System and method for integrating information services through cellular network

• US 20050213592A1
• Filed: 03/22/2005
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Flash Networks, Ltd. (Constellation Software Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Niragongo Ltd. (Constellation Software Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kalish, Danny
• Granted Patent: US 7,995,506 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2854 Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and a system for handling content requests initiated by mobile wireless devices or content providers servers, implemented within a proxy server. Said method and system comprise of the steps: analyzing request type according to predefined business logic rules; identifying the relevant backend information server resources required for executing said request; connecting to the respective information servers; requesting and receiving the relevant information form the respective information servers; and forwarding the received information to content provider server.

Claims

1. A method for handling content requests initiated by mobile wireless devices which require backend systems services information, said method comprising of the steps:

A. analyzing and identifying request type and the relevant information server sources required for fulfilling mobile wireless devices content requests, said analysis based on various request parameters and predefined business logic rules;

B. communicating with the selected information sources servers according to identified request type and retrieving the relevant information thereof; and

C. forwarding the retrieved information to content provider server.

2. A method of claim 1 further comprising of the steps:

Verifying the authorization of said content server to request and receive said information;

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the requests are initiated by the mobile device, the information server sources are backend services associated with the mobile network operator and the received backend information is embedded within user request and transferred to the content provider service.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein all steps are implemented within a proxy server.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein all steps are implemented within a gateway server.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the backend service provide one of the following services:

user profile;

location;

billing.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein the requested parameter is at least one of the following:

requested content;

user identification;

requesting device;

source network.

8. A method for handling content requests initiated by mobile wireless devices which require backend systems services information, implemented within a communication server, said method comprising of the steps:

A. analyzing content server response for identifying a request for backend services and resources required for fulfilling said request,

B. communicating with the relevant information sources servers and retrieving the relevant information thereof; and

C. forwarding the retrieved information to content provider server.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of verifying the authorization of said content server to request and receive said information.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein all steps are implemented within a proxy server.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein all steps are implemented within a gateway server.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the requests are initiated by the mobile device, the information server sources are backend services associated with the mobile network operator and the received backend information is embedded within user request and re-issued to the content provider service.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the verifying the authorization is obtained from pre-configured authorization lists.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein the verifying the authorization is obtained from an external system interface.

15. The method of claim 8 wherein the verifying the authorization is obtained by interacting with the user for requesting authorization to disclose said requested information.

16. The method of claim 8 wherein the requests are information queries initiated by the content server, the information server sources are backend services, further comprising the steps of:

receiving in advance the content in formation from the content server, using the query result for determining whether to forward the information as received from the content server to mobile device.

17. The method of claim 8 wherein the backend service is at least one of the following:

user profile;

location;

billing.

18. A communication server for handling content requests initiated by mobile wireless devices which require backend systems services information, said proxy server comprised of:

a. analyzing module for identifying request type and the relevant information server sources required for fulfilling said request according to predefined business logic rules;

b. communication interface module for interfacing with the respective information sources servers and retrieving the relevant information thereof; and

c. transmission module for forwarding the retrieved information to content provider server.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the backend service is at least one of the following:

user profile;

location;

billing.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the requests are initiated by the mobile device, the information server sources are backend services associated with the mobile network operator and the received information is embedded within user request and transferred to the content provider service.

21. The system of claim 18 wherein the requests are initiated by the content server, the information server sources are backend services and the received information is transferred to the content provider service.

22. The system of claim 18 wherein the requests are information queries initiated by the content server, the information server sources are backend services and the content information is received in advance from the content server, further comprising:

processing means which check the query result for determining whether to forwards the information as received from the content server to mobile device;