U.S. patent application number 10/262681 was filed with the patent office on 2004-10-14 for terminal, device and methods for a communication network.
This patent application is currently assigned to Nokia Corporation. Invention is credited to Jokinen, Jukka, Kiiskinen, Arto, Lehtovirta, Petri.
Application Number | 20040203684 10/262681 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32041862 |
Filed Date | 2004-10-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040203684 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Jokinen, Jukka ; et
al. |
October 14, 2004 |
Terminal, device and methods for a communication network
Abstract
A mobile communication terminal, a service provider device and
methods are disclosed wherein a plurality of services from a
service provider is supported. According to the invention the
storing of service provider settings, which are related to the
service provider, in a memory location specific for the service
provider is facilitated.
Inventors: |
Jokinen, Jukka; (Tampere,
FI) ; Kiiskinen, Arto; (Espoo, FI) ;
Lehtovirta, Petri; (Pirkkala, FI) |
Correspondence
Address: |
WARE FRESSOLA VAN DER SLUYS &
ADOLPHSON, LLP
BRADFORD GREEN BUILDING 5
755 MAIN STREET, P O BOX 224
MONROE
CT
06468
US
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Assignee: |
Nokia Corporation
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Family ID: |
32041862 |
Appl. No.: |
10/262681 |
Filed: |
September 30, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
455/418 ;
455/414.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H04L 67/289 20130101;
G06F 21/44 20130101; H04L 67/42 20130101; H04W 8/22 20130101; H04W
88/06 20130101; H04W 8/245 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
455/418 ;
455/414.1 |
International
Class: |
H04M 003/42 |
Claims
1. A mobile communication terminal capable of supporting one or
more services of a service provider, comprising: a storage device
arranged to store service provider settings, which are related to
the service provider, in a memory location specific for the service
provider.
2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein
said storage device is arranged to store the service provider
settings in response to receiving them from a remote device.
3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein
the storage device is arranged to store said service provider
settings in response to receiving them wirelessly in one or more
messages.
4. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein
said one or more messages further comprise an identification of the
service provider.
5. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein
the storage device is arranged to store the service provider
settings in response to a reception of an indication of an
acceptance from a user of the mobile communication terminal.
6. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein
the storage device is further arranged to store service provider
settings in such a way that an updated version of a setting of the
service provider settings replaces a present version of that
setting in the memory location specific for the service
provider.
7. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein
the service provider settings comprise service authentication
information for a user to access said one or more services via the
mobile communication terminal.
8. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein
the service provider settings comprise service connectivity
information for a user to access said one or more services via the
mobile communication terminal.
9. A service provider device capable of providing one or more
services of a service provider, comprising: a sending device for
sending a message to a mobile communication terminal, the message
comprising service provider settings related to the service and an
identification of the service provider.
10. The service provider device according to claim 9, wherein said
sending device is arranged to send said message in response to a
request from the mobile communication terminal, said request
pertaining to any one of said one or more services of the service
provider.
11. The service provider device according to claim 9, wherein said
sending device is arranged to send said message in response to an
update of the service provider settings related to the service
provider.
12. A method in a mobile communication terminal, the terminal
capable of supporting one or more services of a service provider,
comprising: storing service provider settings, which are related to
the service provider, in a memory location in the mobile
communication terminal, said memory location being specific for the
service provider.
13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising: receiving
the service provider settings related to the service provider from
a remote device.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the service provider
settings are received wirelessly in one or more messages.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein said one or more
messages further comprise an identification of the service
provider.
16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the storing is
performed in response to: receiving an acceptance indication from a
user of the mobile communication terminal.
17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the service provider
settings are stored in such a way that an updated version of a
setting of the service provider settings replaces a present version
of that setting in the memory location specific for the service
provider.
18. The method according to claim 12, wherein the service provider
settings comprise service authentication information for a user to
access said one or more services via the mobile communication
terminal.
