Business logic server for facilitating the transmission of a data download to a mobile wireless unit

• US 6,895,005 B1
• Filed: 04/23/2001
• Issued: 05/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sprint Spectrum LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Spectrum LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Ho, Tony, Murphy, Neal, Howe, Jasper, Varadharajan, Srivatsan, Malin, Anne, Finlayson, Carl L., Grant, Barry
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Frank
• Application Number:
  US09/840,340
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• Field of Search: 370/328, 370/338, 370/389, 370/401, 370/465, 370/473, 370/252, 370/254, 370/351, 370/352, 455418-420, 455/432.1, 455/432, 455/433
• US Class Current: 370/389
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/19 at layers above the network layer network arrangements for networked applications for scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/24 Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 using intermediate storage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A business logic server for forming priority data structures includes a memory and a processing module. The processing module communicatively coupled to the memory. The processing module receives at least one transmission rule and a data download and stores the at least one transmission rule and the data download in the memory. The processing module is programmed to format the at least one transmission rule into at least one priority data structure and stores the priority data structure in the memory. The processing module is programmed to create an input file in the memory and format the data download into the input file. The processing module transmits the input file and the at least one priority data structure from the memory to a network logic server.

Claims

1. A business logic server for forming priority data structures, the business logic server comprising, in combination:

a memory;

a processing module communicatively coupled to the memory,

wherein the processing module receives at least one transmission rule and a data download and stores the at least one transmission rule and the data download in the memory;

wherein the processing module is programmed to format the at least one transmission rule into at least one priority data structure and stores the priority data structure in the memory;

wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises a table selected from the group consisting of;

(i) a priority mapping table, (ii) an off-peak setting table, and (iii) a resource allocation table;

wherein the processing module is programmed to create an input file in the memory and format the data download into the input file; and

wherein the processing module transmits the input file and the at least one priority data structure from the memory to a network logic server.

2. The business logic server of claim 1, wherein the processing module receives a transaction report from the network logic server, and wherein the transaction report includes a result code, wherein the processing module extracts the code from the transaction report and stores the code in a log file.

3. The business logic server of claim 1, wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises a priority mapping table.

4. The business logic server of claim 1, wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises an off-peak setting table.

5. The business logic server of claim 1, wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises a resource allocation table.

6. The business logic server of claim 1, wherein the at least one priority data structure includes a priority mapping table, an off-peak setting table, and a resource allocation table.

7. The business logic server of claim 1, wherein the data download comprises a preferred roaming list (PRL).

8. A method of forming at least one priority data structure and an input file, the method comprising:

receiving at least one transmission rule;

establishing in a data storage medium at least one priority data structure that defines the at least one transmission rule;

receiving a data download;

establishing in a data storage medium an input file;

formatting the data download into the input file; and

transmitting the input file and the at least one priority data structure to a network logic server,

wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises a table selected from the group consisting of;

(i) a priority mapping table, (ii) an off-peak setting table, and (iii) a resource allocation table.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving a transaction report from the network logic server;

examining the transaction report for a result code; and

placing the result code in a log file.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one priority data structure includes a priority mapping table, an off-peak setting table, and a resource allocation table.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises a priority mapping table.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises an off-peak setting table.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises a resource allocation table.

14. A business logic server comprising, in combination:

means for receiving at least one transmission rule;

means for establishing in a data storage medium at least one priority data structure that defines the at least one transmission rule;

means for receiving a data download;

means for establishing in a data storage medium an input file;

means for formatting the data download into the input file; and

means for transmitting the input file and the at least one priority data structure to a network logic server,

wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises a table selected from the group consisting of;

(i) a priority mapping table, (ii) an off-peak setting table, and (iii) a resource allocation table.

15. The business logic server of claim 14, wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises a priority mapping table.

16. The business logic server of claim 14, wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises an off-peak setting table.

17. The business logic server of claim 14, wherein the at least one priority data structure comprises a resource allocation table.

18. The business logic server of claim 14, wherein the at least one priority data structure includes a priority mapping table, an off-peak setting table, and a resource allocation table.