Mobile application service container

• US 20040002936A1
• Filed: 06/28/2002
• Published: 01/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Majumder, Deeptendu, Chawla, Vikas, Zaroukian, Vic
• Granted Patent: US 7,167,861 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A mobile application service container is described. Unlike conventional services provided by operators and third party resellers, services built upon application service container framework provide enhanced interoperability while minimizing duplicative consumption of resources.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium having a program stored thereon, said program for supporting mobile services, said program comprising:

a foundation layer having infrastructure services; and

a core layer having a driver manager and a resource manager.

2. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, further comprising:

resource application programming interfaces exchanging information with said resource manager and at least one deployed mobile service.

3. The computer readable medium according to claim 2, wherein said at least one deployed mobile service communicates with at least one mobile service client.

4. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein said resource manager communicates with at least one externally deployed mobile service.

5. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein said resource driver manager communicates with at least one externally deployed mobile service.

6. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein said foundation layer includes a Java container.

7. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein said foundation layer includes a non Java container.

8. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, said core layer further including a service discovery lookup and publisher module, said discovery lookup and publisher module communicates with a service registration discovery and lookup infrastructure.

9. A process for converting mobile services to a centralized framework comprising the steps of:

creating a foundation for said framework;

identifying components of existing services; and

, adjusting aspects of the existing services to comport with components of said framework.

10. The process according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

adding new capabilities to said framework; and

adjusting aspects of the existing services to comport with said new capabilities.

11. A computer readable medium having a program stored thereon, said program having instructions for efficiently deployed services across the network, said program comprising:

a first container instance supporting a first service;

a second container instance supporting a second service;

wherein said second container instance also includes at least one API for said first service.

12. The computer readable medium according to claim 11, wherein said second container instance also includes at least one driver for said first service.