System and method for piggybacking data across an open data channel of a wireless device

• US 20040235487A1
• Filed: 07/01/2004
• Published: 11/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stephen A. Sprigg
• Original Assignee: Stephen A. Sprigg
• Inventors: Sprigg, Stephen A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,162,224 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/452.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/38 triggered by timers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A system, method, and program for transmitting data across an idle open communication channel from a wireless device. The wireless device includes a computer platform and a plurality of device resources that selectively utilize a open communication channel to communicate with other devices across the network, and each device resource selectively requests notification of an idle open communication channel, and all device resources that have requested such notification are notified upon an idle open communication channel occurring, and each notified device resource can selectively transmit data across the open communication channel prior to closure thereof.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting data across an open communication channel from wireless devices on a wireless network, comprising:

one or more wireless devices that each selectively opens and closes a communication channel to the wireless network, and each wireless device including a computer platform;

each device including a plurality of device resources that selectively utilize a communication channel to communicate with other devices across the network, and each device resource selectively requests the system to notify that device resource of an idle open communication channel; and

wherein the system notifies all device resources that have requested such notification upon an idle open communication channel occurring, and each notified device resource selectively transmits data across the open communication channel prior to closure thereof.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the device resources are one or more software applications resident on the computer platform of the wireless device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the device resources are one or more hardware components of the computer platform of the wireless device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless network is a cellular telecommunication network.

5. A system for transmitting data across an open communication channel on a wireless network, comprising:

one or more wireless communication means for selectively opening and closing a communication channel to the computer network, and each wireless communication means including a processing means for processing data on the wireless communication means;

each wireless communication means further including plurality of communication resource means for selectively communicating across an open communication channel to the network, and each communication resource means selectively requests the system to notify that communication resource means of an idle open communication channel; and

wherein the system notifies all communication resource means that have requested such notification upon an idle open communication channel occurring, and each notified communication resource means selectively transmitting data across the open communication channel prior to closure thereof.

6. A method for transmitting data across an open communication channel on a wireless device that selectively opens and closes a communication channel to a wireless network, and each wireless device including a computer platform and including a plurality of device resources that selectively utilize a communication channel to communicate with other devices across the network, the method comprising the steps of:

requesting, from one or more device resources, notification of an idle open communication channel;

opening a communication channel from the wireless device to the wireless network;

upon the open communication channel becoming idle, notifying all device resources that have requested such notification; and

selectively transmitting data from one or more notified device resources across the open communication channel prior to closure thereof.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of requesting, from one or more device resources, notification of an idle open communication channel is requesting, from one or more software applications resident on the computer platform of the wireless device, notification of an idle open communication channel.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of requesting, from one or more device resources, notification of an idle open communication channel is requesting, from one or more hardware components of the computer platform of the wireless device, notification of an idle open communication channel.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of opening a communication channel from the wireless device to the wireless network is opening a communication channel from a cellular device to a cellular telecommunication network.

10. A method for transmitting data across an open communication channel on a wireless device that selectively opens and closes a communication channel to a wireless network, and each wireless device including a computer platform and including a plurality of device resources that selectively utilize a communication channel to communicate with other devices across the network, the method comprising the steps of:

a request step for requesting, from one or more device resources, notification of an idle open communication channel;

a communication step for opening a communication channel from the wireless device to the wireless network;

a notification step for notifying all device resources that have requested such notification upon the open communication channel becoming idle; and

a transmission step for selectively transmitting data from one or more notified device resources across the open communication channel prior to closure thereof.

11. A wireless device that selectively opens and closes a communication channel to a wireless network, the wireless device including a computer platform and a plurality of device resources that selectively utilize a communication channel to communicate with other computer devices across the network, each device resource selectively requesting to be notified of an idle open communication channel, and wherein the wireless device notifies all device resources that have requested such notification upon an idle open communication channel occurring, and each notified device resource selectively transmitting data across the open communication channel prior to closure thereof.

12. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the device resources each send a flag to request notification of an idle open channel, and the wireless device notifies all device resources that sent a flag thereto upon an idle open communication channel occurring.

13. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the device resources are one or more software applications resident on the computer platform of the wireless device.

14. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the device resources are one or more hardware components of the computer platform of the wireless device.

15. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the wireless device is a cellular telecommunication device.

