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US 9,313,610 · App. 14/229,565 · Granted Apr 12, 2016

On demand customization of mobile computing devices

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Patent No.
US 9,313,610
App. No.
14/229,565
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention describe mobile computing device configuration processes. A device executing configuration logic may wirelessly transmit power to a mobile computing device housed within a sealed product packaging to charge a battery power supply of the mobile computing device. A short-range wireless communication link is established with the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to install a firmware image on the mobile computing device, wherein the firmware image is to be selected based, at least in part, on a geographic location of the mobile computing device. The short-range wireless communication link is then used to activate a wireless network interface of the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to connect to a boot server including an OS image for the mobile computing device to download and install.

Claims (47)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

logic, at least partially implemented in hardware, to:

wirelessly transmit power to a mobile computing device housed within a sealed product packaging to charge a battery power supply of the mobile computing device;

establish a short-range wireless communication link with the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to install a firmware image on the mobile computing device, wherein the firmware image is to be selected based, at least in part, on a geographic location of the mobile computing device;

use the short-range wireless communication link to activate a wireless network interface of the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to connect to a boot server including an operating system (OS) image for the mobile computing device to download and install; and

configure the mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device within the sealed product packaging with a second mobile computing device using the wireless network, the mobile computing device to obtain user data and user configurations from the second mobile computing device via the wireless network link to customize the mobile computing device according to user preferences.

2. The apparatus claim 1 , wherein the logic is to further:

select one of a plurality of OS images based, at least in part, on the geographic location of the mobile computing device.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the OS image is selected based on a language related to the geographic location of the mobile computing device.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the OS image is selected based on a vendor identity associated with the geographic location of the mobile computing device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic is to further:

connect to a server including an OS update patch for the mobile computing device to download and install.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless communication link comprises a Near Field Communication (NFC) link.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless communication link comprises a Bluetooth communication link.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises at least one of a smartphone, a tablet computing device, or a wearable computing device.

9. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a wireless charging transmitter to wirelessly transmit power to a mobile computing device housed within a sealed product packaging to charge a battery power supply of the mobile computing device;

a short-range wireless communication interface to establish a short-range wireless communication link with the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging; and

mobile computing device configuration logic to:

install a firmware image on the mobile computing device, the firmware image stored in the memory;

use the short-range wireless communication link to activate a wireless network interface of the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to connect to a boot server including an operating system (OS) image for the mobile computing device to download and install, and

configure the mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device within the sealed product packaging with a second mobile computing device using the wireless network, the mobile computing device to obtain user data and user configurations from the second mobile computing device via the wireless network link to customize the mobile computing device according to user preferences.

10. The system of claim 9 , the mobile computing device configuration logic to further:

select one of a plurality of OS images based, at least in part, on a geographic location of the mobile computing device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the OS image is selected based on a language related to the geographic location of the mobile computing device.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the OS image is selected based on a vendor identity associated with the geographic location of the mobile computing device.

13. The system of claim 9 , the mobile computing device configuration logic to further:

configure the mobile computing device to connect to a server including an OS update patch for the mobile computing device to download and install.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the short-range wireless communication interface comprises a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the short-range wireless communication interface comprises a Bluetooth communication interface.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the mobile computing device to comprise at least one of a smartphone, a tablet computing device, or a wearable computing device.

17. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed on at least one machine, cause the at least one machine to:

wirelessly transmit power to a mobile computing device housed within a sealed product packaging to charge a battery power supply of the mobile computing device;

establish a short-range wireless communication link with the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to install a firmware image on the mobile computing device, wherein the firmware image is to be selected based, at least in part, on a geographic location of the mobile computing device;

use the short-range wireless communication link to activate a wireless network interface of the mobile computing device housed within the sealed product packaging to connect to a boot server including an operating system (OS) image for the mobile computing device to download and install, and

configure the mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device within the sealed product packaging with a second mobile computing device using the wireless network, the mobile computing device to obtain user data and user configurations from the second mobile computing device via the wireless network link to customize the mobile computing device according to user preferences.

18. The apparatus claim 1 , wherein the user configurations include one or more of the following for the second mobile computing device:

Wi-Fi settings;

user email account settings;

user application login data; and

device home screen settings.

19. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the user data includes one or more of the following from the second mobile computing device:

photo data;

video data; and

web browsing data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2022
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: TAHOE RESEARCH, LTD.
Reel/Frame 061175/0176 →