Patent ID: 8688093
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: determining, by a mobile communications device, a location of a stored customized settings file, wherein the customized settings file is configured to include a plurality of fields that define at least one characteristic relating to a configuration of the mobile communications device, wherein the customized settings file is stored as a single entry within a contact database, the contact database also comprising a plurality of contact entries, each contact entry comprising a plurality of fields, each field corresponding to a characteristic of a contact associated with the contact entry, wherein the single entry is given a code name upon storage that is recognizable to the mobile communications device, the method further comprising: retrieving, by the mobile communications device, the customized settings file from the determined location in the contact database; querying, by the mobile communications device, subsequent to retrieving the customized settings file from the determined location in the contact database, the user to approve an application of the at least one characteristic, defined in the customized settings file, to the mobile communications device; and in response to the user approving the application, applying, by the mobile communications device, the at least one characteristic, wherein the customized settings file is located on a removable storage medium that is accessible to the mobile communications device, wherein the removable storage medium includes a subscriber identification module (SIM) card.