Software architecture for wireless data and method of operation thereof

• US 7,092,998 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2001
• Issued: 08/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Meyer, Will, Venturi, James, Connely, Shane, Frietas, Nathanial X., Oakes, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Knight, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, THOMAS K
• Application Number:
  US09/759,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20020049858A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,037 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/219, 709/246, 709/220, 709/200, 709/218, 709/203, 709/206, 379/100.08, 379/100.13, 379/93.15, 379/93.24
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access

Abstract

A software architecture, data model, and access protocol to facilitate real time, session-based access to server-based data from low bandwidth wireless computing devices.

Claims

1. A method for communicating wireless data, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a request originating from a wireless device to provide data to the wireless device across a wireless network;

identifying a type of wireless device from which the request originated;

selecting a device profile from among a plurality of device profiles, wherein each device profile corresponds to a different type of wireless device;

generating, subsequent to receiving the request from the wireless device, a response to the request for data, the response including renderable data that is configured for one or more characteristics of the identified wireless device; and

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transmitting the response across a wireless medium to the requesting wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a request includes receiving the request for real-time data provided from groupware.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving the request for real-time data provided from a groupware includes receiving a request for an application selected from a group of applications consisting of (i) an enterprise messaging application or set of applications, (ii) a shared calendar application, (iii) a shared contact application or list, (iv) a shared task application or list, and (v) combinations thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the request for data includes receiving the request for at least one message.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one message includes an instant message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying a type of wireless device includes identifying one or more of a (i) manufacturer of the device, and (ii) a browser type of the device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising deriving from the select device profile information about characteristics of a display of the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising deriving from the select device profile one or more of (i) information about a dimension of the display, and (ii) information about any soft keys carried on the display of the device.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the received request is received at a connector server, the method further comprising updating the connector server with status information.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the received request is received at a connecter server, the method further comprising encrypting received data.

11. A system for providing data to a wireless device, wherein the system comprises:

a server component that is configured to receive a request for data from a wireless device;

a plurality of device profiles corresponding to a plurality of wireless device types;

a profile selector for selecting a device profile corresponding to a particular device type of the requesting wireless device;

one or more processes that generate a response to the request from the wireless device, the one or more processes being configured to generate the response subsequent to receipt of a request for data from the wireless device, and according to a device profile corresponding to the requesting wireless device; and

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a transmission component for transmitting the response across a wireless network to the wireless device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the server component is configured to handle requests that include requests for real-time data provided from a groupware.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the request for data includes a request for retrieving at least one message.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the request for retrieving at least one message includes a request for retrieving an instant message.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising a module configured to detect one or more characteristics about the given device that include (i) a manufacturer of the device, and (ii) a browser type of the device.

16. The system of claim 11, further comprising device objects that provide information relating to characteristics about a display of the given device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the characteristics about the display of the device include a height and width of the display in pixels.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the characteristics about the display of the device include soft keys carried on the display of the given device.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processes further includes a process to automatically detect one or more characteristics about the given wireless device.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the request from the given wireless device includes a request for execution of an application selected from a group of applications consisting of (i) an enterprise messaging application or set of applications, (ii) a shared calendar application, (iii) a shared contact application or list (iv) a shared task application or list, and (v) combinations thereof.

21. A system for exchanging wireless data according to claim 11, further comprising an encryption means for encrypting data received from a wireless source.

22. A system for exchanging wireless data according to claim 11, further comprising an object generator for generating a device object from the device profile.