Patent ID: 8438287

Claim:
A method for managing a mobile device by using a user device, wherein the mobile device includes a web server and one or more web pages including a home web page that is accessible via an assigned uniform resource locator (URL), the method comprising: establishing a local connection between the mobile device and the user device; initiating the mobile device to enter a CD-ROM emulation mode; detecting if a compatible device driver and an auto-launch application are installed on the user device; installing the compatible device driver and auto-launch application onto the user device if not detected; switching the mobile device from CD-ROM emulation mode to a proprietary mode; and initiating the auto-launch application to launch a web browser on the user device, wherein the web browser is directed by the auto-launch application to access the home web page of the mobile device via the assigned URL, provided by the auto-launch application, using a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request, and wherein the home web page provides access to the mobile device and facilitates management of the mobile device.