System, apparatus, and method for accessing mobile servers
First Claim
1. An information system comprising:
- a network entity operating within a first mobile network and adapted to provide data requests to a second mobile network;
a first firewall coupled to the second mobile network and adapted to screen the data requests received from the network entity;
a mobile server operating within the second mobile network and adapted to provide data in response to the data requests; and
a socket gateway coupled between the network entity and the first firewall and adapted to facilitate access to the mobile server from the network entity, wherein the data requests are converted into a format that is transparent to the first firewall.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal operating within a firewall protected mobile domain provides mobile server functionality to requesting entities outside of the protected domain. Links to content contained within, or proximately coupled to, the mobile server are located via registry entries. Internet Protocol (IP) address queries associated with the firewall protected mobile server result in the return of the IP address of a socket gateway. The socket gateway acts as a trusted interface to both the mobile server'"'"'s domain as well as the requesting entities'"'"' domain. The socket gateway intercedes as a relay to setup, maintain, and tear down the communication session between the mobile server and the requesting entity.
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23 Claims
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1. An information system comprising:
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a network entity operating within a first mobile network and adapted to provide data requests to a second mobile network;
a first firewall coupled to the second mobile network and adapted to screen the data requests received from the network entity;
a mobile server operating within the second mobile network and adapted to provide data in response to the data requests; and
a socket gateway coupled between the network entity and the first firewall and adapted to facilitate access to the mobile server from the network entity, wherein the data requests are converted into a format that is transparent to the first firewall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile terminal capable of being wirelessly coupled to a firewall protected network, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a memory capable of storing at least a protocol interface;
a processor coupled to the memory and configured by the protocol interface to respond to format converted content requests, the format converted content requests being transparent to the firewall protected network and generated by a socket gateway operating outside of the firewall protected network; and
a transceiver configured to facilitate a content exchange with the socket gateway in response to the format converted content requests. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a mobile terminal for facilitating data transfer to network elements operating outside of a firewall protected mobile network by performing steps comprising:
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receiving a connection request in a first format from a trusted entity operating outside of the firewall protected mobile network, the connection request being converted from a second format to be transparent to the firewall protected mobile network;
establishing the connection with the trusted entity in response to the connection request; and
transferring data to the network elements, wherein the data intended for the network elements is addressed to the trusted entity.
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11. A method of providing data from a mobile server to network elements operating outside of a firewall protected mobile domain, comprising:
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requesting addresses corresponding to links associated with data controlled by the mobile server;
converting the requested addresses to an address of a trusted entity operating outside of the firewall protected mobile domain;
transmitting requests for data to the trusted entity using the converted addresses; and
converting the requests for data into a format that is transparent to the firewall protected mobile domain. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a socket gateway for facilitating data transfer between network elements of a first firewall protected domain and a mobile server of a second firewall protected domain by performing steps comprising:
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receiving data requests of a first protocol type from the network elements;
converting the data requests to a second protocol type that is transparent to the second firewall protected domain;
transmitting the converted data requests to the mobile server; and
receiving data from the mobile server in response to the converted data requests. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A socket gateway within a network used to facilitate an exchange of data between two firewall protected networks, comprising:
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means for receiving data requests of a first protocol type from network elements in a first firewall protected network;
means for converting the data requests to a second protocol type that is transparent to a second firewall protected network;
means for transmitting the converted data requests to a mobile server operating within the second firewall protected network;
means for receiving data from the mobile server in response to the converted data requests; and
means for relaying the received data to the network elements.
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