Patent ID: 8095634
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system supporting device management for a plurality of mobile electronic devices in a mobile communications network using point-to-point and broadcast transport protocols, the system comprising: at least one device management server that transmits to one of the plurality of mobile electronic devices using a point-to-point transport protocol according to a device management protocol standard, first information that enables access to the at least one device management server by the one of the plurality of mobile electronic devices, and second information that enables the one of the plurality of mobile electronic devices to receive device management information using the broadcast transport protocol; the point-to-point transport protocol is used to communicate at least result information sent by the one of the plurality of mobile electronic devices to the at least one device management server, and the point-to-point transport protocol is used to enable the plurality of mobile electronic devices to participate in subsequent device management operations using the broadcast transport protocol; device management accounts, connectivity management objects, and connectivity parameters, that are electronic device agnostic and generic to all of the plurality of mobile electronic devices, are updated using the broadcast transport protocol to minimize impact of device management activities on the mobile communications network and on use of the plurality of mobile electronic devices; and wherein the plurality of mobile electronic devices are from an enterprise, and an enterprise control management object in the plurality of electronic devices enables electronic device agnostic control of the plurality of mobile electronic devices by an authorized enterprise.