Patent ID: 8701101

Claim:
A portable electronic device comprising: a microcomputer comprising a processor; and a communication interface configured to connect said microcomputer to an enterprise administrative server and a carrier administrative server via a telecommunication link, wherein said enterprise administrative server and said carrier administrative server are separate servers, wherein said enterprise administrative server is operated by an enterprise and connected to an enterprise administrator terminal for controlling upgrade policy of said portable electronic device, and wherein said carrier administrative server is located at a carrier that provides wireless service to said portable electronic device; said processor of said microcomputer configured to receive an upgrade policy from said enterprise administrative server through said communication interface; said processor of said microcomputer configured to receive a software upgrade request; said processor of said microcomputer configured to determine whether said received software upgrade request complies with said received upgrade policy; said processor of said microcomputer configured to deny said received software upgrade request if said received software upgrade request does not comply with said received upgrade policy; and said processor of said microcomputer configured to communicate with said carrier administrative server through said communication interface to complete said received software upgrade request if said received software upgrade request does comply with said received upgrade policy.