Mobile communication system and method for exchanging data between mobile communication terminals using packet data communication

• US 20050135294A1
• Filed: 08/25/2004
• Published: 06/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Do, Shin-Hee
• Granted Patent: US 7,508,786 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• 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: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

A mobile communication system and method for exchanging packet data between a host mobile communication terminal and at least one client mobile communication terminal. The host mobile communication terminal sends an SMS message including a list of data to be provided and an IP address for packet data communication. At least one client mobile communication terminal sends a list of data requested to be sent for downloading and authentication information to the host mobile communication terminal over PPP channels set up for the packet data communication. The host mobile communication terminal then sends the data requested by the client mobile communication terminal thereto over the PPP channels. Therefore, data can be exchanged between the host mobile communication terminal and the client mobile communication terminal, without using a separate physical device or means for data exchange.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system for exchanging packet data between a host mobile communication terminal and at least one client mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a packet data serving node (PDSN) for allocating first and second Internet protocol (IP) addresses to said host mobile communication terminal and said at least one client mobile communication terminal, respectively, and establishing first and second point-to-point protocol (PPP) channels with said host mobile communication terminal and said at least one client mobile communication terminal, respectively; and

a short message service (SMS) server for providing an SMS service to said host mobile communication terminal and said at least one client mobile communication terminal;

said host mobile communication terminal receives said first IP address allocated from said PDSN, sets up said first PPP channel with said PDSN using the first IP address, sends an SMS message including said first IP address and a list of data to be provided, to said SMS server, and upon receiving a list of data requested to be sent existing in the list of the data to be provided, sends the data of the requested data list to said PDSN through an authentication process; and

said at least one client mobile communication terminal receives said second IP address allocated from said PDSN, sets up said second PPP channel with said PDSN using the second IP address, sends a download request parameter including said requested data list selected from said list of said data to be provided, to said host mobile communication terminal via said PDSN, and receives said data of said requested data list sent from said host mobile communication terminal.

2. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said SMS message comprises:

sent data type information;

information about said first IP address and a port address of said host mobile communication terminal;

information about a total amount of the data to be provided from said host mobile communication terminal; and

information about said list of said data to be provided from said host mobile communication terminal.

3. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said download request parameter comprises:

an IP header including said first and second IP addresses of said host mobile communication terminal and at least one client mobile communication terminal;

a transmission control protocol (TCP) header including TCP information of said host mobile communication terminal and at least one client mobile communication terminal;

authentication information including subscriber information of said client mobile communication terminal;

information about a total amount of the data requested by said client mobile communication terminal to be sent; and

information about said list of said data requested by said client mobile communication terminal to be sent.

4. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said host mobile communication terminal stores a list of subscriber information of destination client mobile communication terminals when sending said SMS message, performs said authentication process in such a manner that it compares said authentication information contained in said download request parameter with the stored subscriber information list and authenticates a client mobile communication terminal, if said authentication information exists in said subscriber information list, and sends said data of said requested data list to said client mobile communication terminal via said PDSN, if said client mobile communication terminal is authenticated.

5. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one client mobile communication terminal displays information asking a user whether to request sending of data corresponding to said list of said data to be provided, upon receiving said SMS message sent from said host mobile communication terminal via said SMS server, requests and receives said second IP address from said PDSN, upon receiving a signal to request the sending of the data corresponding to said list of said data to be provided, and sends the download request parameter including the list of the requested data to said host mobile communication terminal via said PDSN.

6. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

each of said host mobile communication terminal and said at least one client mobile communication terminal, and said PDSN request communication of each other to set up a communication channel therebetween;

said host mobile communication terminal and said at least one client mobile communication terminal each request authentication from said PDSN over the set-up communication channel, request a corresponding one of said first and second IP addresses from said PDSN, if authenticated by said PDSN, and set up a corresponding one of said first and second PPP channels, if allocated the corresponding IP address from said PDSN.

7. A method for exchanging packet data between a host mobile communication terminal and at least one client mobile communication terminal using a mobile communication system, said method comprising the steps of:

requesting, by the host mobile communication terminal, a first Internet protocol (IP) address from a packet data serving node (PDSN);

establishing a first point-to-point protocol (PPP) channel between the host mobile communication terminal and the PDSN using said first IP address;

sending an SMS message including said first IP address and a list of data to be provided, to said at least one client mobile communication terminal from the host mobile communication terminal, via a short message service SMS server;

requesting, by at least one client mobile communication terminal, a second IP address from said PDSN;

establishing a second PPP channel between the at least one client mobile communication terminal and the PDSN using a second IP address from said PDSN;

sending a download request parameter including a list of the requested data from the at least one client mobile communication terminal to said host mobile communication terminal, via said PDSN;

sending the data of said requested data list from said host mobile communication terminal to said PDSN through an authentication process, upon receiving said download request parameter; and

sending the data of said requested data list from said PDSN to said at least one client mobile communication terminal.

8. The method as set forth in claim 7, wherein said SMS message includes:

sent data type information;

information about said first IP address and a port address of said host mobile communication terminal;

information about a total amount said data to be provided from said host mobile communication terminal; and

information about said list of said data to be provided from said host mobile communication terminal.

9. The method as set forth in claim 7, wherein said download request parameter includes:

an IP header including said first and second IP addresses of said host mobile communication terminal and said at least one client mobile communication terminal;

a transmission control protocol (TCP) header including TCP information of said host mobile communication terminal and said at least one client mobile communication terminal;

authentication information including subscriber information of said at least one client mobile communication terminal;

information about a total amount of said data requested by said at least one client mobile communication terminal to be sent; and

information about said list of said data requested by said at least one client mobile communication terminal to be sent.

10. The method as set forth in claim 9, wherein said authentication process comprises the steps of:

comparing, by said host mobile communication terminal, said authentication information contained in said download request parameter with a list of subscriber information of destination client mobile communication terminals to which said SMS message is sent; and

authenticating, by said host mobile communication terminal, said at least one client mobile communication terminal, if said authentication information exists in said subscriber information list.

11. The method as set forth in claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

displaying, by said at least one client mobile communication terminal, information asking a user whether to request the sending of the data corresponding to said list of said data to be provided; and

requesting, by said at least one client mobile communication terminal, said second IP address from said PDSN, upon receiving a signal to request the sending of said data corresponding to said list of said data to be provided.

12. The method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the step of establishing the first and second PPP channels, each comprise the steps of:

requesting a communication channel with the PDSN;

requesting authentication from said PDSN over the set-up communication channel;

requesting at least one of said first and second IP addresses from said PDSN, if authenticated by said PDSN; and

establishing at least one of said first and second PPP channels, if allocated at least one of said first and second IP addresses, respectively, from said PDSN.