Computer system and method for data transmission

• US 20070066318A1
• Filed: 08/31/2006
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Swisscom Mobile AG (Government of Switzerland)
• Inventors: Linder, Jan, Danzeisen, Marc, Heissenbuttel, Marc, Mauron, Stefan
• Granted Patent: US 8,649,792 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/450
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A computer system (2) for transmitting context-specific data via a mobile radio network to a mobile communication terminal (3, 3′) and configured to receive and store condition data assigned to data elements of a data delivery unit (1). The computer system (2) checks whether the mobile communication terminal (3) satisfies one or more conditions defined by the condition data. If one of the conditions is satisfied, the computer system (2) triggers the transmission of context-specific data elements via the mobile radio network to the mobile communication terminal (3, 3′). The context-specific data elements are those data elements that are assigned to condition data that define the condition satisfied by the mobile communication terminal (3). Context monitoring by the computer system (2) and context-specific data transmission triggered by the computer system (2) make it possible to supply automatically context specific data elements, for example operational parameters, to mobile communication terminals (3, 3′), without having to burden, for that purpose, the data delivery units (1) and the mobile communication terminals (3, 3′) with functions for context monitoring.

Claims

1. A computer system for transmitting context-specific data via a mobile radio network to a first mobile communication terminal, the system comprising:

a reception module for receiving and storing condition data assigned to data elements of a data delivery unit;

a context checking module for checking whether a second mobile communication terminal, external to the computer system, satisfies one or more conditions defined by the condition data; and

a data transmission module for triggering transmission of context-specific data elements via the mobile radio network to the first mobile communication terminal, the context-specific data elements being assigned to condition data defining a condition that is satisfied by the second mobile communication terminal.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is configured to obtain from a networking unit of the mobile radio network current attribute data associated with the second mobile communication terminal;

and wherein the context checking module is configured to check, based on these current attribute data and respective condition data, whether the second mobile communication terminal satisfies the conditions.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the context checking module is configured to check, based on current attribute data associated with the second mobile communication terminal and respective condition data, whether the second mobile communication terminal satisfies the conditions, these current attribute data comprising at least one of geographic position, network access point, network identifier, network address, network type, subscriber identifier, certificate, password, device type, and device configuration.

4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the reception module is configured to receive a confirmation of condition compliance from the second mobile communication terminal;

wherein the context checking module is configured to check the confirmation of condition compliance and to determine condition data assigned to the confirmation of condition compliance; and

wherein the data transmission module is configured to trigger the transmission via the mobile radio network to the first mobile communication terminal of the context-specific data elements assigned to the condition data determined.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the reception module is configured to receive from the data delivery unit the data elements assigned to the condition data and to store the data elements assigned to the condition data;

and wherein the data transmission module is configured to transmit the context-specific data elements to the first mobile communication terminal.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the reception module is configured to receive and store assignment data assigning the condition data to the data elements from the data delivery unit;

and wherein the data transmission module is configured to trigger the transmission of the context-specific data elements by transmitting to the data delivery unit a release instruction.

7. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the data elements comprise at least one data element of operational parameter for the first mobile communication terminal, electronic message, electronic data value and software element for a software application.

8. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the reception module is configured to receive and store instructions which are assigned to the condition data and/or the context-specific data elements;

and wherein the data transmission module is configured to trigger the transmission of the context-specific data elements according to the respective instructions, whereby different ones of the context-specific data elements are to be transmitted to the first mobile communication terminal and/or to another device.

9. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the context checking module is configured to check periodically or on the basis of a received message the conditions defined by the condition data.

10. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first mobile communication terminal and the second mobile communication terminal are the same mobile communication terminal.

11. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the data delivery unit is arranged in the computer system.

12. A method for transmitting context-specific data via a mobile radio network to a first mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

transmitting condition data, assigned to data elements of a data delivery unit, from the data delivery unit to a computer system;

receiving and storing the condition data in the computer system;

checking in the computer system whether a second mobile communication terminal, external to the computer system, satisfies one or more conditions defined by the condition data; and

triggering by the computer system transmission of context-specific data elements via the mobile radio network to the first mobile communication terminal, the context-specific data elements being assigned to condition data defining a condition that is satisfied by the second mobile communication terminal.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the computer system obtains from a networking unit of the mobile radio network current attribute data associated with the second mobile communication terminal;

and wherein the computer system checks, based on these current attribute data and respective condition data, whether the second mobile communication terminal satisfies the conditions.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the computer system checks, based on current attribute data associated with the second mobile communication terminal and respective condition data, whether the second mobile communication terminal satisfies the conditions, these current attribute data comprising at least one of geographic position, network access point, network identifier, network address, network type, subscriber identifier, certificate, password, device type, and device configuration.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the second mobile communication terminal transmits a confirmation of condition compliance to the computer system;

wherein the computer system checks the confirmation of condition compliance and determines condition data assigned to the confirmation of condition compliance; and

wherein the computer system triggers the transmission via the mobile radio network to the first mobile communication terminal of the context-specific data elements assigned to the condition data determined.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the data delivery unit transmits to the computer system the data elements assigned to the condition data;

wherein the computer system receives and stores the data elements assigned to the condition data; and

wherein the computer system transmits the context-specific data elements to the first mobile communication terminal.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the data delivery unit transmits to the computer system assignment data assigning the condition data to the data elements;

wherein the computer system receives and stores the assignment data; and

wherein the computer system triggers the transmission of the context-specific data elements by transmitting to the data delivery unit a release instruction.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the data elements comprise at least one data element of operational parameter for the first mobile communication terminal, electronic message, electronic data value and software element for a software application.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the transmission of the context-specific data elements is triggered according to instructions which are assigned to the condition data and/or the context-specific data elements, whereby different ones of the context-specific data elements are to be transmitted to the first mobile communication terminal and/or to another device.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the computer system checks periodically or on the basis of a received message the conditions defined by the condition data.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the first mobile communication terminal and the second mobile communication terminal are the same mobile communication terminal.

22. A computer program product comprising computer program code means for controlling one or more processors of a computer such that the computer

receives and stores condition data that is assigned to data elements of a data delivery unit,

checks whether a second mobile communication terminal, external to the computer system, satisfies one or more conditions defined by the condition data, and

triggers transmission of context-specific data elements via the mobile radio network to the first mobile communication terminal, the context-specific data elements being assigned to condition data defining a condition that is satisfied by the second mobile communication terminal.