MANAGING A CONVERGED DEVICE THAT IS CAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING WITH A PLURALITY OF CONNECTIONS
Various embodiments pertain to managing a converged electronic device 110 that is capable of communicating with a plurality of connections 132, 134 . According to one embodiment, a first configuration associated with the converged electronic device 110 is used 220 while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using a first connection 132 . An event that relates to the converged electronic device 110 is detected 230 that indicates a second connection 134 could provide a higher level of service for the converged electronic device 110 . A second configuration that would be used for the converged electronic device 110 is determined 240 while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using the second connection 134 . The second configuration is used 250 while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using the second connection 134.
1 . A method of managing a converged electronic device that is capable of communicating with a plurality of connections, the method comprising:
using 220 a first configuration associated with the converged electronic device 110 while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using a first connection 132 ;
detecting 230 an event that relates to the converged electronic device 110 that indicates a second connection 134 could provide a higher level of service for the converged electronic device 110 ;
determining 240 a second configuration that would be used for the converged electronic device 110 while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using the second connection 134 ; and
using 250 the second configuration while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using the second connection 134 .
2 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the detecting 230 of the event further comprises:
receiving information indicating that user of the converged electronic device 110 determined that the second connection 134 provides the higher level of service for the converged electronic device 110 .
3 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
obtaining the first configuration from a management server 150 .
4 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
a service provider 140 providing the service to the converged electronic device 110 based on the first configuration; and
the service provider 140 adjusting the service provided to the converged electronic device 110 based on the second configuration.
5 . An apparatus for of managing a converged electronic device that is capable of communicating with a plurality of connections, the apparatus comprising:
managing-a-converged-electronic-device-using-configurations-to-adjust-service-delivery-event-detector 122 configured for detecting an event that relates to the converged electronic device 110 that indicates a connection 132 could provide a higher level of service than what is currently being provided;
managing-a-converged-electronic-device-using-configurations-to-adjust-service-delivery-configuration-determiner 124 configured for determining which configuration would be used for the converged electronic device 110 while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using the connection 132 ; and
managing-a-coriverged-electronic-device-using-configurations-to-adjust-service-delivery-configuration-communicator 126 configured for communicating the determined configuration 134 to a service provider 140 to provide the level of service that the connection 132 is capable of.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the connection 132 is elect from group consisting of a network and a bearer.
7 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the determined configuration includes information pertaining to one or more of device capabilities associated with the converged electronic device 110 , quality of service (QoS), and bandwidth provided by the connection 132 .
8 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the apparatus further comprises a managing-a-converged-electronic-device-using-configurations-to-adjust-service-delivery-level-of-service-information-receiver configured for receiving information indicating that a user of the converged electronic device 110 determined that the connection provides the higher level of service for the converged electronic device 110 .
9 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the apparatus further comprises a managing-a-converged-electronic-device-using-configurations-to-adjust-service-delivery-configuration-receiver configured for obtaining configurations from a management server 150 .
10 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein a user of the converged electronic device 110 determines whether the connection 132 provides the higher level of service.
11 . A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code stored thereon for causing a computer system to perform a method of managing a converged electronic device that is capable of communicating with a plurality of connections, the method comprising:
using 220 a first configuration associated with the converged electronic device 110 while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using a first connection 132 ;
detecting 230 an event that relates to the con verged electronic device 110 that indicates a second connection 134 could provide a higher level of service for the converged electronic device 110 ;
determining 240 a second configuration that would be used for the converged electronic device 110 while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using the second connection 134 ; and
using 250 the second configuration while the converged electronic device 110 communicates using the second connection 134 .
12 . The computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the computer-readable program code embodied therein causes a computer system to perform the method, and wherein the detecting 230 of the event further comprises:
receiving information indicating that a user of the converged electronic device 110 determined that the second connection 134 provides the higher level of service for the converged electronic device 110 .
13 . The computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the computer-readable program code embodied therein causes a computer system to perform the method, and wherein the method further comprises:
obtaining the first configuration from a management server 150 .
14 . The computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the computer-readable program code embodied therein causes a computer system to perform the method, and wherein the method further comprises:
a service provider 140 providing the service to the converged electronic device 110 based on the first configuration; and
the service provider 140 adjusting the service provided to the converged electronic device 110 based on the second configuration.
15 . The computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the computer-readable program code embodied therein causes a computer system to perform the method, and wherein the first connection 132 and the second connection 134 are selected from a group consisting of a network and a bearer.