Method and apparatus for supporting multiple mobile address schemes using object-oriented programming techniques

• US 7,103,355 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2003
• Issued: 09/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Hom, David Chu, Chandnani, Vishal Sham
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOW, CHARLES CHIANG
• Application Number:
  US10/460,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20030210675A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,181 Days
• Field of Search: 455/345, 455/557, 455/418, 455/419, 455/186.1, 455/550.1, 455/575.1, 455/424, 455/425, 455/456.5, 455/456.6, 455/561, 455/432.2, 455/433, 455/422.1, 455/552.1, 455/434, 455/413, 455/556.1, 455/161.2, 455/183.2, 455/553.1, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/435.1, 455/435.2, 455/556.2, 370/316, 370/328, 370/339, 370/349, 370/327, 370/329, 370/340, 379/201.03, 379/93.04, 379/93.05, 379/93.06, 379/93.24, 700/18, 700/24, 700/23.7, 712/17.245, 713/190, 717/100, 717/106, 717/122, 717/176, 717/165, 717/164, 717/114, 717/116, 717/168, 717/136.108
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/10 of different types
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed that support multiple mobile address types using object-oriented programming techniques. A mobile address object class supports the creation of mobile address objects. The mobile address object class includes the test-and-branch code that supports each mobile address type. A CPA Mobile Address class allows mobile address information to be stored in CPAMA objects in a uniform manner. The CPA Mobile Address class provides the address retrieval functionality to map the stored mobile address information to a suitable format. The CPAMA class provides a set of constructors to create and initialize its data members using an appropriate format, such as an access channel format or an ANSI International Mobile Station Identifier format, and a set of destructors to de-initialize objects before they are destroyed. The address information can be extracted from a CPAMA object using a set of member functions. Member functions to test equality and to assign one mobile address object to another are also provided.

Claims

1. A method for supporting a plurality of mobile address types for a given wireless device in a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:

defining a mobile address class that allows said plurality of mobile address types for said given wireless device to be processed in a uniform manner; and

providing a set of constructors to create a new instances of a mobile address class that allow at least one of said plurality of mobile address types for said given wireless device to be mapped to a different mobile address type for said given wireless device in one of a plurality of formats.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein one of said constructors stores said mobile address information as an access mobile address.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein one of said constructors stores said mobile address information in an ANSI IMSI format.

4. A method for supporting a plurality of mobile address types for a given wireless device in a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:

defining a mobile address class that allows said plurality of mobile address types for said given wireless device to be processed in a uniform manner; and

providing a set of member functions associated with said mobile address class that allow mobile address information to be retrieved from mobile address objects in said mobile address class in a desired format, wherein a first mobile address type for said given wireless device is mapped to a different mobile address type.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information in an access channel mobile address format.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information in a min1/min2/esn format.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information as an ANSI-formatted IMSI address.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information indicating an access channel address type.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information in a paging channel address format.

10. A method for supporting a plurality of mobile address types for a given wireless device in a wireless communication network, comprising:

providing a mobile address class that allows said plurality of mobile address types for said given wireless device to be processed in a uniform manner, wherein said mobile address class provides a set of class constructors that allow said mobile address information to be stored in an instance of a mobile address object in one of a plurality of formats, wherein a first mobile address type for said given wireless device is mapped to a different mobile address type.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein one of said constructors stores said mobile address information as an access mobile address.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein one of said constructors stores said mobile address information in an ANSI IMSI format.

13. A method for supporting a plurality of mobile address types for a given wireless device in a wireless communication network, comprising:

providing a mobile address class that allows said plurality of mobile address types for said given wireless device to be processed in a uniform manner, wherein said mobile address class provides a set of member functions that allow mobile address information to be retrieved from mobile address objects in a desired format, wherein a first mobile address type for said given wireless device is mapped to a different mobile address type.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information in an access channel mobile address format.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information in a min1/min2/esn format.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information as an ANSI-formatted IMSI address.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information indicating an access channel address type.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein one of said member functions retrieves mobile address information in a paging channel address format.

19. A system for supporting a plurality of mobile address types for a given wireless device in a wireless communication network, comprising:

a memory for storing computer readable code; and

a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to;

provide a mobile address class that allows said plurality of mobile address types for said given wireless device to be processed in a uniform manner, wherein said mobile address class provides a set of class constructors that allow said mobile address information to be stored in an instance of a mobile address object in one of a plurality of formats and wherein a first mobile address type for said given wireless device is mapped to a different mobile address type.

20. A system for supporting a plurality of mobile address types for a given wireless device in a wireless communication network, comprising:

a memory for storing computer readable code; and

a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to;

provide a mobile address class that allows said plurality of mobile address types for said given wireless device to be processed in a uniform manner, wherein said mobile address class provides a set of member functions that allow mobile address information to be retrieved from mobile address objects in a desired format and wherein a first mobile address type for said given wireless device is mapped to a different mobile address type.

21. A method for supporting a plurality of mobile address types for a given wireless device in a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:

defining a mobile address class that allows said plurality of mobile address types for said given wireless device to be processed in a uniform manner; and

storing said mobile address information in a mobile address object in one of a plurality of formats using an appropriate constructor to create a new instances of a mobile address class for said given wireless device, wherein a first mobile address type for said given wireless device is mapped to a different mobile address type.

22. A method for supporting a plurality of mobile address types for a given wireless device in a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:

defining a mobile address class that allows said plurality of mobile address types for said given wireless device to be processed in a uniform manner; and

retrieving mobile address information in a desired format from a mobile address objects for said given wireless device in said mobile address class using a set of member functions associated with said mobile address class wherein a first mobile address type for said given wireless device is mapped to a different mobile address type.