Communication network terminal supporting a plurality of applications

• US 20070072632A1
• Filed: 06/14/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kari, Hannu, Nykanen, Petri, Gustafsson, Patrik, Isomursu, Pekka, Alanara, Seppo, Terho, Mikko, Decker, Peter, Miettunen, Juhani, Lehtonen, Arto, Kaartinen, Kalevi, Lietsalmi, Mikko, Maenpaa, Jari, Pihko, Pete, Tarnanen, Teemu
• Granted Patent: US 7,734,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/041 Encoding the ringing signal, i.e. providing distinctive or selective ringing capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• 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

A terminal for a communication network, the terminal being capable of supporting a plurality of applications and communicating user messages. The terminal is configured to receive user messages having data and a header relating to one of the applications and address the data to a respective application according to the header. In an embodiment the user messages are short messages and the data includes characters in the short message.

Claims

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. A method of transferring data between a mobile station for communicating over a mobile communications network and a server in the Internet having a connection to the mobile communications network, the method comprising:

providing at least a portion of a page on the Internet in the form of code; and

sending the code to the mobile station in a first user message.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising storing the code in a memory of the mobile station for use by the mobile station without an open communications link to the Internet.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the first user message includes at least a telephone number to which a second user message from the mobile station should be sent.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first and second user message reserve a communication channel for a shorter period of time than a transmission over an opened communication link from the mobile station over the mobile communication network to the internet.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising locating identifiers in the code sent to the mobile station and attaching the identifiers as characters to a data field of a user message to be sent by the mobile station.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second user message is divided into an address field portion containing the address of the mobile station and into a data portion containing a response and a header indicating the application type.

14. A mobile terminal of a mobile communication network for accessing Internet over the mobile communication network, the mobile terminal comprising:

a receiver configured to receive at least a portion of a page on the Internet in the form of code in a first user message;

a memory configured to store the code for use by the mobile station without an open communications link to the Internet; and

a transmitter configured to sent a second user message including identifiers as characters in a data field of the second user message.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, further comprising a locator for locating the identifiers in the code received by the mobile station.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the first and second user message is one of a short message, a message according to the standardized SMS message, a message according to the standardized R data field message, a message according to the standardized USSD message, a message according to the standardized SOC message and a message according to a wireless packet radio service.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the first and second user message comprise ASCII characters.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the second user message is divided into an address field portion containing the address of the mobile station and into a data portion containing a response and a header indicating the application type.

19. A method of transferring data between first device for communicating over a mobile communications network and a network operator having a connection to the mobile communications network, the method comprising:

receiving in the first device from the network operator an application identifier including at least a command; and

utilizing the command to access services offered by the network operator from the first device;

wherein the application identifier is received in the first device via a user message.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first device is a mobile terminal.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the user message pertains to a notification concerning services offered by the network operator.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the user message is one of a short message, a message according to the standardized SMS message, a message according to the standardized R data field message, a message according to the standardized USSD message, a message according to the standardized SOC message and a message according to a wireless packet radio service.

23. A mobile terminal comprising:

a receiver configured to receive from a network operator an application identifier including at least a command; and

a processor configured to automatically utilize the command to access services offered by the network operator;

wherein the application identifier is received in the mobile terminal via a user message.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 23, wherein the user message pertains to a notification concerning services offered by the network operator.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 23, wherein the user message is one of a short message, a message according to the standardized SMS message, a message according to the standardized R data field message, a message according to the standardized USSD message, a message according to the standardized SOC message and a message according to a wireless packet radio service.

26. The method of transferring event data between a first device and a second device comprising:

transmitting event data from the first device to the second device via at least one mobile communications network;

receiving the event data at the second device; and

storing the event data in a corresponding application of the second device, wherein the event data is stored in the corresponding application according to attributes of the event data.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the second device is remote from the first device, and both the first and second device being one of a mobile station capable of communicating over a mobile communication network, and of a computer capable of being connected to the mobile communication network.

28. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

allowing a user of the second device to select between confirming and canceling the received event data; and

performing storing the event data as a response to a confirmation by the user.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein transmitting the event data includes transmitting the event data in a user message.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the user message is one of a short message, a message according to the standardized SMS message, a message according to the standardized R data field message, a message according to the standardized SMS message.

31. A mobile terminal comprising:

a receiver configured to receive event data from a remote device;

a memory configured to store the event data in a corresponding application of the mobile terminal, wherein the event data is stored in the corresponding application according to attributes of the event data.

32. The mobile terminal of claim 31, further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit the event data in a user message.

33. The mobile terminal of claim 32 further comprising the user message being one of a short message, a message according to the standardized R data field message, a message according to the standardized USSD message, a message according to the standardized SOC message and a message according to a wireless packet radio service.