19. The method according to claim 12, wherein the service provider
settings comprise service connectivity information for a user to
access said one or more services via the mobile communication
terminal.
20. A method in a service provider device being capable of
providing one or more services of a service provider, comprising:
sending a message to a mobile communication terminal, the message
comprising service provider settings related to the service and an
identification of the service provider.
21. The method according to claim 20, wherein said message is sent
in response to the reception of a request from the mobile
communication terminal, said request pertaining to any one of said
one or more services of the service provider.
22. The method according to claim 20, wherein said message is sent
in response to an update of said service provider settings related
to said service provider.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention generally relates to service provision in
mobile communication systems. More specifically, the invention
relates to a mobile communication terminal, a service provider
device, and methods wherein a plurality of services from a service
provider is supported.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] During the past years mobile communication systems have been
extended with new services, such as Instant Messaging, SyncML,
Presence, MMS, etc. which are based on a client-server
architecture. Such services are supported in a mobile communication
terminal using an application in the mobile communication terminal.
Furthermore, a number of settings are required which define
configurations for connecting to, authenticating with, defining
service preferences for, etc., each service of service
providers.
[0003] In order for a user of a mobile communication terminal to
use such a client-server based service in prior art communication
systems, the user first needs to order the service from a service
provider. Then the user needs to configure one or more client
applications in the communication terminal. This is manually done
by entering settings, such as connectivity server, username,
password, etc. and storing these settings in the application(s) in
the mobile communication terminal. When using the service, the
application(s) then uses the service provider settings when
connecting to, authenticating with, defining service preferences
for, the client-server based service.
[0004] In some prior art system, e.g. as disclosed in WO 97/32439,
Lehtonen, A. et al, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,188,909, Alanara S. et al,
settings may be sent to a mobile communication terminal in a short
message. The short message includes an identification part
identifying the application in the mobile communication terminal to
which the settings are to be directed.
[0005] With the increase of client-server based services supported
in a single communication terminal, the number of service provider
settings stored in the mobile communication terminal increases.
This gives rise to a problem in the prior art with an increasing
complexity of management of the service provider settings. For
example, it will be difficult to identify the location of service
provider settings, to know which settings may be changed, edited,
added, deleted, etc., and to ensure that a correct updated version
of the setting are used.
[0006] Furthermore, with the increase of the number of service
provider settings to be stored, the amount of memory used for such
storage increases.
[0007] In addition to the amount of client-server based services,
also the need for updating the service provider settings due to
e.g. location specific settings, i.e. service provider settings
which will differ depending on the location of the mobile
communication terminal, time specific settings, i.e. service
provider settings which will differ depending on the time of day,
etc. is increasing. This further increases the problem with the
complexity of management of the service provider settings in prior
art.
[0008] The complexity of the management of the service provider
settings in prior art makes it difficult for users of a mobile
communication terminal to set up the mobile communication terminal
in order to use a new service from a service provider.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The invention overcomes or alleviates the problems in prior
art by means of a mobile communication terminal, a service provider
device, and methods wherein a plurality of services from a service
provider is supported.
[0010] The invention makes use of the recognition of the advantage
of centralized storing of service provider settings in a mobile
communication terminal, the service provider settings being
settings intended for use in the mobile communication terminal when
services of a service provider are used.
[0011] According to a first aspect of the invention a mobile
communication terminal is provided capable of supporting one or
more services of a service provider. The mobile communication
terminal comprises a storage device (memory structure) which is
arranged to store service provider settings, which are related to
the service provider. More specifically the storage device is
arranged to store the service provider settings in a memory
location specific for the service provider.
