Method and device for adapting the configuration of an application of a mobile terminal to an accessible data connection

• US 20050148359A1
• Filed: 02/26/2002
• Published: 07/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Joeressen, Olaf
• Granted Patent: US 7,738,914 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

There is provided a method for adapting the configuration of at least one application of a mobile terminal device to an accessible data connection, by the steps of obtaining properties of at least one data connection accessible from said mobile terminal device; and adapting the configuration of said application on said terminal device in accordance with said properties. Further, there is provided a mobile terminal device capable of adapting the configuration of applications to an accessible data connection, comprising data exchanging means, capable of accessing at least one data connection; data processing means, capable of running applications; means for obtaining properties of at least one data connection accessible by said data exchanging means; and means for adapting the configurations of at least one application according to said obtained properties.

Claims

1. Method for operating a mobile terminal device having an application (50-56) and wherein said mobile terminal device can access at least one data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18), comprising the steps of:

obtaining properties (100) of at least one data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) accessible from said mobile terminal device, characterized by

adapting (102) a configuration of said application (50-56) on said terminal device in accordance with said properties.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the only available property comprises the identification of said data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18).

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein said properties are obtained (100) when a specific data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) is selected.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one accessible data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) is a potentially accessible data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18).

5. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of determining actually accessible data connections (10, 12, 14, 16, 18), and wherein said properties are obtained (100) during said determination.

6. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of determining active applications (50-56), and adapting (102) configurations of said determined active applications (50-56).

7. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of starting (80) an application (50-56) on a mobile terminal device prior to obtaining (100) said properties.

8. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of detecting (90) a data transfer to be performed by an application (50-56), prior to obtaining (100) said properties.

9. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of selecting an appropriate data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18).

10. Software tool for adapting (102) a configuration of an application (50-56) of a mobile terminal to an accessible data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18), comprising program code means for carrying out the steps of claim 1 when program code of said program code means is run on a mobile terminal device.

11. Computer program for adapting (102) a configuration of an application (50-56) of a mobile terminal to an accessible data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18), comprising program code means for carrying out the steps of claim 1 when program code of said program code means is run on a mobile terminal device.

12. Computer program product comprising program code means stored on a computer readable medium for carrying out the method of claim 1 when program code of said computer program means is run on a mobile terminal device.

13. Mobile terminal device comprising:

data exchanging means, capable of accessing at least one data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18);

data processing means, capable of running applications (50-56); and

means for obtaining properties of at least one data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) accessible by said data exchanging means;

characterized by

means for adapting (2, 40 44, 46, 48) a configuration of at least one application (50-56) according to said obtained properties.

14. Mobile terminal device according to claim 13, further comprising means for selecting one of said at least one accessible data connections (10, 12, 14, 16, 18).

15. Mobile terminal device according to claim 13, further comprising means for storing said configuration of said at least one application for said at least one accessible data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18).

16. Mobile terminal device, comprising:

an access subsystem (4), responsive to a selection signal (22), for selecting at least one access system from among a plurality of selectable access systems (10, 12, 14, 16, 18);

a media selection subsystem (2) for providing said selection signal (22);

an application subsystem (6) having at least one application (50, 52, 56, . . . ); and

a configuration server (8), responsive to said selection signal (22), for selecting a specific data connection (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) for said at least one application.

17. Mobile terminal device according to claim 16, wherein said selection signal is provided only if a data transfer is to be executed.

18. Mobile terminal device according to claim 17, wherein said selection signal is provided only if a data transfer connection is available.

19. Mobile terminal device according to claim 16, wherein said selection signal is provided only if a data transfer connection is available.

20. Mobile terminal device according to claim 16, wherein said selection signal is provided only if a data transfer is actually required.