Patent ID: 7747722
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for allowing a server to control a mobile terminal that has at least one management object and a client that performs device management, the method comprising: sending a request to a particular device management server among a plurality of device management servers to initiate a device management procedure for a certain management object, wherein the particular device management server, which can directly process the request, is selected based on server information stored in management objects of the mobile terminal, the server information including a server identifier that identifies the particular device management server that has authority to control the certain management object of the mobile terminal; receiving a device management command from the particular device management server; and performing the received device management command for the certain management object, wherein the server information is received from the plurality of device management servers periodically or when there is a change in a device management system, wherein the device management procedure is initiated upon opening a device management session with the particular device management server such that receiving the device management command and performing the received device management command are performed, wherein at least sending the request, receiving the device management command or performing the received device management is performed via a proxy server that cooperates with the particular device management server, and wherein the certain management object is part of a device management tree or other logical hierarchy representation having nodes that represent management objects stored in the client of the mobile terminal.