Method and apparatus of providing messaging service and callback feature to mobile stations
Disclosed are an apparatus and method of performing automated administrative operations on a mobile device. One example method may include determining via a hosted server that an action needs to be performed by a mobile device under management. The method may further include generating a message via the hosted server, the message includes the action, and transmitting the message to the mobile device under management, and receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted message, the result message indicating that the action has been satisfied.
1. A method, comprising:
transmitting at least one message from a hosted server to a mobile device under management, the at least one message:
configured to invoke at least one process on the mobile device under management in the background of an operating system of the mobile device;
comprising information that controls performance of a function on the mobile device, the function causing a call of an operating system of the mobile device to be interrupted in order to initiate a program on the mobile device that is separate from the operating system, the program to perform a specific function; and
includes a web address used to download information related to an action to be performed by the at least one mobile device, the action corresponding to the specific function performed by the program.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises a software application to be installed on the mobile device.
3. The method of claim 2 , comprising receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted at least one message, wherein the result message is a confirmation that the software application has been installed.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the at least one message comprises initiating a web service protocol and establishing a private application programming interface (API).
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one message is a SMS message and comprises at least one of text information and a telephone number of the mobile device.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted at least one message, the result message comprising an indication that the action has been satisfied.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises a backup operation that copies certain portion of the mobile station memory to a remote location.
8. An apparatus, comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit at least one message to a mobile device under management, the at least one message:
configured to invoke at least one process on the mobile device under management in the background of an operating system of the mobile device;
comprising information that controls performance of a function on the mobile device, the function causing a call of an operating system of the mobile device to be interrupted in order to initiate a program on the mobile device that is separate from the operating system, the program to perform a specific function; and
comprising a web address used to download information related to an action to be performed by the at least one mobile device, the action corresponding to the specific function performed by the program.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the action comprises a software application to be installed on the mobile device.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted at least one message, wherein the result message is a confirmation that the software application has been installed.
11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit the at least one message by an initiation of a web service protocol and an establishment of a private application programming interface (API).
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one message is a SMS message and comprises at least one of text information and a telephone number of the mobile device.
13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted at least one message, the result message comprising an indication that the action has been satisfied.
14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the action comprises a backup operation that copies certain portion of the mobile station memory to a remote location.
15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:
transmitting at least one message from a hosted server to a mobile device under management, the at least one message:
configured to invoke at least one process on the mobile device under management in the background of an operating system of the mobile device;
comprising information that controls performance of a function on the mobile device, the function causing a call of an operating system of the mobile device to be interrupted in order to initiate a program on the mobile device that is separate from the operating system, the program to perform a specific function; and
comprising a web address used to download information related to an action to be performed by the at least one mobile device, the action corresponding to the specific function performed by the program.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the action comprises a software application to be installed on the mobile device.
17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , further comprising receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted at least one message, wherein the result message is a confirmation that the software application has been installed.
18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein transmitting the at least one message comprises initiating a web service protocol and establishing a private application programming interface (API).
19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the at least one message is a SMS message and comprises at least one of text information and a telephone number of the mobile device.
20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted at least one message, the result message comprising an indication that the action has been satisfied.