Method for the transmission of user data objects according to a profile information object

• US 20050283533A1
• Filed: 07/25/2003
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Schluter, Marc, Schwagmann, Norbert, Trauberg, Markus, Schmidt, Andreas
• Granted Patent: US 7,805,522 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• 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 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for transmitting user data objects from a data-supplying component or a data server to a telecommunication device of a user via a connection component. The data-supplying component is informed via profile information in a profile object what types of user data objects the connection component or the telecommunication unit is able to process on its own such that the data supplying component can specifically transmit user data objects to the telecommunication device, which belong to the type that the telecommunication device can process. Hence, the data-supplying component is prevented from sending user data objects of a type that has to be converted by the connection component on the transmission path in order to be able to processed by the telecommunication device.

Claims

1-16. -16. (canceled)

17. A method for transmitting user data objects from a data supply component to a terminal of a user, via a connection component, the method comprising:

providing a resulting profile information object which specifies which type of the user data objects may be transmitted to the terminal for processing;

inserting, in the resulting profile information, a first item of profile information which specifies which type of the user data objects may be processed by the terminal; and

transmitting the user data objects of the type in accordance with the first profile information from the data supply component to the terminal via the connection component.

18. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 17, the method further comprising inserting a second item of profile information into the resulting profile information object which specifies which type of the user data objects may be converted by the connection component into the type of user data objects which may be processed by the terminal.

19. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 18, further comprising transmitting the user data objects of the type in accordance with the second profile information from the data supply component to the terminal if no user data objects of the type in accordance with the first profile information may be provided by the data supply component.

20. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 19, the method further comprising transmitting, before the transmission of the user data objects from the data supply component to the terminal, a first sub-profile information object with the first profile information to the connection component;

supplementing, via the connection component, the first sub-profile information object by the second profile information to form a second sub-profile information object;

transmitting, via the connection component, the second sub-profile information object to the data supply component; and

creating the resulting profile information object based on all transmitted profile information at the data supply component.

21. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 20, further comprising supplementing the terminal with an additional service component which may expand a scope of the user data objects able to be processed by the terminal.

22. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 21, further comprising expanding the first sub-profile information object by a third item of profile information which specifies the types of the user data objects by which the scope of the user data objects of the terminal is expanded by the additional service component.

23. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 20, wherein, in at least one of the first and second sub-profile information objects, the profile information is provided in reference form which refers in each case to profile information which is stored on one of the data supply component and a further data supply component connected thereto.

24. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 17, wherein the terminal is located in a first telecommunication network and at least one of the data supply component and a further data supply component connected thereto are located in a second telecommunication network, with the first and second telecommunication networks being connected to each other.

25. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 24, wherein the connection component is arranged in one of the first and second telecommunication networks or is intended to connect the first and second telecommunication networks together.

26. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 24, wherein the first telecommunication network is a mobile radio network which is operated in accordance with at least one of a GSM standard and a UMTS standard.

27. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 26, wherein the user data objects are transmitted to the terminal in the first telecommunication network via a Wireless Session Protocol.

28. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 24, wherein the second telecommunication network is a network based on an Internet protocol in which data is transmitted via a Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

29. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 17, wherein the terminal includes a radio module.

30. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 29, wherein the terminal is one of a mobile telephone, a cordless telephone, a portable computer and a smartphone.

31. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 17, wherein the connection component is a WAP gateway.

32. A method for transmitting user data objects as claimed in claim 17, wherein the user data objects include at least one of text information, audio information, video information, executable programs and software modules.

33. A system for transmitting user data objects, comprising:

a data supply component;

a connection component; and

a terminal of a user;

wherein a resulting profile information object specifies which type of the user data objects may be transmitted to the terminal for processing;

wherein a first item of profile information is inserted in the resulting profile information which specifies which type of user data objects may be processed by the terminal; and

wherein the user data objects of the type in accordance with the first profile information are transmitted from the data supply component to the terminal via the connection component.