Architecture for Service Delivery in a Network Environment Including IMS

• US 20090005008A1
• Filed: 06/27/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Son, Giyeong, Preiss, Bruno R., Lewis, Allan D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,706,075 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams

Abstract

In one embodiment, a network architecture is described for facilitating delivery of data items over a communications network to a mobile communications device. A remote services server disposed in an enterprise network is operable for detecting a data item at a computer system and for processing the data item into processed information that includes address information relating to the mobile communications device. A service gateway disposed in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network is operably connected to the remote services server for receiving the processed information using a first protocol, wherein the service gateway includes functionality to transmit the processed information using a second protocol over the IMS network based on routing information obtained from an IMS-aware node.

Claims

1. A method for replicating data items from a computer system to a mobile communications device, comprising:

detecting a data item at said computer system;

processing at least a portion of said data item into processed information that includes address information relating to said mobile communications device; and

providing said processed information to a service gateway disposed in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, whereby said processed information is delivered over said IMS network to said mobile communications device coupled to said IMS network via an access network.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said data item is detected at said computer system based on an automatically generated notification.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said data item is detected at said computer system via polling.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said access network is operable with a radio access technology selected from IEEE 802.11a technology, IEEE 802.11b technology, IEEE 802.11g technology, IEEE 802.11n technology, GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) technology, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) technology, and Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO) technology.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said providing step is dependent upon setting of a trigger flag with respect to an event that is configurably associated with said mobile communications device.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said data item comprises one of an email message, a calendar event, a meeting notification, an address entry, a journal entry, a personal reminder, and an Instant Message (IM).

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said processed information is provided to said service gateway using a proprietary protocol.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said processed information is provided to said service gateway using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said processed information is provided to said service gateway using an Extended Markup Language (XML)-based protocol.

10. A system for replicating data items from a computer system to a mobile communications device, comprising:

means, operable responsive to detecting a data item at said computer system, for processing at least a portion of said data item into processed information that includes address information relating to said mobile communications device; and

means for providing said processed information to a service gateway disposed in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, whereby said processed information is delivered over said IMS network to said mobile communications device coupled to said IMS network via an access network.

11. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein said data item is detected at said computer system based on an automatically generated notification.

12. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein said data item is detected at said computer system via polling.

13. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein said access network is operable with a radio access technology selected from IEEE 802.11a technology, IEEE 802.11b technology, IEEE 802.11g technology, IEEE 802.11n technology, GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) technology, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) technology, and Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO) technology.

14. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein said means for providing is operable dependent upon setting of a trigger flag with respect to an event that is configurably associated with said mobile communications device.

15. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein said data item comprises one of an email message, a calendar event, a meeting notification, an address entry, a journal entry, a personal reminder, and an Instant Message (IM).

16. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein said processed information is provided to said service gateway using a proprietary protocol.

17. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein said processed information is provided to said service gateway using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

18. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein said processed information is provided to said service gateway using an Extended Markup Language (XML)-based protocol.

19. A network architecture for facilitating delivery of data items over a communications environment to a mobile communications device, comprising:

a remote services server disposed in an enterprise network, said remote services server for detecting a data item at a computer system operably coupled to said remote services server and for processing at least a portion of said data item into processed information that includes address information relating to said mobile communications device;

a service gateway disposed in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, wherein said service gateway is operably connected to said remote services server for receiving said processed information using a first protocol, said service gateway having functionality to transmit said processed information using a second protocol over said IMS network based on routing information obtained from an IMS-capable node; and

a service client executing on said mobile communications device for receiving said processed information from said service gateway over said IMS network.

20. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said processed information is transmitted over said IMS network in a session messaging mode wherein a separate media channel is provided for transmitting said processed information.

21. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said processed information is transmitted over said IMS network in a page mode wherein said processed information is carried within a signaling channel.

22. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said computer system comprises a desktop computer disposed in said enterprise network.

23. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said computer system comprises a mail server disposed in said enterprise network.

24. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said data item is detected at said computer system based on an automatically generated notification.

25. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said data item is detected at said computer system via polling.

26. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said processing by said remote services server is dependent upon setting of a trigger flag with respect to an event that is configurably associated with said mobile communications device.

27. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said data item comprises one of an email message, a calendar event, a meeting notification, an address entry, a journal entry, a personal reminder, and an Instant Message (IM).

28. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said first protocol comprises a proprietary protocol.

29. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said first protocol comprises Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

30. The network architecture as recited in claim 19, wherein said first protocol comprises an Extended Markup Language (XML)-based protocol.