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System and method of mobile phone customization based on universal manifest with feature override

US10021240B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2016
Grant dateJul 10, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/3816
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A user equipment (UE). The UE comprises a radio transceiver, a processor, a non-transitory memory, and a customization client application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor, the customization client determines a group identity (GID) of the UE, reads a customization manifest received by the UE via the radio transceiver, wherein the manifest identifies a plurality of feature customization policies and a plurality of user feature customization override policies, each feature customization policy defines feature customizations that are to be active for the UE, each override policy defines which feature customizations are to be applied mandatorily notwithstanding preexisting user customizations, selects one of the plurality of feature customization policies and one of the override policies from the customization manifest based on the GID of the UE, and customizes the UE according to the selected feature customization policy and the selected override policy.

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