[0012] The storing of the service provider settings in a memory
location specific for the service provider simplifies the
management of these service provider settings. For example, after a
storing of the service provider settings in the mobile
communication terminal for a first service has been done, any
further services of the service provider for which these settings
are needed do not require any additional storing of these settings
in a different memory location. The further services simply make
use of the present service provider settings in the memory location
specific for the service provider. Furthermore, in any future
updates of the service provider settings related to a service
provider, the settings are easily located in the memory location
specific for the service provider. In addition to this, the
possibility of restricting the access to the service provider
settings is simplified when these settings are stored in a specific
memory location. This is particularly advantageous in cases where
the server provider settings are of a security critical nature,
such as when the service provider settings pertain to settings for
enabling mobile commerce.
[0013] It is to be noted that the fact that the mobile
communication terminal is capable of supporting a service of the
service provider does not mean that the terminal is actually
supporting the service. Instead, this should be interpreted that
given the appropriate settings, application(s) etc, the terminal
will support the service. Thus, the situation where the terminal is
not actually supporting any services from a service provider, but
the memory of the terminal is arranged to store service provider
settings for that service provider in a memory location specific
for that service provider lies within the scope of the
invention.
[0014] In a first embodiment of the mobile communication terminal
according to the invention, the storage device is arranged to store
the service provider settings in response to receiving them from a
remote device. These service provider settings are preferably
received wirelessly in one or more messages, such as a short
message in a GSM mobile communication terminal. The reception of
the service provider setting from a remote device simplifies the
management of the service provider settings. In particular, the
reception of the service provider settings in one or more messages
does not only include the reception of the service provider
settings a first time, but also subsequent receptions of the
service provider settings. The subsequent receptions of the service
provider settings replace the stored service provider settings in
the memory location specific for the service provider, i.e. the
service provider settings are updated. Thus, the updating of
service provider settings may be done wirelessly and it is ensured
that all applications accessing and using the service provider
settings will use the latest updated version of the settings.
[0015] Of course the mobile communication terminal is not limited
to a GSM mobile communication terminal but may be a mobile
communication terminal for a mobile communication system using any
other present or future communication technology. Furthermore, for
GSM and for other communication technologies, a suitable format for
receiving the service provider settings will be readily apparent to
a skilled person.
[0016] In the case when service provider settings related to
several different service providers are stored in the mobile
communication terminal, said one or more messages further
preferably comprise an identification of the service provider to
which the settings pertain. The presence of an identification of
the service provider in the message will simplify the
identification of the memory location specific for the service
provider settings in which the settings are to be stored. This
identification of the service provider is of course also applicable
in the case where service provider settings related to only one
service provider are stored in the mobile communication
terminal.
[0017] In a second embodiment of the invention the memory is
further arranged to store service provider settings in such a way
that an updated version of a setting of the service provider
settings replaces a present version of that setting in the memory
location specific for the service provider.
[0018] This means that only one instance of a setting of the
service provider settings will be stored in the memory location
specific for the service provider when that setting is updated,
which will further simplify the management of the server provider
settings. More specifically, this will provide for the possibility
for each of the service provider settings, which are used by
several services of the service provider, to be stored only once.
Furthermore, when updating such settings, there is no need to
update the settings for each one of the services separately. This
will result in a minimum usage of the memory space in the mobile
communication terminal for storing the service provider settings
and ensure that the correct server settings are used in all
services when an update of the service provider settings is
received.
[0019] In a third embodiment of the mobile communication terminal
according to the invention, the service provider settings comprise
service authentication information for a user to access said one or
more services via the mobile communication terminal.
[0020] This is particularly advantageous when the authentication
information, such as username and password, for a user to access
several services of a service provider via the mobile communication
terminal is the same for these several services. In this case, when
the authentication information is updated, the third embodiment
ensures that the updated authentication information is used for all
these several services.
[0021] In a fourth embodiment of the mobile communication terminal
according to the invention, the service provider settings comprise
service connectivity information for a user to access said one or
more services via the mobile communication terminal.
