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US 12,244,460 · App. 18/733,653 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Methods and systems for configuring a mobile router

Inventors: Sze Hon Chan (Kowloon, HK); Ying Kwan (Kowloon, HK)
Assignee: Pismo Labs Technology Limited
H04L41/0816H04L41/0803H04L41/0843H04L41/0886H04L67/303H04L67/34
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Patent No.
US 12,244,460
App. No.
18/733,653
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (42)

1. A method performed between a mobile router and a management module to configure the router, comprising:

(a) at the mobile router: collecting sensor information;

(b) at the mobile router: sending, based on the sensor information, a trigger to the management module;

(c) at the management module: selecting, based on the trigger, a profile;

(d) at the management module: determining, based on the profile, a configuration;

(e) at the management module: configuring the mobile router according to the configuration; and

(f) at the mobile router: selecting, after configuring according to the configuration, at least one SIM card to connect to at least one corresponding cellular network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the profile is selected from a plurality of profiles.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger is created at the mobile router if at least one trigger rule is satisfied to send the sensor information to the management module.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the management module is connected to the mobile router using a wireless connection via an infrared port interface, a radio frequency interface, a WiFi interface, or a Bluetooth interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the management module is connected to the mobile router using a wired connection via a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a serial bus interface, an Ethernet interface, or a cable interface.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration is retrieved by the management module from a local storage medium of the mobile router after the configuration is determined.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration is retrieved by the management module from a local storage medium of the management module after the configuration is determined.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor information is collected at the mobile router periodically.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the management module is connected locally or remotely to the mobile router.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one SIM card is selected from a plurality of the SIM cards inserted in the mobile router.

11. A system to configure a mobile router, comprising:

the mobile router; and

a management module;

wherein the mobile router comprises:

at least one first main memory;

at least one first processing unit;

at least one first secondary storage medium storing program instructions executable by the at least one first processing unit for:

(a) collecting sensor information;

(b) sending, based on the sensor information, a trigger to the management module; and

(c) selecting, after configuring according to a configuration, at least one SIM card to connect to at least one corresponding cellular network;

wherein the management module comprises:

at least one second main memory;

at least one second processing unit;

at least one second secondary storage medium storing program instructions executable by the at least one second processing unit for:

(d) selecting, based on the trigger, a profile;

(e) determining, based on the profile, the configuration; and

(f) configuring the mobile router according to the configuration.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the profile is selected from a plurality of profiles.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the trigger is created at the mobile router if at least one trigger rule is satisfied to send the sensor information to the management module.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the management module is connected to the mobile router using a wireless connection via an infrared port interface, a radio frequency interface, a WiFi interface, or a Bluetooth interface.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the management module is connected to the mobile router using a wired connection via a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a serial bus interface, an Ethernet interface, or a cable interface.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the configuration is retrieved by the management module from the at least one first main memory after the configuration is determined.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the configuration is retrieved by the management module from the at least one second main memory after the configuration is determined.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the sensor information is collected at the mobile router periodically.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the management module is connected locally or remotely to the mobile router.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one SIM card is selected from a plurality of the SIM cards inserted in the mobile route.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2024
From: CHAN, SZE HON; KWAN, YING
To: PISMO LABS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067623/0594 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17828841 · May 31, 2022
Continuation 16915911 · Jun 29, 2020
Continuation 16195057 · Nov 19, 2018
Continuation 14421143
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