Default portal site access with wireless module

• US 6,907,456 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2001
• Issued: 06/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Toyoshima, Akihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky, Moustafa M.
• Application Number:
  US09/977,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20020174190A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,341 Days
• Field of Search: 709200-203, 709217-219, 709223-225, 709/245
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing data to a mobile device, including inserting a wireless module into a host mobile device, transferring data about device type from the host mobile device to the wireless module, retrieving from a memory device by the wireless module, website addresses associated with the device type data, and accessing the website addresses retrieved using the host mobile device with the wireless module coupled therein.

Claims

1. A method for providing data to a mobile device, comprising:

inserting a wireless module into a host mobile device,

transferring data about device type from said host mobile device to said wireless module,

retrieving from a memory device by said wireless module, website addresses associated with the device type data, and

accessing the website addresses retrieved using the host mobile device with the wireless module coupled therein.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said memory device being located at a base station device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said memory device being located at said wireless module.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said memory device being located at said host mobile device.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

arranging the device type data and the website addresses associated therewith in a table enabling accessing by the host mobile device.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

updating the table by receiving website addresses and associated device type data to the host mobile device either manually or from a base station device via the wireless module.

7. A system for providing data to a mobile device, comprising:

wireless module device inserted into a host mobile device wherein the wireless module device receives data about a device type from said host mobile device,

a memory device coupled to the wireless module for retrieving website addresses associated with the device type data, and

an user interface coupled to the host mobile device for accessing the website addresses retrieved.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said memory device being located at a base station device.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein said memory device being located at said wireless module.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein said memory device being located at said host mobile device.

11. The system according to claim 7, further comprising:

a table arranging device type data and the website addresses associated therewith enabling accessing by the host mobile device.

12. The system according to claim 11, further comprising:

means for updating the table by receiving website addresses and associated device type data to the host mobile device either manually or from a base station device via the wireless module.

13. A system for providing internet application services to a wireless device, comprising:

a user interface module for receiving user commands and performing operations according to the commands,

an agent menu module performing operations to connect to the internet wherein the agent menu module including both type device data and corresponding web addresses for accessing the internet address,

an automation module for receiving instructions from the user interface module and instructing the agent menu module which internet addresses to access, and

an operating means for operating the automation module to access the selected internet addresses as instructed by the user commands received from the user interface module and website addresses of the agent menu module.

14. The system according to claim 13, further comprising:

the user interface allowing the user to scroll through a list of websites choosing a website from the list of websites generated by the automation module from device type data and corresponding websites addresses.

15. A system for providing internet website applications, comprising:

a server device having a memory means for storing a plurality of device type data and website addresses,

a server agent for correlating the device type data with the website addresses and having a matching means for matching a mobile device with the type data thereby generating a set of web sites data associated therewith,

said mobile device having a wireless module for connecting to the server device for receiving type data and website addresses,

wherein the wireless module having memory means for storing the received type data and website addresses, and coupled to a user module for listing the website address so a user can select the desired website address.

16. The system according to claim 15, further comprising:

a connection means for coupling the wireless device to the server device, wherein the connection means enabling two way data flow between the mobile device and the server device.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the server device sending updates of the device type data and web site addresses to the mobile device.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein the mobile device storing the most frequently used website addresses.

19. A method for providing internet website applications, comprising:

storing a plurality of device type data and website addresses at a memory location of a server device,

correlating the device type data with the website addresses at a host agent having a matching means for matching a mobile device with the device type data thereby generating a set of web sites data associated therewith,

said mobile device having a wireless module for connecting to the server device for receiving device type data and website addresses,

wherein the wireless module having memory means for storing the received device type data and website addresses from the host agent, and coupled to a user module for listing the website address so a user can select the desired website addresses.

20. The method according to claim 19, comprising:

sending new device type data and website addresses to the host agent from a server device periodically.

21. A system for providing internet website applications, comprising:

a host means having a memory means for storing a plurality of device type data and website addresses,

a host agent means for correlating the device type data with the website addresses and having a matching means for matching a mobile device with the type data thereby generating a set of web sites data associated therewith,

said mobile device means having a wireless module for connecting to the host device for receiving type data and website addresses,

wherein the wireless module means having memory means for storing the received type data and website addresses, and coupled to a user module for listing the website address so a user can select the desired website address.