Moving mobile wireless device having continuing service from the same internet server
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Abstract
A short range wireless access point enables a mobile wireless device to resume an Internet service with the same network server upon being interrupted by moving the mobile device outside the coverage area of the access point. A request forwarded by the mobile device to the access point is forwarded to the network server, the request being for service to be obtained over the Internet from the same server. The forwarding occurs during a period when the mobile device is within coverage area of the access point. A response message is sent from the server to the mobile device, the response message including a global/local parameter notifying the mobile device whether the requested service is available outside the coverage area and specifying alternative channels for continuing the service from the same server. A bookmark of the server is stored in the mobile device if the parameter indicates the service is available.
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172 Claims
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1-81. -81. Cancelled.
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82. A method in a short range wireless access point for enabling a mobile wireless device to resume an Internet service with a network server, the service having been interrupted by moving the mobile device out of the coverage area of the access point, comprising:
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forwarding at the short range wireless access point, a request from the mobile wireless device to the network server, the request being for service to be obtained over the Internet from the server, the forwarding occurring during a period when the mobile device is within coverage area of the access point; and
forwarding at the access point, a response message from the server to the mobile device, the response message including a global/local parameter that will notify the mobile device whether the requested service is available outside the coverage area of the access point via an alternative channel specified by the global/local parameter for continuing the service. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A method in a short range wireless access point for enabling a mobile wireless device to resume an Internet service with a network server, the service having been interrupted by moving the mobile device out of the coverage area of the access point, comprising:
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forwarding at the short range wireless access point, a request from the mobile wireless device to the network server, the request being for service to be obtained over the Internet from the server, the forwarding occurring during a period when the mobile device is within coverage area of the access point;
forwarding at the access point, a response message from the server to the mobile device, the response message including a global/local parameter that will notify the mobile device whether the requested service is available outside the coverage area of the access point via an alternative channel specified by the global/local parameter for continuing the service wherein the alternative channel is a wide area cellular communication network;
determining whether the global/local parameter indicates that the service is global; and
storing a bookmark of the network server in the mobile device if the parameter indicates that the service is global. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A computer program product, executable in a computer system, to enable a mobile wireless device to resume an Internet service with a network server, the server having been interrupted by moving the mobile device out of the coverage area of a short range wireless access point, comprising
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program code in the medium for forwarding at the short range wireless access point, a request from the mobile wireless device to the network server, the request being for service to be obtained over the Internet from the server, the forwarding occurring during a period when the mobile device is within coverage area of the access point;
program code in the medium for forwarding at the access point, a response message from the server to the mobile device, the response message including a global/local parameter that will notify the mobile device whether the requested service is available outside the coverage area of the access point via an alternative channel specified by the global/local parameter for continuing the service wherein the alternative channel is a wide area cellular communication network;
program code in the medium for determining whether the global/local parameter indicates that the service is global; and
program code for storing a bookmark of the network server in the mobile device if the parameter indicates that the service is global. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
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116. A short range wireless access point for enabling a mobile wireless device to resume a service with a network server, the service having been interrupted by moving the mobile device out of the coverage area of the access point, comprising:
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a short range wireless transceiver for receiving a request from the mobile wireless device;
a processor coupled to the transceiver, for forwarding the request from the mobile wireless device over a network to a network server, the request being for service to be obtained from the server, the forwarding occurring during a period when the mobile device is within coverage area of the access point; and
a network interface coupled to the network, for receiving from the server, a response message including a global/local parameter indicating whether the requested service is available outside the coverage area of the access point via an alternative channel specified by the global/local parameter wherein the alternative channel is a wide area cellular communication network;
said transceiver forwarding the response message to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133)
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134. A mobile wireless device to resume a service with a network server, the service having been interrupted by moving the mobile device out of a coverage area of a short range wireless access point, comprising:
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a short range wireless transceiver for sending a request to a short range wireless access point, for service to be obtained over a network from a network server, the sending occurring during a period when the mobile device is within the coverage area of a short range wireless access point;
said transceiver receiving from the short range wireless access point, a response message from the server, including a global/local parameter that indicates whether the requested service is available outside the coverage area of the short range wireless access point and specifying an alternative channel for continuing the service, the alternative channel being a wide area cellular network;
a processor coupled to the short range wireless transceiver, for detecting that the mobile device has left the coverage area of the short range wireless access point;
said processor determining whether the global/local parameter indicates that the service is global and storing a bookmark of the network server in the mobile device if the parameter indicates that the service is global;
a user interface coupled to the processor, for displaying an option to the user for continuing the service with the server over the wide area cellular network when the mobile device moves outside of the coverage area of the access point;
said user interface receiving a user selection to continue the service with the server; and
a cellular telephone transceiver coupled to the processor, for placing a cellular telephone call via the wide area cellular telephone network and a protocol gateway between the wide area cellular network and the Internet to send a message to the network server to resume service between the mobile device and the server. - View Dependent Claims (135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140)
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141. A method in a short range wireless access point for enabling a mobile wireless device to resume a network service with a network server, the service having been interrupted by moving the mobile device out of the coverage area of the access point, comprising:
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forwarding at the short range wireless access point, information from the mobile wireless device to the network server, the information being associated with service available over the network from the server, the forwarding occurring during a period when the mobile device is within coverage area of the access point; and
forwarding at the access point, an APSI message with information from the server to the mobile device, the APSI message including a global/local parameter that will notify the mobile device whether the service is available outside the coverage area of the access point and specify an alternative channel for continuing the service, the alternative channel being a wide area cellular communication network. - View Dependent Claims (142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152)
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153. A method in a mobile wireless device to resume service with a network server, the service having been interrupted by moving the mobile device out of a coverage area of a short range wireless access point, comprising:
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sending information to the short range wireless access point during a period when the mobile device is within the coverage area of the access point;
receiving from the short range access point, an APSI message with information from the network server, including a global/local parameter that indicates whether service is available outside the coverage area of the access point and an alternative channel for continuing the service, the alternate channel being a wide area cellular communication network;
detecting that the mobile device has left the coverage area of the short range wireless access point;
determining whether the global/local parameter indicates that the service is global;
storing a bookmark of the network server in the mobile device if the parameter is global. displaying an option to the user for continuing the service with the server over the wide area cellular communication network;
receiving a user selection to continue the service with the server;
placing a cellular telephone call via the wide area cellular network and a protocol gateway between the wide area cellular network and the Internet for sending a message to the network server to resume service between the mobile device and the server. - View Dependent Claims (154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172)
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