Shared application access for data services in wireless telecommunication systems
First Claim
1. In a wireless telecommunication system capable of providing data services to a plurality of mobile clients, wherein said system comprises a gateway and a cooperating coordinating browser, a method of establishing a shared session within a service application comprising the steps of:
- establishing an active session with a first client;
transmitting a request from a second client to the gateway, wherein the second client requesting to join the active session;
analysing said request from the second client by the coordinating browser;
joining the second client into the active session with the first client and delivering the current context of the active session to the second client; and
delivering updated context to the first client and the second client thereby establishing an interactive shared session.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing multi-user shared access to service applications operating in wireless data services such as Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is described. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a solution that provides a modified communication pathway that permits mobile clients to join an active session engaged by other clients. The system comprises a gateway 200 and a coordinating browser 206 (co-browser) which cooperates with the gateway subsystem 202 and the WAP subsystem 204 to coordinate and establish shared sessions between users. When a first client 220 is engaged in an active session, the co-browser 206 determines that a second client 230 wishes to join the session by analysing the request containing the universal resource identifier (URI) transmitted by the second client. The co-browser enables all peer clients to interact, share, and view updated content within the application.
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15 Claims
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1. In a wireless telecommunication system capable of providing data services to a plurality of mobile clients, wherein said system comprises a gateway and a cooperating coordinating browser, a method of establishing a shared session within a service application comprising the steps of:
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establishing an active session with a first client;
transmitting a request from a second client to the gateway, wherein the second client requesting to join the active session;
analysing said request from the second client by the coordinating browser;
joining the second client into the active session with the first client and delivering the current context of the active session to the second client; and
delivering updated context to the first client and the second client thereby establishing an interactive shared session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless telecommunication system capable of providing data services residing on host servers to a plurality of mobile clients, wherein the wireless telecommunication system comprises a gateway for having wireless communication with said mobile clients,
characterised in that the system comprises a coordinating browser functioning together with said gateway, wherein the browser being configured for establishing a shared session between at least two of said mobile clients for use in interacting within a service application, and wherein updated context by any mobile client can be delivered to all mobile clients in the shared session.
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12. A computer program product comprising:
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computer executable program means for causing a wireless telecommunication gateway to provide wireless data services to a plurality of mobile clients; and
computer executable program means for causing said gateway to operate together with a coordinating browser (206) to establish a shared session between at least two of said mobile clients within a service application, and wherein updated context by any mobile client can be delivered to all mobile clients in the shared session. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A wireless gateway operating together with a wireless telecommunication system in order to provide wireless data services to a plurality of mobile clients,
characterised in that the gateway comprises a coordinating browser which cooperates to establish a shared session between at least two mobile clients within a wireless service application, and wherein updated context by any mobile client can be delivered to all mobile clients in the shared session.
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