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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Method and system for configuring settings for a communications client utilizing host device drivers
Applicants:
Haining Zhang, Kanata, CA;
Maxime Matton, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Haining Zhang, Kanata, CA;
Maxime Matton, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for configuring a client on a host device using a configuration application on a configuring device, the system comprising: a link between the configuring device and the host device; host drivers for communicating between the host device and the configuring device over the link; and an interface between the host drivers and the configuration application, wherein said interface allows said configuration application to be independent of the host drivers while allowing the configuration application to configure the client.