Method and a device for transferring capability information

• US 20010010685A1
• Filed: 01/31/2001
• Published: 08/02/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Aho, Outi
• Application Number:
  US09/774,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20010010685A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation

Abstract

A method and a device for transferring capability information, which method comprises storing (61) the capability information of the device; placing (63) said capability information in the payload part of a message before the message is transferred to a protocol stack, the method comprising a header part and a payload part; processing (64) the message containing the capability information according to a specific protocol stack; and transmitting (65) said message.

Claims

1. A device for transferring capability information, comprising means for storing the capability information of the device, means for preparing a message for transmission comprising processing according to a specific protocol stack, means for transmitting the message comprising a header part and a payload part, wherein the device further comprises means for packing the capability information into the payload part of the message before the message is transferred to the protocol stack.

2. A device according to

claim 1

, wherein said data transmission protocol is WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).

3. A device according to

claim 1

, wherein said message is arranged for being transmitted to a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC).

4. A device according to

claim 1

, wherein said capability information comprises at least some of the following information:

information on the hardware of a terminal, information on the software of a terminal, information on the WAP capabilities of a terminal, information on the capabilities of the browser of a terminal, information on the capabilities of a network and information on user preferences.

5. A device according to

claim 1

, wherein said device is a wireless terminal.

6. A device according to

claim 1

, wherein said device further comprises a user interface for changing the capability information.

7. A method for transferring capability information, which method comprises

storing the capability information of a device, wherein the method comprises

packing said capability information into the payload part of a message before the message is transferred to a protocol stack, the message comprising a header part and a payload part,

processing the message comprising the capability information according to a specific protocol stack, and

transmitting said message.

8. A method according to

claim 7

, wherein said data transmission protocol is WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).

9. A method according to

claim 7

, wherein said message is transmitted to a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC).

10. A method according to

claim 7

, wherein said capability information comprises at least some of the following information:

information on the hardware of a terminal, information on the software of a terminal, information on the WAP capabilities of a terminal, information on the capabilities of the browser of a terminal, information on the capabilities of a network, and information on user preferences.

11. A method according to

claim 7

, wherein the method comprises transmitting said message over a radio interface to a gateway.

12. A system for transferring capability information, comprising a terminal (MS) and a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC) for implementing a multimedia messaging service between the terminal and the multimedia messaging service center, wherein the terminal comprises means for packing the capability information of the terminal into the payload part of a message that goes from the terminal to the multimedia messaging service center before the message is transferred to the protocol stack used, the message comprising a payload part and a header part.