Methods and systems for configuring a mobile router
The present invention discloses a method, a system and an electronic device for configuring the electronic device. The method and system comprise steps of configuring the electronic device by a profile server. The profile server receives sensor information, determines a profile substantially based on the sensor information, retrieves a configuration based on the profile, and then configure the electronic device substantially based on the configuration. In one variant, the configuration of the electronic device may be performed by a profile management module of the electronic device
1. A method for configuring a mobile router, comprising:
when a trigger is received;
a. receiving sensor information, wherein the sensor information is either location information or network performance information of at least one network connecting to the mobile router;
b. determining a profile based at least in part on the sensor information;
c. retrieving a configuration based on the profile; and
d. configuring the mobile router, based on the configuration, to select at least one SIM card to use,
wherein the mobile router comprises a plurality of SIM card slots.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor information is received periodically.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger is received when a trigger rule is satisfied.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor information is received from a profile server or from a profile management module of the mobile router.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration is stored at the mobile router, at a profile server, or at a remote server.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger is generated by a remote server and is sent to the mobile router via interconnected networks.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the profile comprises an identity field, a condition field, and a configuration file.
8. A method for configuring a mobile router, comprising:
a. sending sensor information to a remote server, wherein the sensor information is either location information or network performance information of at least one network connecting to the mobile router; and
b. when a trigger is received from the remote server:
i. retrieving a profile;
ii. retrieving a configuration based on the profile; and
iii. configuring the mobile router, based on the configuration, to select at least one SIM card to use,
wherein the mobile router comprises a plurality of SIM card slots.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensor information is sent to the remote server periodically.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the trigger is received when a trigger rule is satisfied.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the configuration is stored at the mobile router, at a profile server, or at a remote server.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the profile comprises an identity field, a condition field, and a configuration file.
13. A method for connecting a mobile router to an interconnected network, comprising:
a. at the mobile router, sending sensor information to a profile server periodically;
b. at the profile server, determining whether to generate a trigger based on sensor information;
c. at the profile server, when a trigger is generated, selecting a profile and sending the profile to the mobile router;
d. at the mobile router, receiving the profile;
e. at the mobile router, retrieving a configuration based on the profile;
f. at the mobile router, configuring the mobile router based on the configuration; and
g. at the mobile router, transmitting and receiving data based on the configuration, wherein the mobile router comprises a plurality of SIM card slots.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the configuration is retrieved from the profile server if the configuration is not already at the mobile router.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the configuration is to configure the remote server to stop using one SIM card and to start using another SIM card.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the profile comprises an identity field, a condition field, and a configuration file.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sensor information is selected from a group consisting of location information, network availability information, and latency change to a specific Internet Protocol (IP) address.
18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the profile server is located remotely from the mobile router.
19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the profile server is a module at the mobile router.
20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the configuration comprises bandwidth limitation to specific websites.