Patent ID: 6199158
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method for configuring an electronic device for operation, said method comprising the steps of:storing a plurality of sets of configuration data in a memory device in said electronic device, wherein said plurality of sets of configuration data comprises a plurality of sets of variant configuration data, each associated with at least one identifier of a set of identifiers, and a set of default configuration data and wherein each of said plurality of sets of configuration data defines an operating configuration for said electronic device;receiving identity data at said electronic device;determining if said identity data received in said step of receiving can be matched to an identifier associated with a selected set of variant configuration data of said plurality of sets of variant configuration data; andin response to a positive determination:configuring said electronic device for operation according to said selected set of variant configuration data, or,in response to a negative determination:matching said set of default configuration data to said identity data, and configuring said electronic device for operation according to said set of default configuration data.