Configuring a wireless communications device in a mobile communications system

摘要

A wireless communications device (2) and an interface unit (3) in a mobile communications system are configured. The interface unit (3) is connected to the wireless communications device (2) according to a wireless communication protocol and to a computing device (1) connected to a communications network (5) via an access point (7) having an address. The computing device (1) is requested to visit a service provider (8) on the network (5), which based on the address of said access point (7) can provide location information regarding said access point (7). In dependence thereof one of a number of stored configuration profiles are determined, and the interface unit (3) is configured accordingly. A configuration request comprising said determined configuration profile is transmitted to the wireless communications device (2), which is then configured accordingly, and a communications link can be established between the interface unit (3) and the wireless communications device (2).

主权项

1. A wireless communications system, comprising:
a wireless communication device and a base interface unit wirelessly connectable to said communication device, the base interface unit including: a computer interface for connecting the base interface unit to a computing device connected to a communications network via an access point having an address; a transceiver configured to exchange radio signals between the base interface unit and the wireless communication device according to a first wireless communication protocol; and access to a storage database having stored therein a predetermined number of configuration profiles, each stored configuration profile being linked to at least one location, said profiles including parameters for allowed communications frequencies by geographic location; wherein the system performs the steps of: determining the geographical location of the interface base unit by having the computing device communicate with said access point to obtain an address and a correlation to a physical location; determining, in dependence of said geographic location information, one of said stored configuration profiles which is permitted for that geographic location; configuring the interface unit according to said stored configuration profile for that geographic location to use an allowed frequency for said location; configuring the wireless communication device to listen for transmission from the base interface unit on all profiles of said predetermined number of configuration profiles and disabling transmission capability on the wireless communication device until said device has received a permitted configuration profile from the base unit; and re-enabling transmission capability on the wireless communication device after said permitted profile has been received and establishing a communications link for exchanging radio signals between the interface unit and the wireless communications device according to said first wireless communication on said permitted profile for that geographic location.