System and method for implementing a wireless isochronous data service
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting data comprising:
- identifying if data being transmitted is delay sensitive or delay insensitive;
using packet transmission to transit delay insensitive data; and
establishing a wireless communication connection to transmit delay sensitive data.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for selectively transmitting delay sensitive data (especially streaming data such as voice, video, and multimedia) via a wireless communication connection (including, for example, cellular telephone) in order to improve the quality of service while economizing on system resources by sending (delay insensitive data using IP packet technology in a known manner. The method according to the present invention includes identifying whether transmitted data is delay sensitive or delay insensitive, and using a wireless communication such as cellular telephone to transmit delay sensitive data. A wireless data terminal according to the present invention includes a data analyzer for determining whether data being transmitted is delay sensitive or delay insensitive, a wireless transmission system for transmitting delay sensitive data, and a wireless packet data transmission system for transmitting delay insensitive data.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting data comprising:
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identifying if data being transmitted is delay sensitive or delay insensitive;
using packet transmission to transit delay insensitive data; and
establishing a wireless communication connection to transmit delay sensitive data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for transmitting data between a first node and a second node, comprising:
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identifying if data transmitted is delay sensitive or delay insensitive;
using packet transmission to transmit delay insensitive data; and
establishing a wireless communication connection to transmit delay sensitive data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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35. A wireless data terminal comprising:
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a data analyzer for identifying whether data transmitted by the terminal is delay sensitive or delay insensitive;
a wireless circuit transmission system for transmitting delay sensitive data; and
a wireless packet transmission system for transmitting delay insensitive data.
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- 41. A data communication network comprises a node on the data communication network constructed and arranged to selectively communicate with a cellular communication network or a wireless data network depending on whether data being sent to or received by the node is delay sensitive or delay insensitive.
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