METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRELATION OF MOBILE CHANNEL SUBSCRIPTION WITH DELIVERY CONTEXT

• US 20110167137A1
• Filed: 03/17/2011
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Shenfield, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,407,320 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54

Abstract

A method and system for establishing a delivery context for channel subscription in a mobile network comprising the steps of: establishing, from a mobile device in the mobile network, a subscription with a content provider; and passing a delivery context to a delivery server.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a processor configured to execute a delivery client for receiving a first message from a delivery server, the first message containing a channel identifier and notifying the delivery client about a subscription initiated with a subscription portal,

wherein the processor is further configured to execute the delivery client for sending, to a content application on the mobile device, a second message for notifying the content application about the subscription, the second message being different from the first message and including the channel identifier.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the channel identifier identifies a channel for the delivery client to use for obtaining content relative to the subscription.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the subscription portal is a website.

4. The mobile device of claim 3 wherein the processor is further configured to execute a browser application for establishing the subscription with the website.

5. The mobile device of claim 4 wherein the browser application is configured to provide information to the website, the information including at least one of a user identity, a device identity, account information, a preferred radio bearer, and device capabilities.

6. A method performed by a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving a first message from a delivery server, the first message containing a channel identifier and notifying a delivery client on the mobile device about a subscription initiated with a subscription portal; and

sending, from the delivery client to a content application on the mobile device, a second message for notifying the content application about the subscription, the second message being different from the first message and including the channel identifier.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the channel identifier identifies a channel for the delivery client to use for obtaining content relative to the subscription.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the subscription portal is a website.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

using a browser application on the mobile device for establishing the subscription with the website.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein using the browser application comprises providing information to the website, the information including at least one of a user identity, a device identity, account information, a preferred radio bearer, and device capabilities.

11. A tangible storage medium carrying computer-readable instructions which when executed by a processor cause an apparatus to perform the operations of:

receiving a first message from a delivery server, the first message containing a channel identifier and notifying a delivery client on the mobile device about a subscription initiated with a subscription portal; and

sending, from the delivery client to a content application on the mobile device, a second message for notifying the content application about the subscription, the second message being different from the first message and including the channel identifier.

12. The tangible storage medium of claim 11 wherein the channel identifier identifies a channel for the delivery client to use for obtaining content relative to the subscription.

13. The tangible storage medium of claim 11 wherein the subscription portal is a website.

14. The tangible storage medium of claim 13 wherein the computer-readable instructions are further configured, when executed by a processor, to cause:

using a browser application on the mobile device for establishing the subscription with the website.

15. The tangible storage medium of claim 14 wherein using the browser application comprises providing information to the website, the information including at least one of a user identity, a device identity, account information, a preferred radio bearer, and device capabilities.