Mediation software for delivery of interactive mobile messaging and personalized content to mobile devices

• US 20020120779A1
• Filed: 06/26/2001
• Published: 08/29/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bitfone Corp. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bitfone Corp. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Snyder, Randall Adam, Teeple, Douglas
• Application Number:
  US09/893,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20020120779A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1012 based on compliance of requirements or conditions with available server resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/288 Distributed intermediate devices, i.e. intermediate devices for interaction with other intermediate devices on the same level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A method and system are provided for presenting data in multiple formats in a subscriber network. A request is received from a small screen device for data over a first network using a first communication protocol. The request is translated from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol. The request is then forwarded to a sever having the requested data using the second communication protocol. The requested data is received from the sever using the second communication protocol, wherein the requested data is in a first presentation format. The requested data is reformatted in a second presentation format different from the first presentation format.

Claims

1. A method for presenting data in multiple formats in a subscriber network, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request from a small screen device for data over a first network using a first communication protocol;

translating the request from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol;

forwarding the request to a sever having the requested data using the second communication protocol;

receiving the requested data from the sever using the second protocol, wherein the requested data is in a first presentation format; and

reformatting the data in a second presentation format different from the first presentation format.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of translating the reformatted data from the second communication protocol to the first communication protocol.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of sending the reformatted data to the small screen device.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of determining whether a user of the small screen device is a subscriber to the system.

5. The method according to claim 4 further comprising the step of charging the user if the user is not a subscriber to the system.

6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of determining whether the first presentation format can be used by the small screen device.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the reformatting step includes the step of using a Mobil Rule Language (MRL) to reformat the data.

8. A system for presenting data in multiple formats in a subscriber network comprising:

a small screen device which transmits a request for data over a first network using a first communication protocol;

a broker processor which receives the request for data from the small screen device, wherein the broker processor translates the request from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol; and

a sever which receives the request for data using a second communication protocol and transmitting requested data to the broker server using the second communication protocol with the requested data being in a first presentation format;

wherein the broker processor receives the requested data from the sever using the second protocol and reformats the data in a second presentation format different from the first presentation format.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broker processor translates the reformatted data from the second communication protocol to the first communication protocol.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broker processor sends the reformatted data to the small screen device.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broker processor determines whether a user of the small screen device is a subscriber to the system.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the broker processor communicates with a billing system to charge the user if the user is not a subscriber to the system.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broker processor determines that the first presentation format can be used by the small screen device.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broker processor uses a Mobil Rule Language (MRL) to reformat the data.

15. The system according to claim 8, wherein the first network is a switching system.

16. The system according to claim 8, wherein the second network is the Internet.

17. The system according to claim 8, wherein the first communication protocol is a Handheld Device Transfer Protocol (HDTP).

18. The system according to claim 8, wherein the second communication protocol is a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

19. The system according to claim 8, further including a gateway located between the first network and the second network.

20. A machine-readable medium having processing instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform the method comprising:

receiving a request from a small screen device for data over a first network using a first communication protocol;

translating the request from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol;

forwarding the request to a sever having the requested data using the second communication protocol;

receiving the requested data from the sever using the second protocol, wherein the requested data is in a first presentation format; and

reformatting the data in a second presentation format different from the first presentation format.