SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A COMPUTER AS A BRIDGE FOR DATA SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN A CELLULAR DEVICE AND A COMPUTER NETWORK

• US 20100067631A1
• Filed: 09/17/2009
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amdocs Development Limited (Amdocs Ltd.), Amdocs Software Systems Limited (Amdocs Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited (Amdocs Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ton, Rafael, Gidron, Yoad
• Granted Patent: US 8,825,034 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/358
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/00 Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/10 between terminal device and access point, i.e. wireless air interface

Abstract

A method for data bridging and synchronization between a mobile device and a computer network, using a computer connected to the mobile device over a short range communication channel.

Claims

1. A method for data synchronization between a mobile device and a computer network, using a computer as a bridge;

comprising;

Providing a plurality of mobile devices, each mobile device connected to a computer through a local network, each mobile device comprising digital content for transmitting to a server connecting to the internet network;

Transmitting the digital content from said mobile device to said computer directly without transmission through a mobile network;

Transmitting said digital content from said computer to said server.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said connection between said mobile device and said computer is wireless.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said wireless connection is Bluetooth or Infrared.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein said wireless connection comprises Wi-Fi or Wi-MAX.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said connection between said mobile device and said computer is wired.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said wired connection is USB cable.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said connection between said computer and said server is over HTTP.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said digital content from said mobile device is pushed to said computer.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said digital content from said mobile device is pulled by said computer.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said digital content, retrieved from said mobile device, is transferred from the server to one or more servers connected to the internet.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein said digital content is saved and can be retrieved by said mobile device.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein said digital content is transferred from one or more servers connected to the internet to said server and from said server to said communication device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a cellular telephone.

14. A system for bridging and synchronization data between a mobile device and a computer network, using a computer, comprising:

A mobile device;

A computer connected to said mobile device and to the internet;

An agent installed on the computer;

A server connected to the internet; and

Data objects to be transferred from said mobile device to said server and from said server to said mobile device through the internet by said agent and said computer.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein said connection between said mobile device and said computer is wireless;

16. The system of claim 14 wherein said wireless connection is Bluetooth;

17. The system of claim 14 wherein said wireless connection comprises Infrared.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein said connection between said mobile device and said computer is wired.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein said connection between said computer and said server is over HTTP.

20. The system of claim 14, further comprising an agent installed on said mobile device for initiating transferring commands by user and for transferring said data to said computer.

21. The system of claim 14 wherein said agent installed on said computer bridges between said communication device and said server for transferring data between said personal device and said server.

22. The system of claim 14 wherein said data is saved in a data base.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein said saved data can be retrieved by the user of said computer.

24. The system of claim 14 wherein said server transfers said data to one or more additional servers via the internet.

25. The system of claim 14 wherein said server receives digital content data from one or more servers via the internet and transfers said data to said mobile devices via said computer.

26. The system of claim 14, wherein the mobile device comprises a cellular telephone.

27. A method for proxy authentication;

comprising;

Authenticating the mobile device to a local computer to identify a user;

Authenticating said local computer to a remote server to identify the user; and

Authenticating the user to said remote server through said local computer.