Short-range wireless architecture
First Claim
1. A method for providing user-apparent consistency in a wireless user device comprising:
- assigning an identifier to a wireless communication session between a wireless users device and a wireless application server;
receiving user context information, and maintaining the identifier and user context information in an active session cache of the wireless application server during any connectivity lapse between the wireless user device and the wireless application server.
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Abstract
A short-range wireless architecture is presented that allows a wireless user device, such as a personal digital assistant, to communicate and enter into transactions with an application server or back-end device. A wireless tier is utilized, which may provide services for the wireless user device such as security and authentication, session and context management, proxy services, service aggregation ad home page/portal services. The wireless tier may store context and/or session information for the wireless user device, and may be used to filter information sent to a wireless device from an application server. The wireless tier may login/logout the user device to an application server automatically, and may provide user and/or personalization information to the application server. The wireless server may also pre-stage information to enhance the user experience, and may maintain state information in the event of a temporary loss of wireless communication.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for providing user-apparent consistency in a wireless user device comprising:
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assigning an identifier to a wireless communication session between a wireless users device and a wireless application server;
receiving user context information, and maintaining the identifier and user context information in an active session cache of the wireless application server during any connectivity lapse between the wireless user device and the wireless application server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium comprising code to:
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assign an identifier to a wireless communication session between a wireless user device and a wireless application server;
receive user context information, and maintain the identifier and user context information in an active session cache of the wireless application server during any connectivity lapse between the wireless user device and the wireless application server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing user-apparent consistency in a wireless user device, comprising;
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assigning an identifier to a wireless user device in wireless communication with a wireless application server, the identifier associated with communication session between the wireless user device and the wireless application server;
storing the identifier and user context information related to the communication session in an active cache;
maintaining the user context information in the active session cache during connectivity lapses between the wireless user device and the wireless application server; and
allowing the wireless user device to rejoin the communication session, in the event the wireless communication is temporarily dropped and re-established between the wireless user device and the wireless application server without losing the assignment of the identifier to the wireless user device or any information stored for the identifier in the active session cache;
wherein the wireless user device rejoins the communication session implicitly from the user perspective thereby providing an appearance of session continuity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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storing wireless connection information at a server concerning a wireless connection from wireless user device;
maintaining the wireless connection information at the server for a period of time after the wireless user device is disconnected; and
restoring the connection if the wireless user device reconnect within the period of time, wherein the wireless user device rejoins the communication session implicitly from the user perspective thereby providing an appearance of session continuity. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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