Patent ID: 9020480
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for configuring a mobile electronic device, the method comprising: storing, in a memory of a provisioning server, a plurality of service records each containing configuration data, and one of a plurality of operation type parameters in association with each service record, each operation type parameter indicating a condition under which the associated service record is to be selected for transmission; receiving, at the provisioning server, a registration request for the mobile electronic device, the registration request including one or more identifiers identifying ones of the service records for which the configuration data is maintained in the mobile electronic device; selecting, based on the received identifiers and the operation type parameters, at least one of the service records stored in the memory for transmission to the mobile device; and, transmitting the at least one selected service record from the provisioning server to the mobile device, wherein the selecting at least one of the service records comprises: examining the associated operation type parameter for one of the plurality of service records; performing a first determination as to whether the associated operation type parameter is an Always Send parameter; when the first determination is affirmative, selecting the service record, when the first determination is negative, performing a second determination as to whether the associated operation parameter is a Send When Absent parameter; and, when the second determination is affirmative, selecting the service record if the registration request does not include an identifier identifying the service record.