Cost-sensitive control of data transfer involving a mobile entity
First Claim
1. A method of cost-sensitive control of data transfer between a mobile entity and a data network through a cellular radio infrastructure, the method involving carrying out the following steps at a service system connected to the data network, (a) receiving a transfer descriptor indicative of, at least in general terms, the end points of a required data transfer, and of transfer criteria, comprising at least a cost criterion, to be met by the data transfer;
- (b) determining whether and, if so, how, the data transfer can be effected within the transfer criteria;
(c) where step (b) produces a positive determination, instructing initiation of the data transfer in accordance with that determination.
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Abstract
A service system (40) receives transfer descriptors each specifying parameters of a desired data transfer to/from a mobile entity (20) over a cellular radio infrastructure (10). These parameters include a cost criterion. The service system (20) is responsible for determining the lowest cost way of effecting each required data transfer within the limits set by the corresponding transfer descriptor, and for initiating the transfer in accordance with this determination.
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1. A method of cost-sensitive control of data transfer between a mobile entity and a data network through a cellular radio infrastructure, the method involving carrying out the following steps at a service system connected to the data network,
(a) receiving a transfer descriptor indicative of, at least in general terms, the end points of a required data transfer, and of transfer criteria, comprising at least a cost criterion, to be met by the data transfer; -
(b) determining whether and, if so, how, the data transfer can be effected within the transfer criteria;
(c) where step (b) produces a positive determination, instructing initiation of the data transfer in accordance with that determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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