Abstract: Electronic devices without device names are provided with an application for retrieving a data point from the device from which a name can be deduced. A match for the data point is searched for in the contacts list in the device, and when found, the name corresponding to the contact entry, in which the data point has been found, is used to derive the device name. The derived device name (or information from which the device name may be derived) may be transmitted to a remote server which may be used for managing multiple such devices.

Abstract: An interface component, which is operable to allow one or more application programs to interact with device functions and corresponding method, that is stored in computer readable medium includes three distinct layers. The component includes a device (telephony) client operable to provide a plurality of interfaces to an application program, a device (phone) abstraction layer operable to interact with the device client and to provide access to device functions, the device functions being device independent and a device (phone) driver module operable to interact with the device abstraction layer and with hardware that is device dependent. One or more of the device client, the device abstraction layer, and the device driver module further comprises a plurality of components with each such component operable to support a corresponding grouping of the device functions.