[0022] This is particularly advantageous when the connectivity
information, such as username and password, for a user to access
several services of a service provider via the mobile communication
terminal is the same for these several services. In this case, when
the connectivity information is updated, the fourth embodiment
ensures that the updated connectivity information is used for all
these several services. Of course, the service provider settings
may comprise several other settings other than the ones in the
first and second embodiments, such as service, application, client
specific settings, etc.
[0023] In a fifth embodiment of the mobile communication terminal
according to the invention, the storage device is arranged to store
the service provider settings in response to a reception of an
indication of an acceptance from the user. This increases the
security of the mobile communication terminal in terms of service
provider settings, since the service provider settings will not be
stored unless the user accepts it.
[0024] In order to ensure that the user input is received from an
authorized user, it preferably comprises user authentication
information, such as a personal identification number (PIN) code.
This further increases the security of the mobile communication
terminal in terms of service provider settings, since correct
authentication information, such as a correct PIN code will
increase the level of certainty that the acceptance indication is
received from an authorized user.
[0025] The mobile communication terminal according to the invention
may further comprise a security arrangement for preventing
unauthorized access to the service provider settings. Such an
security arrangement may for example be arranged to restrict the
access to the service provider settings related to a service
provider to the user, one or more specific applications, i.e. other
applications are prevented from accessing this subset of the
service provider settings, and/or the service provider to which the
settings pertain. Furthermore, such a security arrangement may also
be arranged to restrict the possibility of changing the service
provider settings to the service provider to which the settings
pertain, i.e. the user of the terminal and/or the applications in
the terminal may not alter the service provider settings.
[0026] The mobile communication terminal according to the invention
may further comprise one or more applications for use in the one or
more services of the service provider. The applications are
arranged to access at least a subset of the service provider
settings in the memory location specific for the service provider.
The service provider settings are then used in the one or more
applications when the one or more services of the service provider
is used.
[0027] According to a second aspect of the invention a service
provider device being capable of providing one or more services
from a service provider is provided. The device comprises a sending
device which is arranged to send messages to mobile communication
terminal. The message comprises service provider settings related
to the service provider and an identification of the service
provider.
[0028] The provision of an identification of the service provider
in a message sent to a mobile communication terminal facilitates
the storage of the service provider settings in a memory location
in the mobile communication terminal, which memory location is
specific for the service provider.
[0029] The sending device of the service provider device according
to the invention is preferably arranged to send the message to a
mobile communication terminal in response to the reception of a
request from the mobile communication terminal, wherein the request
pertains to any one of the one or more services of the service
provider.
[0030] According to a third aspect of the invention, a method in a
mobile communication terminal is provided, the terminal being
capable of supporting one or more services of a service provider.
According to the method service provider settings are stored in the
mobile communication terminal, which are related to the service
provider, in a memory location specific for the service
provider.
[0031] According to a fourth aspect of the invention a method in a
service provider device is provided, the device being capable of
providing one or more services from a service provider. In the
method a message is sent to a mobile communication terminal, the
message comprising service provider settings related to the service
provider and an identification of the service provider.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0032] In the following, the present invention is illustrated by
way of example and not limitation with reference to the
accompanying drawings, in which:
[0033] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system in which the
invention is advantageously implemented;
[0034] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic view of a
memory structure in an embodiment of a mobile communication
terminal according to the invention;
[0035] FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of a
mobile communication terminal according to the invention;
[0036] FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of a
service provider device according to the invention;
[0037] FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method in a
mobile communication terminal according to the invention; and
[0038] FIG. 6 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method in a
service provider device according to the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0039] In FIG. 1, a schematic diagram of a system 100 in which the
invention is advantageously implemented is shown. A mobile
communication terminal 110 is connected to a service provider
device 120 via a communication system 130. In the system 100 one or
more client-server based wireless services are provided using one
or more client applications in the mobile communication terminal
110 and one or more server applications in the service provider
device 120. In order to facilitate the order and use of
client-server based services, the invention provides for the
wireless sending of service provider settings from the service
provider device 120 to the mobile communication terminal 110, and
the storage device of such service provider settings is a memory
structure 200 (also called a storage device such as any type of
read/write memory known in the art) in the mobile communication
terminal 110 in a way which facilitates simple management of such
settings which will be described below with reference to FIG.
