COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING MULTI-LAYERED EXTENSIBLE PROTOCOL INTERFACE AND RELATED METHODS
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Abstract
A communications system may include data storage devices each using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols, and mobile wireless communications devices (MWCDs) for accessing the data storage devices and each using at least one of the different operating protocols. The system may further include a protocol interface device, which may include a protocol engine module for communicating with the data storage devices using respective operating protocols. The protocol interface device may further include a front-end proxy module coupled to the protocol engine. The front-end proxy module may include a respective proxy module for communicating with the MWCDs using each different operating protocol. The front-end proxy module may also include one or more common core service modules coupled to the proxy modules and communicating therewith at a first layer, and communicating with the protocol engine module at a second layer lower than the first layer.
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55 Claims
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35. A communications system comprising:
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a plurality of electronic mail (email) data storage devices, at least some of which being configured to use at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols; a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices, each using at least one of the plurality of different operating protocols; and a protocol interface device configured to operate in accordance with a multi-layer protocol model and comprising a respective proxy module for communicating with said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using each different operating protocol, and at least one common core service module coupled to said proxy modules and configured to communicate therewith at a first layer of the multi-layer protocol model, and configurable to implement an interface between said proxy modules and said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for supporting a new different operating protocol. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A protocol interface device for interfacing a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices with a plurality of electronic mail (email) data storage devices, the mobile wireless communications devices and the email data storage devices using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols, and the protocol interface device processing data in accordance with a multi-layer protocol model, the protocol interface device comprising:
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a respective proxy module for communicating with the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using each different operating protocol; and at least one common core service module coupled to said proxy modules and configured to communicate therewith at a first layer of the multi-layer protocol model, and configurable to implement an interface between said proxy modules and the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for supporting a new different operating protocol. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for making an interface for a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices with a plurality of electronic mail (email) data storage devices, the mobile wireless communications devices and the email data storage devices using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols, and the protocol interface device processing data in accordance with a multi-layer protocol model, the method comprising:
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providing a respective proxy module for communicating with the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using each different operating protocol; and providing at least one common core service module coupled to the proxy modules and configured to communicate therewith at a first layer of the multi-layer protocol model, and configurable to implement an interface between the proxy modules and the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for supporting a new different operating protocol. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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