IP Library Granted Patent US 9,210,530
Granted Patent B2
US 9,210,530 · App. 14/141,443 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Configuring application parameter of mobile terminal

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Patent No.
US 9,210,530
App. No.
14/141,443
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a method, related apparatus, and system for configuring an application parameter of a mobile terminal, so as to configure an application parameter of a mobile terminal conveniently. The method includes: establishing, by the mobile terminal, a near field communication (NFC) connection with a configurator; negotiating, between the mobile terminal and the configurator, a type of an application parameter to be configured and a manner for receiving the application parameter through the NFC connection; receiving, by the mobile terminal, the application parameter from the configurator according to the negotiated manner; and performing, by the mobile terminal, an application parameter configuration for the mobile terminal according to the received application parameter.

Claims (60)

1. A method for configuring a mobile terminal, comprising:

establishing, by a mobile terminal, a near field communication (NFC) connection with a configurator;

negotiating, between the mobile terminal and the configurator, a file type for a configuration file generated by the configurator through the NFC connection, wherein the configuration file comprises a configuration parameter for configuring the mobile terminal;

receiving, by the mobile terminal, from the configurator through the NFC connection, the configuration file having the negotiated file type; and

performing, by the mobile terminal, a configuration based on the configuration parameter in the configuration file,

wherein negotiating, between the mobile terminal and the configurator, the file type for the configuration file comprises:

receiving, by the mobile terminal, the file type for the configuration file from the configurator; and

identifying, by the mobile terminal the file type that allows the mobile terminal to execute the configuration file automatically.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when no file type that allows the mobile terminal to execute the configuration file automatically is identified, the method further comprising: sending software platform information of the mobile terminal to the configurator,

receiving from the configurator an application program corresponding to the software platform to be run by the mobile terminal,

installing the application program, and

receiving the configuration file from the configurator having the file type and to be executed by the application program automatically.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the configuration file is sent by the configurator separately from the application program; or the configuration file is extracted from the application program.

4. The method according to claim 1 , before the receiving, by the mobile terminal, from the configurator through the NFC connection, the configuration file having the negotiated file type, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the mobile terminal, from the configurator a plurality of parameter types;

selecting, by the mobile terminal, a parameter type that is supported by the mobile terminal from the plurality of parameter types;

sending, by the mobile terminal, the selected parameter type to the configurator,

wherein the receiving, by the mobile terminal, from the configurator through the NFC connection, the configuration file having the negotiated file type comprises: receiving, by the mobile terminal, the configuration file from the configurator that comprises the configuration parameter corresponding to the selected parameter type.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by the mobile terminal, from the configurator through the NFC connection, the configuration file having the negotiated file type comprises:

when identifying the file type allowing the mobile terminal to execute the configuration file automatically, receiving the configuration file having the file type;

when identifying the file type not allowing the mobile terminal to execute the configuration file automatically, receiving the configuration file having a readable text format.

6. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a near field communication (NFC) transceiver and a processor,

wherein

the NFC transceiver is configured to establish an NFC connection with a configurator;

the processor is configured to negotiate with the configurator a file type for a configuration file generated by the configurator through the NFC connection, wherein the configuration file comprises a configuration parameter for configuring the mobile terminal;

receive the configuration file having the negotiated file type from the configurator through the NFC connection; and

perform a configuration based on the configuration parameter in the configuration file,

wherein in negotiating the file type for the configuration file, the processor is configured to:

receive the file type for the configuration file from the configurator; and

identify the file type that allows the configuration file to be executed automatically.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 6 ,

wherein when no file type that allows the configuration file to be executed automatically is identified, the processor further configured to send software platform information of the mobile terminal to the configurator, receive from the configurator an application program to be run by the processor, install the application program, and receive a configuration file from the configurator having the file type and to be executed by the application program automatically.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the configuration file is sent by the configurator separately from the application program; or the configuration file is extracted from the application program.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 6 , before receiving configuration file having the negotiated file type from the configurator through the NFC connection, the processor is further configured to:

obtain from the configurator a plurality of parameter types;

select a parameter type that is supported by the mobile terminal from the plurality of parameter types;

send the selected parameter type to the configurator through the NFC transceiver,

wherein in the receiving configuration file having the negotiated file type, the processor is configured to receive the configuration file from the configurator that comprises the configuration parameter corresponding to the selected parameter type.

10. A configuration device, comprising:

a near field communication (NFC) transceiver and a processor;

wherein

the NFC transceiver is configured to establish an NFC connection with a mobile terminal;

the processor is configured to negotiate with the mobile terminal a file type for a configuration file through the NFC connection, wherein the configuration file comprises a configuration parameter for configuring the mobile terminal; and

send the configuration file having the negotiated file type to the mobile terminal through the NFC connection,

wherein in negotiating the file type for the configuration file, the processor is configured to:

send the file type for the configuration file from the mobile terminal; and

receive a message indicating the file type that allows the mobile terminal to execute the configuration file automatically.

11. The device according to claim 10 ,

wherein when no file type that allows the mobile terminal to execute the configuration file automatically is identified, the processor further configured to receive software platform information of the mobile terminal, send an application program to be run by the mobile terminal, and send, to the mobile device, a configuration file having the file type and to be executed by the application program automatically.

12. The device according to claim 10 , before sending configuration file having the negotiated file type to the mobile terminal through the NFC connection, the processor is further configured to:

send to the mobile terminal a plurality of parameter, and receive from the mobile terminal a selected parameter type;

wherein in the sending configuration file having the negotiated file type, the processor is configured to send the configuration file that comprises the configuration parameter corresponding to the selected parameter type.

13. A method for configuring an application parameter of a mobile terminal, comprising:

establishing, by a configuration device, a near field communication (NFC) connection with the mobile terminal;

negotiating, between the configuration device and the mobile terminal, a file type for a configuration file generated by the configurator through the NFC connection, wherein the configuration file comprises a configuration parameter for configuring the mobile terminal; and

sending, by the configuration device, the configuration file having the negotiated file type to the mobile terminal through the NFC connection,

wherein negotiating, between the mobile terminal and the configuration device, the file type for the configuration file comprises:

sending, by the configuration device, the file type for the configuration file; and

receiving, by configuration device, a message indicating the file type that allows the mobile terminal to execute the configuration file automatically.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2021
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056413/0883 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 11, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 048555/0951 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0393 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2013
From: WEI, QIUYANG
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD
Reel/Frame 031851/0425 →