Method, and associated apparatus, for selectively permitting transmission of packet data to a mobile terminal
First Claim
1. In a method for communicating packet data between a sending station and a mobile receiving station in a radio communication system, the mobile receiving station coupled by way of a radio interface to network infrastructure, the sending station coupled to the network infrastructure, and the radio interface including a short message channel and a packet channel, an improvement of a method for selectively permitting transmission of the packet data to the mobile receiving station, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting at the network infrastructure the packet data originated by the sending station;
determining at the network infrastructure an identity of the sending station from which the packet data originates;
sending, by way of the short message channel, an indication of the identity of the sending station determined during said step of determining to the mobile receiving station;
detecting, at the mobile receiving station, the indication of the identity of the sending station sent by way of the short message channel during said step of sending;
selecting, at the mobile receiving station, whether to accept transmission of the packet data originated by the sending station responsive to the indication of the identity of the sending station detected at the mobile receiving station; and
sending, by way of the packet channel, the packet data to the mobile receiving station if the transmission is accepted at the mobile receiving station during said step of selecting.
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Abstract
A method, and associated apparatus, for the selective transmission of packet data to a mobile terminal operable in a radio communication system. When packet data is to be terminated at the mobile terminal, an SMS (short message service) message is first transmitted to the mobile terminal. A determination is made at the mobile terminal whether to permit transmission of packet data thereto. The packet data is transmitted to the mobile terminal if permission is granted by the mobile terminal.
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28 Claims
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1. In a method for communicating packet data between a sending station and a mobile receiving station in a radio communication system, the mobile receiving station coupled by way of a radio interface to network infrastructure, the sending station coupled to the network infrastructure, and the radio interface including a short message channel and a packet channel, an improvement of a method for selectively permitting transmission of the packet data to the mobile receiving station, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting at the network infrastructure the packet data originated by the sending station; determining at the network infrastructure an identity of the sending station from which the packet data originates; sending, by way of the short message channel, an indication of the identity of the sending station determined during said step of determining to the mobile receiving station; detecting, at the mobile receiving station, the indication of the identity of the sending station sent by way of the short message channel during said step of sending; selecting, at the mobile receiving station, whether to accept transmission of the packet data originated by the sending station responsive to the indication of the identity of the sending station detected at the mobile receiving station; and sending, by way of the packet channel, the packet data to the mobile receiving station if the transmission is accepted at the mobile receiving station during said step of selecting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a radio communication system for communicating packet data between a sending station and a mobile receiving station, the mobile receiving station coupled by way of a radio interface with network infrastructure, the radio interface including a short message channel and a packet channel, and the sending station coupled to the network infrastructure by way of a packet data connection, an improvement of apparatus for selectively permitting transmission of the packet data to the mobile receiving station, said apparatus comprising:
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a packet data detector for detecting at the network infrastructure the packet data originated by the sending station; an identifier operable responsive to detection by said packet data detector of the packet data, said identifier for determining an identity of the sending station from which the packet data detected by said packet data detector originates; an SMS-center (short message service-center) coupled to receive indications of the identity of the sending station identified by said identifier, said SMS-center for generating an SMS message for transmission to the mobile receiving station identifying the identity of the sending station originating the packet data to be terminated at the mobile receiving station; and a packet data transmitter coupled to receive the packet data originated by the sending station and an indication of acceptance by the mobile receiving station of transmission of the packet data thereto, said packet data transmitter for transmitting the packet data to the mobile receiving station responsive to reception of the indication of acceptance by the mobile receiving station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. In a radio communication system for communicating packet data between a sending station and a mobile receiving station, the mobile receiving station coupled by way of a radio interface with network infrastructure, the radio interface including a short message channel and a packet channel, and the sending station coupled to the network infrastructure by way of a packet data connection, a combination with the mobile receiving station of apparatus for selectively permitting transmission of the packet data to the mobile receiving station, said apparatus comprising:
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an SMS (short message service) receiver for detecting an SMS message identifying the sending station which originates the packet data; and a user-actuable selector coupled to receive indications of the SMS message received by said SMS receiver, said user-actuable selector for selecting whether to permit transmission of the packet data originated at the sending station.
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18. A method in a communications system for selectively receiving packet data at a terminal, comprising the steps of:
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providing packet data at a network infrastructure, the packet data being associated with a related attribute; sending an indication of the related attribute to the terminal; determining at the terminal whether to accept transmission of the packet data to the terminal based, at least in part, on the indication of the related attribute; transmitting to the network infrastructure from the terminal an indication of acceptance of the packet data if it is determined to accept transmission of the packet data in said step of determining; and transmitting from the network infrastructure to the terminal the packet data if the indication of acceptance of the packet data is received at the network infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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20. A method in a communications system for selectively receiving packet data at a terminal, comprising the steps of:
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providing packet data at a network infrastructure, the packet data being associated with a related attribute; sending an indication of the related attribute to the terminal; determining at the terminal whether to accept transmission of the packet data to the terminal based, at least in part, on the indication of the related attribute; transmitting to the network infrastructure from the terminal an indication of acceptance of the packet data if it is determined to accept transmission of the packet data in said step of determining; transmitting from the network infrastructure to the terminal the packet data if the indication of acceptance of the packet data is received at the network infrastructure; and wherein said step of determining at the terminal whether to accept transmission of the packet data to the terminal based, at least in part, on the indication of the related attribute is performed, at least partially, by a user of the terminal.
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Specification