Patent ID: 8307062

Claim:
A remote server system comprising a Low Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) provider application that uses LLRP communications to communicate with a mobile device having at least one RFID module and a remote management application that uses a specific device interface to communicate with the RFID module with specific device interface communications that are distinct from the LLRP communications, the remote server system further comprising: at least one processor; and at least one storage medium storing the Low Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) provider application and computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, implement a method of managing the mobile device from the remote server system, 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 specific device interface to communicate with the RFID module with specific device interface communications that are distinct from LLRP communications; (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 specific device interface communication, which is distinguished from the LLRP formatted request and which is included within the LLRP formatted request, and wherein the remote management application uses the specific device interface 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 specific device interface communication.