2.
[0040] In alternative to FIG. 1, the server application may be
located in another device than the server provider device 120 from
which the service provider settings are sent to the mobile
communication terminal 110. Furthermore, it is to be noted that it
is not necessary according to the invention that the service
provider settings are sent wirelessly to the mobile communication
terminal. The settings may also by stored in the mobile
communication terminal 110 by means of a wire connection at the
time of manufacturing, when updating the terminal at a later stage,
etc. The settings can also be sent via other means, such as for
example Bluetooth.TM., or IR, cell broadcast, WLAN, and other means
suited for message delivery.
[0041] In addition to the above, the service provider settings may
also be configured manually which is described further with
reference to FIG. 3.
[0042] In FIG. 2, a block diagram is provided showing a schematic
view of the memory structure 200 of a memory in an embodiment of a
mobile communication terminal according to the invention. Service
provider settings 210, 212, 214 related to service providers A, B,
. . . , N are stored in the memory structure 200. The service
provider settings 210 relating to the service provider A are stored
in a memory location which is specific for the service provider A,
the service provider settings 212 relating to the service provider
B are stored in a memory location which is specific for the service
provider B, etc. The service provider settings are typically
authentication settings, such as username and password,
connectivity settings, such as service provider URL and service
URL, service specific settings, service specific error messages,
settings for mobile commerce etc. Furthermore, the service provider
settings for each service provider are stored in such a way, that
each setting occurs only once in the memory location specific for
the service provider. Thus, when updating a service provider
setting for a service provider, the update need only be done for
the only occurrence of the setting.
[0043] In addition to the memory structure 200 of the mobile
communication terminal, FIG. 2 shows applications A, B, . . . , M
in the mobile communication terminal. These applications are used
in client-server based services provided by the service providers
A, B, . . . , N. For each application in the mobile communication
terminal, there is an indication of which service provider settings
are to be used. For example, it is indicated that when application
A is used, the settings for service provider A should be used. In
addition to the indication of which service provider settings
should be used for each application, the access to a memory
location in which service provider settings for a service provider
is stored, may be restricted to one or more certain applications,
i.e. other applications are not granted access to the service
provider settings in this memory location. Furthermore, the
alteration of service provider settings may be restricted. For
example, the service provider settings may be read only for the
applications in and the user of the mobile communication terminal.
The level of security, i.e. access and alteration restrictions may
differ between service provider settings relating to different
service providers.
[0044] Furthermore, in addition to what is disclosed in FIG. 2,
service provider settings for one service provider may be stored in
the memory for different users of the mobile communication
terminal. The service provider settings to be used may be
determined in response to the entering of different PIN codes by
the different users. Service provider settings can also be
connected to other service provider settings; e.g. a e-commerce
setting (VISA card number) may be connected to other service
provider settings as a preferred payment method.
[0045] With reference to FIG. 3, a schematic block diagram of an
embodiment of a mobile communication terminal 300 according to the
invention is shown. The mobile communication terminal 300 is
capable of supporting one or more services from a service provider.
The mobile communication terminal 300 comprises memory 310.
