Patent ID: 8190725

Claim:
In a computing environment comprising a remote server and a mobile device, the remote server comprising a Low Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) provider application, the mobile device comprising at least one RFID module and a remote management application that uses a Device Service Provider Interface (DSPI) to communicate with the RFID module, a method of managing the mobile device from the remote server, the method comprising the LLRP provider application performing: (a) an act of discovering a mobile device, the mobile device comprising at least one RFID module and a remote management application that uses a Device Service Provider Interface (DSPI) to communicate with the RFID module; (b) an act of sending a request to the remote management application on the mobile device, wherein the request is formatted according to the LLRP and includes a DSPI communication within the LLRP formatted request, and wherein the remote management application uses the DSPI communication to retrieve at least one of configuration or metadata information from the at least one RFID module of the mobile device; and (c) in response to the request, an act of receiving a response that is formatted according to the LLRP, wherein the response includes at least one of configuration or metadata information of the mobile device that was retrieved using the DSPI communication.