Implementing a web server on a mobile station

• US 20050049001A1
• Filed: 06/04/2004
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Lazaridis, Mihal
• Granted Patent: US 7,400,897 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5084 Providing for device mobility network addressing or numbering for mobility support in wireless networks H04W8/26; mobile IP H04W80/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• 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 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A system and method are provided for implementing a web server on a mobile station. A first mobile station may include a database of information. A network address for the first mobile station may be transmitted to a second mobile station to enable the second mobile station to communicate with the first mobile station directly over a wireless network. The second mobile station may then be provided access to the database of information by communicating directly over the wireless network with the first mobile station, wherein the first mobile station operates as the wireless server for the second mobile station.

Claims

1. A method of providing a wireless server for use within a wireless network, comprising:

providing a first mobile station having access to a database of information;

transmitting a network address for the first mobile station to a second mobile station, the network address enabling the second mobile station to communicate with the first mobile station directly over a wireless network; and

providing the second mobile station access to the database of information by communicating directly over the wireless network with the first mobile station;

wherein the first mobile station operates as the wireless server for the second mobile station.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a network address for the second mobile station at the first mobile station to enable two-way communication between the first mobile station and the second mobile station.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first mobile station transmits the network address to the second mobile station in an electronic message (email) transmitted via an electronic messaging service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first mobile station transmits the network address to the second mobile station in a short messaging service (SMS) message transmitted via a SMS messaging service center.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the network address is an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the IP address of the first mobile station is dynamically assigned by the wireless network, further comprising:

monitoring the dynamic IP address of the first mobile station; and

if the dynamic IP address of the first mobile station is changed by the wireless network, then transmitting an updated network address for the first mobile station to the second mobile station, the updated network address enabling the second mobile station to communicate with the first mobile station directly over the wireless network.

7. A wireless server for use within a wireless network, comprising:

a communication subsystem operable to send and receive communications over the wireless network;

a memory subsystem operable to store data and program information, including a server database;

a processing subsystem operable to store and retrieve data in the memory subsystem, execute programs stored in the memory subsystem, and cause the communication subsystem to transmit and receive communications over the wireless network; and

a wireless server module stored in the memory subsystem and executed by the processing subsystem, the wireless server module when executed by the processing subsystem being operable to cause the wireless server to transmit a network address for the wireless server to a wireless client, the network address enabling the wireless client to communicate with the wireless server directly over the wireless network to access information in the server database.

8. The wireless server of claim 7, wherein the wireless server module causes the wireless server to transmit the network address from the wireless server to the wireless client in an electronic message (email) transmitted via an electronic messaging service.

9. The wireless server of claim 7, wherein the wireless server module causes the wireless server to transmit the network address from the wireless server to the wireless client in a short messaging server (SMS) message transmitted via a SMS messaging service center.

10. The wireless server of claim 7, wherein the wireless server module causes the wireless server to transmit the network address from the wireless server to the wireless client in a short messaging server (SMS) message transmitted via an IP address exchange service.

11. The wireless server of claim 10, wherein the IP address exchange service maintains a list of a plurality of wireless clients that are registered to access information in the server database.

12. The wireless server of claim 11, wherein the IP address of the wireless server is dynamically assigned by the wireless network, and wherein the wireless server module includes an IP monitoring agent that is operable to monitor the IP address assigned to the wireless server and transmit an updated network address to the IP address exchange service if the IP address is changed, wherein the IP address exchange service is operable to forward the updated network address to the plurality of wireless clients that are registered to access information in the server database.

13. The wireless server of claim 7, wherein the network address is an IP address.

14. The wireless server of claim 13, wherein the IP address of the wireless server is dynamically assigned by the wireless network, and wherein the wireless server module includes an IP monitoring agent that is operable to monitor the IP address assigned to the wireless server and transmit an updated network address to the wireless client if the IP address is changed.

15. The wireless server of claim 14, wherein the IP monitoring agent determines a plurality of wireless clients that are registered to receive information from the wireless server and is operable to transmit an updated network address to the plurality of wireless clients if the IP address of the wireless server is changed.

16. The wireless server of claim 7, wherein the wireless server module is further operable to receive a network address of the wireless client to enable two-way communication between the wireless server and the wireless client directly over the wireless network.