Patent ID: 8516136
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for over-the-air provisioning of a mobile terminal with a web server in a wireless network operated by a service provider, the method comprising: initiating, by a web browser of the mobile terminal, device management information exchange by transmitting at least one first message to the web server via an external port of the mobile terminal, the at least one first message including user subscription information for an initial over-the-air provisioning of the mobile terminal by the web browser with the web server; and receiving, at the web browser of the mobile terminal, at least one second message from the web server via the same external port of the mobile terminal, the at least one second message including device management information allowing the mobile terminal to access a corresponding network service, wherein the external port is a pin-hole through a firewall between the mobile terminal and the web server, the mobile terminal having not been activated for service by the service provider prior to the transmitting and receiving of the respective first and second messages, wherein the second message includes one of a web application, an executable application and an automatic download and installation framework, the method further comprising, the web application, the executable application, or the automatic download and installation framework automatically contacting a device management module and passing the device management information to the mobile terminal.