Methods and apparatus for using electronic envelopes to configure parameters

• US 20080016161A1
• Filed: 07/14/2006
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Park, Vincent D., Tsirtsis, George
• Application Number:
  US11/486,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20080016161A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues

Abstract

A method of configuring parameters in a communication system is disclosed, wherein the method comprising determining if an event occurred. If so, then method generating a first electronic envelope by a first process, wherein the envelope comprises an process identification (ID) and attaching the first electronic envelope to a request message, wherein the request message is generated by a transmit process.

Claims

1. A method of configuring parameters in a communication system, the method comprising:

determining if an event occurred;

generating a first electronic envelope by a first process, wherein the envelope comprises a process identification (ID); and

attaching the first electronic envelope to a request message, wherein the request message is generated by a transmit process.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising transmitting the request message.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising selecting the transmit process prior to generating the request message.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising registering one or more process designated as non-transmit process.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, the method further comprising broadcasting a notification that an event occurred to all the registered processes.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising receiving a response message from an external device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein

receiving the response message comprises of receiving one or more electronic envelopes from an external device, wherein the envelope comprises the process (ID);

and

distributing the received envelope to process associated with the process (ID).

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising processing the received envelope.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein receiving the response message comprises receiving an event information.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising broadcasting the received event information to one or more processes.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein generating the first electronic envelope comprises generating parameters as objects.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein attaching the first electronic envelope to a request message, wherein the request message is generated by CCP process.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein attaching the first electronic envelope to the request message comprises of attaching the first message to a connect request message.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein attaching the first electronic envelope to the request message comprises of attaching the first message to a handoff request message.

15. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein receiving the response message comprises of receiving a connect response message.

16. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein receiving the response message comprises of receiving a handoff response message.

17. An apparatus of configuring parameters in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

means for determining if an event occurred;

means for generating a first electronic envelope by a first process, wherein the envelope comprises an process identification (ID); and

means for attaching the first electronic envelope to a request message, wherein the request message is generated by a transmit process.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, the apparatus further comprising means for transmitting the request message.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, the apparatus further comprising means for selecting the transmit process prior to generating the request message.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, the apparatus further comprising means for registering one or more process designated as non-transmit process.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 20, the apparatus further comprising means for broadcasting a notification that an event occurred to all the registered processes.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, the apparatus further comprising means for receiving a response message from an external device.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein the response message comprises of receiving one or more electronic envelopes from an external device, wherein the envelope comprises the process (ID);

and further comprising means for distributing the received envelope to a process associated with the process (ID).

24. The apparatus as claimed in claim 23, further comprising means for processing the received envelope.

25. The apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein the response message comprises an event information.

26. The apparatus as claimed in claim 25, further comprising means for broadcasting the received event information to one or more processes.

27. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first electronic envelope comprises one or more parameters as objects.

28. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first electronic envelope is generated by CCP process.

29. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first electronic envelope is attached to a connect request message.

30. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first electronic envelope is attached to a handoff request message.

31. The apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein the response message comprises a connect response message.

32. The apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein the response message comprises a handoff response message.

33. An apparatus of configuring parameters in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a processor, the processor determining if an event occurred;

the processor generating a first electronic envelope by a first process, wherein the envelope comprises an process identification (ID);

the processor attaching the first electronic envelope to a request message, wherein the request message is generated by a transmit process; and

a memory coupled to the processor and the memory used for storing the process ID.

34. The apparatus as claimed in claim 33, the processor further selecting the transmit process prior to generating the request message.

35. The apparatus as claimed in claim 33, the processor further registering one or more process designated as non-transmit process.

36. The apparatus as claimed in claim 35, the processor further broadcasting a notification that an event occurred to all the registered processes.

37. The apparatus as claimed in claim 33, the processor further receiving a response message from an external device.

38. The apparatus as claimed in claim 37, wherein the response message comprises of receiving one or more electronic envelopes from an external device, wherein the envelope comprises the process (ID);

and the processor further distributing the received envelope to a process associated with the process (ID).

39. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations including:

determining if an event occurred;

generating a first electronic envelope by a first process, wherein the envelope comprises an process identification (ID); and

attaching the first electronic envelope to a request message, wherein the request message is generated by a transmit process.

40. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 39, further comprising instructions to cause selecting the transmit process prior to generating the request message.

41. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 39, further comprising instructions to cause registering one or more process designated as non-transmit process.

42. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 41, further comprising instructions to cause broadcasting a notification that an event occurred to all the registered processes.

43. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 39, further comprising instructions to cause receiving a response message from an external device.

44. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 43, wherein

the response message comprises one or more electronic envelopes from an external device, wherein the envelope comprises the process (ID);

and

further comprising instructions to cause distributing the received envelope to process associated with the process (ID).

45. An apparatus operable in communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a processor, the processor configured to determine if an event occurred;

the processor configured to generate a first electronic envelope by a first process, wherein the envelope comprises an process identification (ID); and

the processor configured to attach the first electronic envelope to a request message, wherein the request message is generated by a transmit process.

46. The apparatus as claimed in claim 45, the processor further configured to select the transmit process prior to generating the request message.

47. The apparatus as claimed in claim 45, the processor further configured to register one or more process designated as non-transmit process.

48. The apparatus as claimed in claim 47, the processor further configured to broadcast a notification that an event occurred to all the registered processes.

49. The apparatus as claimed in claim 45, the processor further configured to receive a response message from an external device.

50. The apparatus as claimed in claim 49, wherein the response message comprises of receive one or more electronic envelopes from an external device, wherein the envelope comprises the process (ID);

and the processor further configured to distribute the received envelope to a process associated with the process (ID).

51. A apparatus for configuring parameters in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a request message, wherein the request message comprises an electronic envelopes having a process ID;

means processing the envelopes;

means for generating a response message; and

means for attaching a reply envelope to the response message, wherein the reply envelope comprises a target process ID.

52. The apparatus as claimed in claim 51, wherein the request message comprises a plurality of envelopes, each envelope comprising a process ID.

53. The apparatus as claimed in claim 51, wherein the reply envelope comprises a plurality of reply envelopes, each envelope comprising a target process ID.

54. A method of configuring parameters in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a request message, wherein the request message comprises an electronic envelopes having a process ID;

processing the envelopes;

generating a response message; and

attaching a reply envelope to the response message, wherein the reply envelope comprises a target process ID.

55. The method as claimed in claim 54, wherein receiving the request message comprises of receiving a plurality of envelopes, each envelope comprising a process ID.

56. The method as claimed in claim 54, wherein attaching the reply envelope comprises of attaching a plurality of reply envelopes, each envelope comprising a target process ID.

57. A apparatus for configuring parameters in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a processor, the processor receiving a request message, wherein the request message comprises an electronic envelopes having a process ID;

the processor further processing the envelopes;

the processor further generating a response message; and

the processor attaching a reply envelope to the response message, wherein the reply envelope comprises a target process ID.

58. The apparatus as claimed in claim 57, wherein the request message comprises a plurality of envelopes, each envelope comprising a process ID.

59. The apparatus as claimed in claim 57, wherein the reply envelope comprises a plurality of reply envelopes, each envelope comprising a target process ID.

60. An apparatus operable in communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to receive a request message, wherein the request message comprises an electronic envelopes having a process ID;

the processor further configured to process the envelopes;

the processor further configured to generate a response message; and

the processor configured to attach a reply envelope to the response message, wherein the reply envelope comprises a target process ID.

61. The apparatus as claimed in claim 60, wherein the request message comprises a plurality of envelopes, each envelope comprising a process ID.

62. The apparatus as claimed in claim 60, wherein the reply envelope comprises a plurality of reply envelopes, each envelope comprising a target process ID.

63. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations including:

receiving a request message, wherein the request message comprises an electronic envelopes having a process ID;

processing the envelopes;

generating a response message; and

attaching a reply envelope to the response message, wherein each reply envelope comprises a target process ID.

64. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 63, wherein the request message comprises a plurality of envelopes, each envelope comprising a process ID.

65. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 63, wherein the reply envelope comprises a plurality of reply envelopes, each envelope comprising a target process ID.