Method and apparatus for sending and receiving content with associated application as an object

• US 20080313340A1
• Filed: 05/22/2008
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Camp, William O. JR., Liu, Charles, Bloebaum, Leland Scott
• Application Number:
  US12/125,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20080313340A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4872 Non-interactive information services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/12 for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal

Abstract

Techniques for sending a data object to a user of a communication device are disclosed. The technique comprises the steps of: monitoring the occurrence of a trigger on a first communication device; and transferring, upon the occurrence of the trigger, a data object to a second communication device, wherein the data object comprises content and at least one associated application based on at least one capability of the second communication device.

Claims

1. A method for sending a data object to a user of a communication device, comprising the steps of:

monitoring the occurrence of a trigger on a first communication device;

transferring, upon the occurrence of the trigger, a data object to a second communication device, wherein the data object comprises content and at least one associated application based on at least one capability of the second communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein in the data object is sent from a data object server to the first communication device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the trigger comprises establishing a session or call, a timer-based periodic or random event, or a manual activation.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second communication devices each comprises a mobile communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the data object is transferred to the second communication device upon receipt of a request at a data object server.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the request comprises capability information corresponding to the second communication device.

7. A method for sending a data object to a user of a communication device, comprising the steps of:

receiving capability information at a first communication device, the capability information corresponding to a second communication device;

monitoring the occurrence of a trigger on a first communication device;

sending a data object transfer request to a data object server, wherein the data object transfer requests the transfer of a data object to a second communication device, wherein the data object comprises content and at least one associated application based on at least one capability of the second communication device.

8. The method of claim 8, wherein the data object transfer request comprises the capability information for the second communication device.

9. A system for supplying a data object to a user of a communication system, comprising a first communication device in communication with a second communication device, wherein the first communication device includes

logic for monitoring the occurrence of a trigger on the first communication device;

and

logic for, upon the occurrence of the trigger, transferring or requesting a transfer by a data object server of a data object to the second communication device, wherein the data object comprises content and at least one associated application based on at least one capability of the second communication device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the first communication device includes logic for requesting a transfer by the data object server of the data object to the second communication device, wherein the request includes capability information corresponding to the second communication device.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the trigger comprises establishing a session or call, a timer-based periodic or random event, or a manual activation.