Method for providing content to a mobile device, gateway for providing content and mobile device

• US 20080263139A1
• Filed: 12/27/2007
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vodafone Holding GmbH (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Vodafone Holding GmbH (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Inventors: Martin, Maurice
• Application Number:
  US12/005,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20080263139A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/08 specially adapted for terminal emulation, e.g. Telnet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing content to a mobile device (2) within a communication network comprising a network server (4), at least one gateway (3) for a thin client application, at least one management unit (5) comprised by the gateway (3) and at least one mobile device (2), wherein the gateway (3) upon identification of a request from a mobile device (2) transmitted within a thin client application, initiates a download of the requested content from the network server (4) to the gateway (3), wherein the method is characterized in that the gateway (3) upon identification of a specific request within the thin client application additionally triggers a management unit (5) to deliver the content to the mobile device (2). Furthermore a remote display gateway (3) and a mobile device (2) for the usage within the inventive method are described.

Claims

1. Method for providing content to a mobile device within a communication network comprising a network server, at least one gateway for a thin client application, at least one management unit comprised by the gateway and at least one mobile device, wherein the gateway upon identification of a request from a mobile device transmitted within a thin client application, initiates a download of the requested content from the network server to the gateway, characterized in that the gateway upon identification of a specific request within the thin client application additionally triggers a management unit to deliver the content to the mobile device.

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the gateway transmits information to the mobile device about the status of the management unit, in particular that a delivery of content to the mobile device has been and/or will be initiated.

3. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the delivery of the content from the gateway to the mobile device is performed via the communication connection of the mobile device to the gateway which is used for the thin client application.

4. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the management unit establishes a communication connection with the mobile device for delivery of content in absence of an existing communication connection.

5. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that a copy of the content is being kept on the gateway while one copy is being delivered to the mobile device.

9. Gateway for use in the method of claim 1, wherein the gateway comprises a remote display gateway for providing display data for displaying content on a mobile device within a thin client application, characterized in that the gateway comprises a management unit for managing the delivery of content from the gateway to at least one mobile device.

11. Mobile device according to claim 9, characterized in that the management client serves for receiving content delivered via the management unit.

12. Mobile device for use in the method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is of a mobile communication network comprising a client for displaying information from a remote gateway, characterized in that it further comprises a download management client for communicating with a management unit of a remote gateway.

6. Gateway for providing content to at least one mobile device of a communication network wherein the gateway comprises a remote display gateway for providing display data for displaying content on a mobile device within a thin client application, characterized in that the gateway comprises a management unit for managing the delivery of content from the gateway to at least one mobile device.

7. Gateway according to claim 6, characterized in that the gateway comprises a control unit for triggering the management unit to deliver content to the at least one mobile device.

8. Gateway according to claim 6, characterized in that the gateway comprises an information generation unit for generating information to be transmitted to the mobile device containing information on the status of the management unit.

10. Mobile device of a mobile communication network comprising a client for displaying information from a remote gateway, characterized in that it further comprises a download management client for communicating with a management unit of a remote gateway.