Furthermore, a receiver 320, a user input interface 330, and a set
of applications 340, 342, 344 are operatively connected to the
memory 310. The receiver 320 is arranged to receive messages
comprising service provider settings and a service provider
identification from a remote device, e.g. a service provider
device. In the case where the mobile communication terminal 300 is
a GSM mobile phone, the message may be a Short Message Service
(SMS) message using enhanced Smart Message format. For terminals
for other present or future communication technologies, a suitable
message format will be apparent to the skilled person. The user
input interface 330 is arranged to receive user input in the form
of an acceptance indication. The acceptance indication may for
example be entered by the user using the key pad, using voice
control or any other means of entering user input of the mobile
communication terminal. Furthermore, the acceptance indication may
require a Personal Identification Number (PIN) code, a voice print,
etc. When service provider settings have been received in the
receiver 320, the service provider settings are then stored
automatically in the memory in accordance with the memory structure
described with reference to FIG. 2, only in response to the
reception of the user acceptance indication in the user input
interface 330. The service provider settings for the service
provider are stored in such a way that each setting occurs only
once in the memory location specific for the service provider. Of
course, it is possible to store several instances of one or more
settings, however it is preferred to store only one instance. The
applications 340, 342, 344 are applications which are to be used in
client-server based services provided by service providers. In the
applications it is indicated to which service provider the
application pertains. When an application is used, it will access
and use the service provider settings in the memory location
specific to the service provider to which it pertains.
[0046] As a first example with reference to FIG. 3, when ordering a
new client-server based service of service provider for which
service provider settings are present in the mobile communication
terminal, a present application 342 is to be used. For the case
where the client application is not present, such an application is
installed manually by the user or is downloaded to the mobile
communication terminal. The order of the service is received in a
service provider device of the service provider, and the service
provider device sends a message to the mobile communication
terminal comprising service provider settings, including service
settings for the new service and a service provider identification.
Such a message may for example be a SMS message using Smart Message
format in the case where the mobile communication terminal is a GSM
mobile telephone. When the message is received in the receiver 320,
the service provider settings in the memory location specific for
the service provider are updated with the new settings. The
updating is simple since the service provider settings are present
in a memory location specific for the service provider. Thus, in
this memory location, service provider settings, which are already
present, need not be updated. In fact, it could be the case that
all service provider settings needed for the new service are
already present in the memory location specific for the service
provider. Then, instead of updating the application 342 used in the
new service, the application 342 accesses the service provider
settings in the memory location specific for the service provider.
Furthermore, the fact that each setting occurs only once in the
memory location specific for the service provider, ensures that
each application will always use a latest updated version of a
service provider setting since it will not store a local version of
the setting but will access the version stored in the memory
location specific for the service provider to which the setting
pertains.
[0047] As a second example with reference to FIG. 3, application
340 is a client application for use of a client-server based game
service in a service provider device of a service provider. The
service provider settings for the service provider are game service
URL, username and password for the service, game settings, and
service specific error messages. The application 340 accesses the
server provider settings and uses the game service URL, username
and password when connecting to and authenticating with the service
provider device comprising the server application for the game
service. Furthermore, the game settings are then used when using
the service. If an error occurs for the game service, the service
specific error messages are used in order to enable more detailed
information on the nature of the error. Such an error message may
be "The game service has too many users currently. Try again later"
or "Your service subscription has ended. Please renew your
subscription at www.club.nokia.com".
[0048] As a third example with reference to FIG. 3, the present
application 344 is to be used for a new mobile commerce service
from a service provider. The order of the service is received in a
service provider device of the service provider, and the service
provider device sends a message to the mobile communication
terminal comprising a service provider identification and service
provider settings, in particular a password for use in the mobile
commerce service. When the message is received in the receiver 320,
the service provider settings, in particular the password for the
mobile commerce service, are stored in the memory location specific
for the service provider. In this-case the memory location specific
for the service provider is a secure memory location to which
access is restricted.
[0049] In addition to the examples above with reference to FIG. 3,
the message comprising the service provider settings and the
service provider identification may be pushed to the mobile
communication terminal from a remote device without any active
operation by the user of the mobile communication terminal. For
example, in the case where the service provider settings have been
updated in the remote device, these updated settings may be pushed
directly to mobile communication terminals affected by the update.
