LIMITED SUPPLY ACCESS TO MOBILE TERMINAL FEATURES

摘要

A method and apparatus for providing a mobile terminal (100) with at least one feature setting. The method comprises steps of storing at least a first check-up data (200) in the mobile terminal; linking at least the first check-up data via a feature lock (202) with at least one feature setting (204), the feature lock protecting the at least one feature setting of the mobile terminal; in response to receiving a configuration message (208) in the mobile terminal, authenticating a sender of the configuration message with the first check-up data; and in response to the sender of the configuration message being authorised to modify the feature setting of the mobile terminal, supplying a configuration data included in the configuration message via the feature lock to be used by the mobile terminal.