Patent ID: 8966031
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for addressing a management object in a management tree of a device management (DM) client, the method comprising: a first management object located in a management tree of a device management (DM) client, wherein the first management object is under a sub-tree of the management tree and has a first root node, and there is no leaf node directly under the first root node, wherein said management tree also comprises a second management object in said sub-tree, said second management object has a second root node and the same management object identifier as the first management object, and there is no leaf node directly under the second root node; receiving a relative universal resource identifier (URI) from a DM server, wherein the relative URI comprises a first part; and identifying the first root node of the first management object according to the first part, wherein the first part comprises a URI parameter for specifying said sub-tree of the management tree for finding the first management object, a management object identifier, an attribute condition for specifying a path from below the first root node of the first management object to a first leaf node within the first management object, and a value of the first leaf node; wherein said first leaf node is not directly under the first root node.