US 7,512,401 B2
Method and system for updating capabilities of a device
Ahti Muhonen, Hirvihaara (Finland); Juha H. Salo, Littoinen (Finland); Janne La Aaltonen, Turku (Finland); Janne Antola, Laitila (Finland); Ari Pajusalo, Helsinki (Finland); and Ari Hännikäinen, Lempäälä (Finland)
Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland)
Filed on Apr. 04, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/97,376.
Prior Publication US 2006/0223503 A1, Oct. 05, 2006
Int. Cl. H04M 3/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—414.1  [455/418] 38 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving from a server a request to confirm a set of capabilities of a mobile terminal, said request comprising a list of capabilities, wherein said list of capabilities does not include a first capability;
comparing at the mobile terminal the list of capabilities received from the server to a current set of capabilities of the mobile terminal;
determining that the first capability is not in the received list of capabilities;
identifying to the server the first capability of the mobile terminal;
receiving a second request to confirm a second capability of a second mobile terminal, said second request including the list of capabilities;
comparing the list of capabilities to current capabilities of the second mobile terminal;
updating the list of capabilities to include whether the second capability of the second mobile terminal matches any capability listed in the list of capabilities; and
transmitting to the server the updated list of capabilities, including whether the second capability of the second mobile terminal matches any capability in the list of capabilities.