SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE THEMING OF A MOBILE DEVICE

摘要

In the field of mobile devices, it is desirable to allow parties extraneou s to a mobile device's manufacturer the ability to theme the mobile device. It is also desirable to allow changes to the theme of the mobile device in order t o reflect changes in the corporate identity or services offered by a vendor or carrier associated with the mobile device. Herein provided are methods for t he just in time theming of a mobile device. The methods allow for a mobile devi ce to transmit identification information upon activation, receive user interfa ce customization information in response to the transmitted identification information and to subsequently set the mobile device's user interface to correspond with the received user interface customization information. Also provided are methods for a server to receive identification information, provide the appropriate user interface customization information based on the receiv ed identification information and supply the user interface information by transmitting the information.