Universal Manifest for Mobile Phone Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile phone customization processes are inefficient, requiring multiple SKUs from OEMs, leading to increased testing costs and limited post-manufacturing diversity, as they are tied to specific brands and features, and previous frameworks like OMA-DM are limited in scope and require complex network interactions.
Innovation Solution
A universal customization framework that uses a single universal customization manifest to customize UEs across different models and brands, delegating decision-making to the UE itself via a customization client application, reducing network traffic and processing burden, and allowing for self-customization regardless of operating systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple SKUs are used for different UE models and brands, then customization capability is improved, but device complexity and testing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal customization manifest that can be applied across multiple UE models and brands. Instead of maintaining separate customization configurations for each SKU, the system uses a single manifest format that adapts to different device types through identification rules, enabling one manifest to serve multiple functions across diverse UE platforms.
Solution Approach 2:
The customization manifest is segmented into modular components including identification rules, feature profiles, and customization policies. This segmentation allows the system to handle different UE models and brands by activating only the relevant segments through identification rules, rather than processing entire customized manifests for each SKU.
2Adaptability or versatility
If brand-specific customization frameworks are used, then brand identity is preserved, but network traffic and processing burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification of the UE model and brand during the activation process, before downloading the full customization manifest. This preliminary action allows the network to prepare and send only the relevant portions of the manifest, reducing overall network traffic while maintaining brand-specific customization capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of downloading complete brand-specific manifests for each UE, the system downloads a universal manifest and applies only the relevant portions based on identification rules. This partial action approach reduces network traffic by avoiding redundant data transmission while still achieving full brand-specific customization.
3Ease of manufacture
If OMA-DM framework is used for customization, then standardized process is achieved, but scope limitation and complex network interactions occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the customization logic from complex network-based OMA-DM frameworks and implements it locally within the UE through a customization client application. This extraction reduces network interaction complexity by performing customization operations locally, while maintaining standardized manifest formats for interoperability.
Solution Approach 2:
The UE performs self-customization by locally processing the universal manifest through the customization client application. Instead of requiring continuous network interaction with external customization servers, the UE autonomously applies customization policies based on its identification, reducing network complexity while maintaining standardized processes.
Data Source
AI summary
A user equipment (UE). The UE comprises a radio transceiver, a processor, a non-transitory memory, and a customization client application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor, the customization client determines a group identity (GID) of the UE during activation of the UE that comprises a UE model identity and a wireless communication service brand identity, reads a customization manifest received by the UE via the radio transceiver, wherein the customization manifest identifies a plurality of feature customization policies and each feature customization policy defines which of a predefined number of feature customizations are to be active for the UE, selects at least one of the plurality of feature customization policies from the customization manifest based on the GID of the UE, and customizes the UE according to the selected at least one feature customization policies.