System and method for delivery data between a data provider and a mobil telephone network subscriber

• US 20080160969A1
• Filed: 06/21/2007
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vodafone Holding GmbH (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Vodafone Holding GmbH (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Inventors: Tromm, Achim
• Granted Patent: US 8,792,870 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/02 for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

The invention relates to a switching system and a switching method for a mobile radio network. Data is switched and adapted to the technical specifications of a mobile station according to a profile. The adapted data is transmitted to the mobile station upon request through the mobile radio network.

Claims

1. A switching system for a mobile radio network, said switching system being adapted for switching data between a data provider and a subscriber, the switching system comprising:

(a) a data processing unit, said data processing unit comprising a processor to control said data processing unit and a digital storage forming a switching device,

(b) means for establishing a first connection between said data processing unit and a second data processing unit said data processing unit providing data by said data provider,

(c) means for establishing a second connection between said data processing unit and a mobile radio network,

(d) means for establishing a radio connection between said data processing unit and a mobile station through said mobile radio network, and

(e) means for personalizing said switching data according to a profile provided in said data processing unit of said switching system.

2. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein said data processing unit of said switching system is provided with means for attaching personalizing data.

3. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein any of said connections and/or radio connection is bidirectional.

4. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein said first connection is a network connection.

5. A switching system according to claim 4, wherein said network connection is an internet.

6. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein said switching data is intermediately stored in said switching device.

7. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein means to receive and process a request made by said mobile station and/or by said data processing unit of said data provider and wherein only such data are switched by said switching device which are requested.

8. A switching system according to claim 1, further comprising filter means for filtering damaging sabotaging programs and/or sabotaging data, such as computer viruses, computer worms or trojans from said switching data.

9. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein switching and/or checking of said switching data is related to costs and said switching system further comprising means to register said costs for said switching and/or checking of said switching data.

10. A switching method for a mobile radio network for switching data between a data provider and a subscriber comprising the steps of:

(a) establishing a first connection between a data processing unit of a switching system and a data processing unit of said data provider,

(b) establishing a radio connection through said mobile radio network between said data processing unit of said switching system and a mobile station of said subscriber,

(c) transmitting data to said data processing unit of said switching system,

(d) intermediately storing said switching data in a storage of said data processing unit of said switching system,

(e) transmitting said data intermediately stored in said storage to said mobile station,

(f) transmitting said data from said storage to said data processing unit of said data provider, and

(g) personalizing said switching data according to a profile, which is stored in said data processing unit of said switching system.

11. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein personalizing data is attached to said switching data.

12. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein said switching data is program data, especially game data which can be processed by a processor.

13. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein said switching data is transmitted in said direction of said mobile station as well as in said direction of said data processing unit of said data provider.

14. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein said data processing unit of said data provider is connected to said data processing unit of said switching system through a network, especially through the internet.

15. A switching method according to claim 13, wherein said switching data is adapted to said profile.

16. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein only requested data is switched by said data processing unit of said switching system.

17. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein damaging sabotaging programs and/or sabotaging data, such as computer viruses, computer worms or trojans are filtered from said switching data.

18. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein only data checked by said data processing unit of said switching system is switched.

19. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein costs for said switching and/or checking of said switching data by said data processing unit of said switching system is registered and invoiced.