COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20170295265A1
• Filed: 04/27/2017
• Published: 10/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intermec IP Corporation (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Intermec IP Corporation (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Hala, Jaroslav, Franek, Petr
• Granted Patent: US 10,341,468 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• 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: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A communication protocol and system is disclosed for network communications between a data service residing on a client that provides network communications between one or more mobile applications on a mobile computing device and a network based on a process number. The shared data service communicates with a data service plug-in on the server side associated with the process number, in order to handle requests from the mobile applications that access a plug-in associated with the process number through the data service. The communication connection between the mobile application and the data plug may be managed by a set of rules defined for that network communication.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying one or more mobile applications on a portable data terminal sending a request for communication between the portable data terminal and a server, wherein the communication is provided by a data service residing on the portable data terminal;

associating a process number to the request from the identified one or more mobile applications, wherein the process number is associated with to a plug-in executable on the server; and

transmitting the request along with the associated process number to a gateway connected to the server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the process number is identified by a client module residing on the portable data terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising associating with the process number a set of one or more predetermined rules for establishing communications between the one or more mobile applications on the portable data terminal and the server using the plug-in.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

the set of rules defines a priority between a plurality of communication protocols; and

the data service is configured to use one of the plurality of communication protocols available to the portable data terminal according to the priority defined by the set of rules included in the rules associated with the process number downloaded to a client on the portable data terminal for use with a business application on the portable data terminal.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the set of rules defines a priority between a plurality of periods of time available to the portable data terminal according to the priority defined by the set of rules included in the rules associated with the process number downloaded to a client on the portable data terminal for use with the one or more mobile applications on the portable data terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving, with the portable data terminal, an instruction code from a server.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the instruction code comprises:

a source address field;

a destination address field; and

a field for identifying a process number correlated to at least one server from a plurality of servers.

8. A mobile device, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more mobile applications and a data service;

wherein the mobile device is configured for;

executing one or more of the one or more mobile applications;

identifying one or more mobile applications sending a request for communication via the data service to a server;

associating a process number to the request from the identified one or more mobile applications; and

transmitting the request along with the associated process number to a gateway connected to the server.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the process number is identified by a client module residing on the mobile device.

10. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the mobile device is configured for associating with the process number a set of one or more predetermined rules for establishing communications between the one or more mobile applications and the server using the plug-in.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein:

the set of rules defines a priority between a plurality of communication protocols; and

the data service is configured to use one of the plurality of communication protocols available to the mobile device according to the priority defined by the set of rules included in the rules associated with the process number downloaded to a client on the mobile device for use with a business application on the mobile device.

12. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the set of rules defines a priority between a plurality of periods of time available to the mobile device according to the priority defined by the set of rules included in the rules associated with the process number downloaded to a client on the mobile device for use with the one or more mobile applications on the mobile device.

13. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the mobile device is configured for receiving an instruction code.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the instruction code comprises:

a source address field;

a destination address field; and

a field for identifying a process number correlated to at least one server from a plurality of servers.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, with a data service on a mobile device, a request from a mobile application on the mobile device for communication between the mobile device and a server;

associating, with the data service, a process number to the request, wherein the process number is linked to a plug-in executable on the server; and

transmitting the request and the associated process number to a gateway connected to the server.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the process number is identified by a client module residing on the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 15, comprising associating with the process number a set of one or more predetermined rules for establishing communications between one or more mobile applications on the mobile device and the server using the plug-in.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein:

the set of rules defines a priority between a plurality of communication protocols; and

the data service is configured to use one of the plurality of communication protocols available to the mobile device according to the priority defined by the set of rules included in the rules associated with the process number downloaded to a client on the mobile device for use with a business application on the mobile device.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the set of rules defines a priority between a plurality of periods of time available to the mobile device according to the priority defined by the set of rules included in the rules associated with the process number downloaded to a client on the mobile device for use with the one or more mobile applications on the mobile device.

20. The method of claim 15, comprising receiving, with the mobile device, an instruction code from a server comprising:

a source address field;

a destination address field; and

a field for identifying a process number correlated to at least one server from a plurality of servers.