IMPLEMENTING A WEB SERVER ON A MOBILE STATION

• US 20080248830A1
• Filed: 06/11/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Lazaridis, Mihal
• Granted Patent: US 8,254,896 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2567 for reachability, e.g. inquiring the address of a correspondent behind a NAT server
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2578 without involvement of the NAT server
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

A system and method are provided for implementing a web server on a mobile station. A first mobile station may include a database of information. A network address for the first mobile station may be transmitted to a second mobile station to enable the second mobile station to communicate with the first mobile station directly over a wireless network. The second mobile station may then be provided access to the database of information by communicating directly over the wireless network with the first mobile station, wherein the first mobile station operates as the wireless server for the second mobile station.

Claims

1. A method of providing a wireless server having access to a database of information for use within a wireless network, comprising:

registering a plurality of wireless clients to access the database of information using the wireless server;

assigning a network address to the wireless server, wherein the plurality of wireless clients are configured to access the database of information by communicating directly over the wireless network with the wireless server using the network address of the wireless server; and

transmitting the network address to the plurality of wireless clients that are registered to access the database of information using the wireless server, the plurality of wireless clients including one or more wireless clients that are not in a communication session with the wireless server when the network address is transmitted.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network address is transmitted to the plurality of wireless clients from an IP address exchange service that is independent of the wireless server.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the IP address exchange service is configured to monitor the network address of the wireless server and to transmit any updates in the network address to the plurality of wireless clients that are registered to access the database of information using the wireless server.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein an initial network address for the wireless server is distributed directly from the wireless server to one or more of the plurality of wireless clients.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the network address is transmitted to the plurality of wireless clients from an IP monitoring agent within the wireless server.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the IP monitoring agent is configured to monitor the network address of the wireless server and to transmit any updates in the network address to the plurality of wireless clients that are registered to access the database of information using the wireless server.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein any updates in the network address are transmitted to the plurality of wireless clients via email.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the network address is an IP address.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the IP address of the wireless server is dynamically assigned by the wireless network.

10. A wireless server for use within a wireless network, comprising:

a communication subsystem configured to send and receive communications over the wireless network, wherein the wireless network assigns a dynamic network address to the wireless server that may be used to enable direct two-way communication with the wireless server over the wireless network;

a database for storing information to be accessed from the wireless server over the wireless network; and

an IP monitoring agent configured to transmit the dynamic network address for the wireless server to a plurality of wireless clients that are registered to access the database using the wireless server, the plurality of wireless clients including one or more wireless clients that are not in a communication session with the wireless server when the dynamic network address is transmitted.

11. The wireless server of claim 10, wherein an IP address exchange service that is independent of the wireless server is used to monitor the dynamic network address of the wireless server and to transmit any updates in the dynamic network address to the plurality of wireless clients that are registered to access the database of information using the wireless server.

12. The wireless server of claim 10, wherein the IP monitoring agent is configured to monitor the dynamic network address of the wireless server and to transmit any updates in the dynamic network address to the plurality of wireless clients that are registered to access the database of information using the wireless server.

13. The wireless server of claim 12, wherein any updates in the network address are transmitted to the plurality of wireless clients via email.

14. The wireless server of claim 10, wherein the network address is an IP address.