Also, service provider settings may be location dependent. Thus the
fact that a mobile communication terminal is moved to another area
may give rise to the need for receiving updated service provider
settings. In this case the updated settings may be pushed directly
to mobile communication terminal.
[0050] Furthermore, in a specific case, after the acceptance from a
user to subscribe to a new service, all software and service
provider settings, etc. needed for the new service may be
downloaded and installed into the mobile communication terminal
automatically from the service provider device. Furthermore, any
updates of the software and/or the service provider settings may be
pushed automatically from the service provider in a message
comprising these updates and a identification of the service
provider and automatically implemented in the mobile communication
terminal without any need for user interaction.
[0051] Furthermore, the settings may also be configured manually.
In this case the benefit of automatic updating will not be
achieved. However, the advantages of having the service provider
settings in a memory location specific for the service provider is
still achieved, e.g. simplicity of finding and updating the service
provider settings, the ensuring of the using of the same updated
version of the service provider settings by the applications,
etc.
[0052] With reference to a service provider, FIG. 4 is a schematic
block diagram of an embodiment of a service provider device 400
according to the invention. The service provider device 400
comprises a processor 410, and a receiver 420 and a sender 430
connected to the processor 410. The receiver 420 is arranged to
receive an order related to a mobile communication terminal of a
service provided from the service provider device 400 and to
provide the order to the processing means. The processor 410 is
arranged to include service provider settings relating to the
ordered service in a message and the sender 430 is arranged to send
the message to the mobile communication terminal. In particular,
the processor will include a service provider identifier in the
message in order to facilitate the storing of the service provider
settings in the mobile communication terminal in a memory location
specific for the service provider. Furthermore, the processor is
also arranged to respond to an update of service provider settings
pertaining to the service provider. For example, if the
connectivity settings is changed for a service of the service
provider to which a user of a mobile communication terminal
subscribes, the processor will arrange the updated settings in a
message and the sender 430 will send the message to the mobile
communication terminal.
[0053] FIG. 5 is a flow chart 500 of an embodiment of a method in a
mobile communication terminal according to the invention. A user of
a mobile communication terminal wants a mobile communication
terminal to set up for a new client-server based service of a
service provider. Thus, the user has ordered the service from the
service provider. Alternatively, the mobile communication terminal
has already been set up for the service, but for some reason the
service provider settings relating to the service provider are
outdated or inaccurate. Thus, in order to use the service a client
application in the mobile communication terminal needs correct
service provider settings relating to the service provider and the
service. Thus, in step 510 such service provider settings are
received in a message over the air, e.g. from a service provider
device in which a server application for the new service is
present. After receiving the message the user accepts the storing
of the service provider settings by indicating this via a user
input interface, e.g. by entering a personal indication number
(PIN) code. The acceptance indication, e.g. the PIN code, from the
user is received in the mobile communication in step 520 and the
service provider settings are stored in a memory location in the
mobile communication terminal in step 530. More specifically, the
service provider settings are stored in a memory location, which is
specific for the service provider, in such a way that each setting
of the service provider settings occur only once in the memory
location specific for the service provider. For the case where the
mobile communication terminal already has already been set up for
the service, but the service provider settings are outdated or
inaccurate, the updated service provider settings will replace the
outdated or inaccurate ones.
[0054] Finally, when using the service, in step 540 the client
application in the mobile communication terminal accesses and uses
the service provider settings.
[0055] FIG. 6 is a flow chart 600 of an embodiment of a method in a
service provider device according to the invention. A user of a
mobile communication terminal wants to use a new service of a
service provider. Thus, the user orders the service from the
service provider. In step 610 the order of the service provided
from the service provider device is received in the service
provider device. The service provider settings relating to the
ordered service is then arranged in a message in step 620 and the
message is sent to the mobile communication terminal in step 630.
In particular, a service provider identifier is arranged in the
message in order to facilitate the storing of the service provider
settings in the mobile communication terminal in a memory location
specific for the service provider.
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