Information delivery method and information management apparatus
First Claim
1. An information delivery method whereby a downloading request is sent from a mobile communications terminal to a contents server by way of a mobile network including a wireless network and a cable network, and information output from said contents server in response to the downloading request is delivered to said mobile communications terminal, comprising the steps of:
- holding in said mobile network information of an allowable time for carrying out downloading;
temporarily storing in said mobile network one of said downloading request and the information that is output from said contents server and that should be delivered to said mobile communications terminal;
monitoring a level of congestion in a wireless channel in said wireless network; and
transmitting one of the downloading request stored in said mobile network and the information that is temporarily stored in said mobile network and that should be delivered to said mobile communication terminal, when within said allowable time the level of congestion in said wireless channel is at a level that does not affect said downloading.
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Abstract
An information delivery method whereby wireless channel traffic is dispersed when data is downloaded from a contents server to mobile communications terminals by way of a mobile network and a cable network. Information delivery management section (103) provided in the mobile network temporarily stores a downloading request for the server or data that is output from the contents server while monitoring traffic in wireless channels or in the cable network. The user of a mobile communication terminal sets a maximum time period that allows downloading to be carried out. When traffic is light in wireless channels within the allowable time, the data is delivered to the mobile communications terminal.
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1. An information delivery method whereby a downloading request is sent from a mobile communications terminal to a contents server by way of a mobile network including a wireless network and a cable network, and information output from said contents server in response to the downloading request is delivered to said mobile communications terminal, comprising the steps of:
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holding in said mobile network information of an allowable time for carrying out downloading;
temporarily storing in said mobile network one of said downloading request and the information that is output from said contents server and that should be delivered to said mobile communications terminal;
monitoring a level of congestion in a wireless channel in said wireless network; and
transmitting one of the downloading request stored in said mobile network and the information that is temporarily stored in said mobile network and that should be delivered to said mobile communication terminal, when within said allowable time the level of congestion in said wireless channel is at a level that does not affect said downloading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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