Method and apparatus of gateway aggregate
First Claim
1. A combination of gateways using wireless application protocol (WAP) for mediating between a mobile device and network resources, comprising:
- a plurality of gateways connecting to said network and having access to said network resources; and
a computer apparatus connecting to said gateways in parallel for receiving a message from said mobile device;
for forwarding said message for further processing to one of said gateways that is selected according to a predetermined rule;
for receiving the response of said selected gateway to said message; and
for forwarding said response to said mobile device.
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Abstract
The objective of the present invention is to provide a method and a computer apparatus for integrating a plurality of gateways and to provide such a gateway aggregate so that a larger service capacity can be accomplished. In one embodiment, the gateways are implemented into low-priced personal computers with minor service capacity in order to lower the cost of the inventive gateway aggregate as compared to prior art. The computer apparatus serves as a portal for mobile devices through which roaming users can get connected to network servers accessible to the gateways and exchange data therewith. Furthermore, the portal computer apparatus distinguishes between connection-oriented and connectionless transmissions and has the two different data transmissions handled properly.
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20 Claims
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1. A combination of gateways using wireless application protocol (WAP) for mediating between a mobile device and network resources, comprising:
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a plurality of gateways connecting to said network and having access to said network resources; and
a computer apparatus connecting to said gateways in parallel for receiving a message from said mobile device;
for forwarding said message for further processing to one of said gateways that is selected according to a predetermined rule;
for receiving the response of said selected gateway to said message; and
for forwarding said response to said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for integrating a plurality of gateways that mediate between a mobile device utilizing first transmission protocol and network resources utilizing second transmission protocol, comprising:
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providing said gateways connecting to said network and having access to said network resources; and
providing a computer apparatus connecting to said gateways in parallel for receiving a message from said mobile device;
for forwarding said message for further processing to one of said gateways that is selected according to a predetermined rule;
for receiving the response of said selected gateway to said message; and
for forwarding said response to said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A method for operating a plurality of gateways connecting in parallel to a computer apparatus that mediate, as one gateway, between a mobile device utilizing first transmission protocol and network resources utilizing second transmission protocol, comprising:
providing on said computer apparatus hardware and software components for receiving a message from said mobile device;
for forwarding said message for further processing to one of said gateways that is selected according to a predetermined rule;
for receiving the response of said selected gateway to said message; and
for forwarding said response to said mobile device.
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