Environment aware services for mobile devices
First Claim
1. A system for delivering multimedia services to mobile devices via a network, comprising:
- a service manager for registering a mobile device connected via the network;
a plurality of application service providers connected to the service manager via the network, each application service provider associated with particular multimedia services;
means for acquiring an environment description to be associated with the mobile device, wherein the environment description includes mobile device capabilities, network conditions, delivery capabilities, user preferences, mobility characteristics, time parameters, frequency and pattern of events parameters, natural environment characteristics, service capabilities, and location parameters;
means for identifying a particular application service provider according to the environment description; and
means for delivering selected services provided by the particular application service provider to the mobile device according to the environment description via the network.
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Abstract
A system delivers multimedia services to mobile devices via a network by first registering a mobile device with a service manager connected to the mobile device via the network. Application service providers are connected to the service manager via the network. Each application service provider is associated with particular multimedia services. An environment description to be associated with the mobile device is acquired, and a particular application service provider is identified according to the environment description, and then selected services provided by the particular application service provider are delivered to the mobile device according to the environment description via the network.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for delivering multimedia services to mobile devices via a network, comprising:
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a service manager for registering a mobile device connected via the network; a plurality of application service providers connected to the service manager via the network, each application service provider associated with particular multimedia services; means for acquiring an environment description to be associated with the mobile device, wherein the environment description includes mobile device capabilities, network conditions, delivery capabilities, user preferences, mobility characteristics, time parameters, frequency and pattern of events parameters, natural environment characteristics, service capabilities, and location parameters; means for identifying a particular application service provider according to the environment description; and means for delivering selected services provided by the particular application service provider to the mobile device according to the environment description via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for delivering multimedia services to mobile devices via a network, comprising:
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registering a mobile device with a service manager connected to the mobile device via the network; acquiring an environment description to be associated with the mobile device, wherein the environment description includes mobile device capabilities, network conditions, delivery capabilities, user preferences, mobility characteristics, time parameters, frequency and pattern of events parameters, natural environment characteristics, service capabilities, and location parameters; identifying an application service provider according to the environment description; and delivering selected services provided by the application service provider to the mobile device according to the environment description via the network.
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