Peer-to-peer communications within a mobile network

• US 20030125063A1
• Filed: 05/09/2002
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ericsson, Inc. (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Original Assignee: Ericsson, Inc. (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Inventors: Svensson, Bo, Schwarz, Karl P., Oren, David, Squillante, Peter L., Evans, John P.
• Application Number:
  US10/141,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20030125063A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/517
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/14 Backbone network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for conducting peer-to-peer communications with a terminal via a wireless network (128). The present invention receives a request from the terminal (130) via the wireless network, updates one or more records of a mobile agent repository (404) based on the request such that the mobile agent repository (404) mirrors a content within a shared space on the terminal (130), and sends a response to the terminal (130) via the wireless network (128). The functionality described above can be implemented as a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium wherein each function is implemented as a code segment adapted to perform such function.

Claims

1. A method for conducting peer-to-peer communications with a terminal via a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request from the terminal via the wireless network;

updating one or more records of a mobile agent repository based on the request such that the mobile agent repository mirrors a content within a shared space on the terminal; and

sending a response to the terminal via the wireless network.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request initializes synchronization with the terminal.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request starts a synchronization process with the terminal.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request includes a new record to be stored in the mobile agent repository.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request identifies an existing record in the mobile agent repository to be deleted.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request includes a modification to an existing record stored in the mobile agent repository.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request a confirmation of synchronization.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request asks for any changes to the mobile agent repository.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request and the response are communicated via a synchronization protocol.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a request from a connection tool;

updating one or more records of a mobile agent repository based on the request from the connection tool; and

sending a response to the connection tool.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the request includes initial shared space information.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the request includes a new record to be stored in the mobile agent repository.

13. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the request identifies an existing record in the mobile agent repository to be deleted.

14. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the request includes a modification to an existing record stored in the mobile agent repository.

15. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the request asks for any changes to the mobile agent repository.

16. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the request and the response are communicated via a SOAP interface.

17. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for conducting peer-to-peer communications with a terminal via a wireless network comprising:

a code segment adapted to receive a request from the terminal via the wireless network;

a code segment adapted to update one or more records of a mobile agent repository based on the request such that the mobile agent repository mirrors a content within a shared space on the terminal; and

a code segment adapted to send a response to the terminal via the wireless network;

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18. The computer program as recited in claim 17, wherein the request initializes synchronization with the terminal.

19. The computer program as recited in claim 17, wherein the request starts a synchronization process with the terminal.

20. The computer program as recited in claim 17, wherein the request includes a new record to be stored in the mobile agent repository.

21. The computer program as recited in claim 17, wherein the request identifies an existing record in the mobile agent repository to be deleted.

22. The computer program as recited in claim 17, wherein the request includes a modification to an existing record stored in the mobile agent repository.

23. The computer program as recited in claim 17, wherein the request a confirmation of synchronization.

24. The computer program as recited in claim 17, wherein the request asks for any changes to the mobile agent repository.

25. The computer program as recited in claim 17, wherein the request and the response are communicated via a synchronization protocol.

26. The computer program as recited in claim 17, further comprising:

a code segment adapted to receive a request from a connection tool;

a code segment adapted to update one or more records of a mobile agent repository based on the request from the connection tool; and

a code segment adapted to send a response to the connection tool.

27. The computer program as recited in claim 26, wherein the request includes initial shared space information.

28. The computer program as recited in claim 26, wherein the request includes a new record to be stored in the mobile agent repository.

29. The computer program as recited in claim 26, wherein the request identifies an existing record in the mobile agent repository to be deleted.

30. The computer program as recited in claim 26, wherein the request includes a modification to an existing record stored in the mobile agent repository.

31. The computer program as recited in claim 26, wherein the request asks for any changes to the mobile agent repository.

32. The computer program as recited in claim 26, wherein the request and the response are communicated via a SOAP interface.

33. An apparatus for conducting peer-to-peer communications with a terminal via a wireless network comprising:

a communications interface for communicably coupling to the terminal via the network;

a navigator communicably coupled to the communications interface;

a repository communicably coupled to the navigator, the repository having one or more records;

the navigator receiving a request from the terminal via the wireless network and the communications interface, updating one or more records of the repository based on the request such that the repository mirrors a content within a shared space on the terminal, and sending a response to the terminal via the wireless network and the communications interface.

34. The apparatus as recited in claim 33, wherein the request initializes synchronization with the terminal.

35. The apparatus as recited in claim 33, wherein the request starts a synchronization process with the terminal.

36. The apparatus as recited in claim 33, wherein the request includes a new record to be stored in the mobile agent repository.

37. The apparatus as recited in claim 33, wherein the request identifies an existing record in the mobile agent repository to be deleted.

38. The apparatus as recited in claim 33, wherein the request includes a modification to an existing record stored in the mobile agent repository.

39. The apparatus as recited in claim 33, wherein the request a confirmation of synchronization.

40. The apparatus as recited in claim 33, wherein the request asks for any changes to the mobile agent repository.

41. The apparatus as recited in claim 33, wherein the request and the response are communicated via a synchronization protocol.

42. The apparatus as recited in claim 33, wherein the navigator further receives a request from a connection tool, updates one or more records of the repository based on the request from the connection tool and sends a response to the connection tool.

43. The apparatus as recited in claim 42, wherein the request includes initial shared space information.

44. The apparatus as recited in claim 42, wherein the request includes a new record to be stored in the mobile agent repository.

45. The apparatus as recited in claim 42, wherein the request identifies an existing record in the mobile agent repository to be deleted.

46. The apparatus as recited in claim 42, wherein the request includes a modification to an existing record stored in the mobile agent repository.

47. The apparatus as recited in claim 42, wherein the request asks for any changes to the mobile agent repository.

48. The apparatus as recited in claim 42, wherein the request and the response are communicated via a SOAP interface.