-specific items stored in a carrier memory partition, distinct from the system memory partition. This segmentation allows individual branding content to be independently modified, added, or removed without affecting the core device functionality, enabling flexible rebranding through simple updates to the carrier partition or provisioning payload references.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for provisioning and/or customizing a mobile device. After a mobile device is purchased by a user, custom settings and information (or customization content) may be delivered to or accessed on the mobile device. In some embodiments, the customization content may be pre-loaded onto the device and access via a uniform resource identifier (or URI) string. In other embodiments, the customization content may be accessed from a remotely hosted location via a uniform resource locator (or URL) string. Additionally, customization content may be accessed via a combination of the above methods.