16. In a computer readable medium, a program that directs a wireless device that each selectively opens and closes a communication channel on a computer network, the device including a plurality of device resources that selectively utilize communication channels to communicate with other devices across the network, to perform the steps of:

requesting, from one or more device resources, notification of an idle open communication channel;

opening a communication channel from the wireless device to the wireless network;

upon the open communication channel becoming idle, notifying all device resources that have requested such notification; and

selectively transmitting data from one or more notified device resources across the open communication channel prior to closure thereof.

17. The program of claim 16, further directing the wireless device wherein the step of requesting, from one or more device resources, notification of an idle open communication channel is requesting, from one or more software applications resident on the computer platform of the wireless device, notification of an idle open communication channel.

18. The program of claim 16, further directing the wireless device wherein the step of requesting, from one or more device resources, notification of an idle open communication channel is requesting, from one or more hardware components of the computer platform of the wireless device, notification of an idle open communication channel.

19. A method of sending data packets from a network device, having device resources, over a packet network comprising the steps of:

bridging an open communication channel between a network device and a packet network for a first use;

maintaining the open communication channel as an initial idle open communication channel after the completion of the first use; and

notifying a device resource of the initial idle open communication channel in response to the completion of the first use.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of generating a request that the device resource be notified of the initial idle open communication channel.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the request is stored in at least one of the following:

CPU, memory and database.

22. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of notifying a second device resource of the initial idle open communication channel.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the first and second device resources selectively transmit data packets across the initial idle open communication channel prior to a closure of the open communication channel.

24. The method of claim 22 wherein the step of maintaining the open communication channel includes postponing the closing of the open communication channel until the first and second device resources have completed sending associated data packets.

25. The method of claim 19 wherein the open communication channel is over a wireless network between wireless devices.

26. The method of claim 19 wherein the step of maintaining the open communication channel as an initial idle communication channel is performed by a linger timer and wherein the step of notifying a first device resource of the initial idle communication channel is performed by a call from the linger time to an application programming interface.

27. The method of claim 19 further includes the step of detecting the completion of the first use by detecting counting by a linger timer.

28. The method of claim 19 further includes the step of detecting the completion of the first use by constantly monitoring the open communication channel for an idle status.

29. A network device, having device resources, coupled to a packet network comprising:

logic configured to bridge an open communication channel between a network device and a packet network for a first use;

logic configured to maintain the open communication channel as an initial idle open communication channel after the completion of the first use; and

logic configured to notify a device resource of the initial idle open communication channel in response to the completion of the first use.

30. The network device of claim 29 further comprising logic configured to generate a request that the device resource be notified of the initial idle open communication channel.

31. The network device of claim 30 wherein the request is stored in at least one of the following:

CPU, memory and database.

32. The network device of claim 29 further comprising a step to notify a second device resource of the initial idle open communication channel.

33. The method of claim 32 wherein the first and second device resources selectively transmit data packets across the initial idle open communication channel prior to a closure of the open communication channel.

34. The method of claim 32 wherein the step of maintaining the open communication channel includes postponing the closing of the open communication channel until the first and second device resources have completed sending associated data packets.

35. The method of claim 29 wherein the open communication channel is over a wireless network between wireless devices.

36. The method of claim 29 wherein the step of maintaining the open communication channel as an initial idle communication channel is performed by a linger timer and wherein the step of notifying a first device resource of the initial idle communication channel is performed by a call from the linger time to an application programming interface.

37. The method of claim 29 further includes the step of detecting the completion of the first use by detecting counting by a linger timer.

38. The method of claim 29 further includes the step of detecting the completion of the first use by constantly monitoring the open communication channel for an idle status.

39. A packet network, coupled to a network device, the network device comprising:

logic configured to bridge an open communication channel between the network device and the packet network for a first use;

logic configured to maintain the open communication channel as an initial idle open communication channel after the completion of the first use; and

logic configured to notify a device resource of the initial idle open communication channel in response to the completion of the first use.

40. In a computer readable medium, a program that directs the operation of a network device to perform the steps of:

bridging an open communication channel between a network device and a packet network for a first use;

maintaining the open communication channel as an initial idle open communication channel after the completion of the first use; and

notifying a device resource of the initial idle open communication channel in response to the completion of the first use.