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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2003
Alan Walter Shen, Seattle, WA (US);
Hao Zhuang, Sammamish, WA (US);
Dan A. Knudson, Redmond, WA (US);
Warren V. Barkley, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Nagampalli S. S. Narasimha Rao, Kirkland, WA (US);
Taroon Mandhana, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alan Walter Shen, Seattle, WA (US);
Hao Zhuang, Sammamish, WA (US);
Dan A. Knudson, Redmond, WA (US);
Warren V. Barkley, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Nagampalli S. S. Narasimha Rao, Kirkland, WA (US);
Taroon Mandhana, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an event-based configuration interface between a service supporting mobile connectivity and device drivers exposing WWAN data services. Object identifiers (OIDs) are passed between the service and the device drivers. Asynchronous communication is enabled. Methods and systems for using OIDs to negotiate configuration, including PINs, SIMs and signal strength, of WWAN devices such as GSM and CDMA-based devices are provided.