Wireless terminal data network communication
First Claim
1. A method of data network communication for transmitting data between a plurality of remote terminals and a transaction processing host comprising the steps of:
- i) transmitting said data by wireless means from the remote terminals to a wireless station switch in a first data packet format;
ii) relaying said data through said station switch to a network gateway in a second packet format;
iii) transmitting said data between said gateway and through a packet switching network to said host using a third packet format; and
,iv) interpreting an exception code in a response packet received from said terminals to determine whether a predetermined circuit management activity is to be carried out by said gateway, said predetermined circuit management activity being an activity selected from the group consisting of;
call requesting;
call accepting;
acknowledging;
negative acknowledging;
call clear requesting;
call clear confirming; and
call reset confirming;
said exception code causing said gateway to perform said predetermined circuit management activity without requiring additional wireless transmission, and;
wherein said remote terminals manage all communications with said host and fully control end-to-end communication of transactions with said host.
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Abstract
A gateway computer is connected to a wireless station switch which receives and sends transaction processing data between remote terminals and a transaction processing host. The gateway interprets an exception code in the data packet received from the terminals to determine whether data is to be forwarded or whether a predetermined circuit management activity is to be carried out by the gateway for the purposes of call request, call accepting, acknowledging, negative acknowledging, call clear requesting, call clear confirming or call reset confirming. The terminals make use of the exception code to make it easier for the gateway to either pass on data or carry out the predetermined circuit management activity while reducing both the amount of interpretation and processing required by the gateway and reducing over-the-air traffic between the terminals and the wireless station.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of data network communication for transmitting data between a plurality of remote terminals and a transaction processing host comprising the steps of:
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i) transmitting said data by wireless means from the remote terminals to a wireless station switch in a first data packet format; ii) relaying said data through said station switch to a network gateway in a second packet format; iii) transmitting said data between said gateway and through a packet switching network to said host using a third packet format; and
,iv) interpreting an exception code in a response packet received from said terminals to determine whether a predetermined circuit management activity is to be carried out by said gateway, said predetermined circuit management activity being an activity selected from the group consisting of;
call requesting;
call accepting;
acknowledging;
negative acknowledging;
call clear requesting;
call clear confirming; and
call reset confirming;
said exception code causing said gateway to perform said predetermined circuit management activity without requiring additional wireless transmission, and;wherein said remote terminals manage all communications with said host and fully control end-to-end communication of transactions with said host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for data network communication for transmitting data between a transaction processing host and a plurality of remote terminals comprising the steps of:
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i) transmitting data through a packet switching network from said host to a network gateway, ii) interpreting packets received from said host to build an exception code in each packet to be sent to said terminals, the exception code indicating whether a predetermined circuit management activity is being carried out by said gateway; iii) relaying said data from said gateway through a wireless station switch, and iv) transmitting said data by wireless means from the wireless station switch to said remote terminals, said pre-determined circuit management activity being an activity selected from the group consisting of;
call requesting;
call accepting;
acknowledging;
negative acknowledging;
call clear requesting;
call clear confirming; and
call reset confirming;wherein said exception code causes said gateway to perform said predetermined circuit management activity without requiring additional wireless transmission, and wherein said remote terminals manage all communications with said host and fully control end-to-end communication of transactions with said host. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for data network communication comprising:
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a first transaction processing host; at least one remote wireless terminal in communication with said first host; a station switch for receiving data in packet format and relaying said data; a gateway for receiving said data from said station switch and transmitting data to said host, said gateway for carrying out a predetermined circuit management activity in response to said exception code received from said at least one remote wireless terminal and for generating an exception code message in response to messages received from said host and sending said exception code message to said terminal, wherein said predetermined circuit management is at least one of call requesting, call accepting, acknowledging, negative acknowledging, call clear requesting, call clear confirming, and call reset confirming. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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