A SYSTEM FOR PROGRAMMING A MOBILE DEVICE IN A PROTOCOL, DEVICE, AND NETWORK INDEPENDENT FASHION

摘要

The present invention is directed, in one embodiment, to a programming interface which enables device/protocol/network independent transmission of messages to, and programming of, mobile devices (18). In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to data structures maintained on, and supported by, the mobile devices (18). The present invention also, in another embodiment, provides security for programming messages and an acknowlegement channel over which the mobile device (18) can acknowledge receipt of, and successful implementation of, a programming message (288).