Taxonomy for mobile e-services

• US 7,127,455 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2002
• Issued: 10/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Winsor, Gerald, Sanchez, Roberto, Carson, Carollyn, Peltz, Christopher, Rhodes, Ian
• Primary Examiner(s): Rimell, Sam
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mahmood, Rezwanul
• Application Number:
  US10/292,199
• Publication Number:
  US 20040093326A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,442 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 709/219, 709/227, 707/3, 707/10, 707/100, 707/104.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/51 for resellers, retailers or service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/54 Resellers-retail or service providers billing, e.g. agreements with telephone service operator, activation, charging/recharging of accounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

A taxonomy is disclosed for describing mobile electronic services (MES) comprising a tree structure for organizing descriptive characteristics of the MES, wherein the tree structure includes: a root level for identifying an environment to which the MES is directed; a service model level for identifying a plurality of service categories; an entity level for identifying a plurality of accessing entity categories; a platform level for identifying a plurality of available component platforms; a class level for identifying a plurality of application characteristics; and an application level for identifying a plurality of specific MES applications; and metadata for identifying additional information relevant to selection of the MES.

Claims

1. A taxonomy accessible by a mobile access device for describing mobile electronic services (MES) comprising:

a tree structure for organizing descriptive characteristics of said MES, wherein said tree structure includes;

a root level for identifying an environment to which said MES is directed;

a service model level for identifying a plurality of service categories;

an entity level for identifying a plurality of accessing entity categories;

a platform level for identifying a plurality of available component platforms;

a class level for identifying a plurality of application characteristics; and

an application level for identifying a plurality of specific MES applications; and

metadata for identifying additional information relevant to selection of said MES.

2. The taxonomy of claim 1 wherein said plurality of service categories includes one or more of at least:

an appliance category;

an infrastructure category; and

a service category.

3. The taxonomy of claim 1 wherein said plurality of accessing entity categories includes one or more of at least:

a user;

a subscriber;

an operator;

a service provider;

a content provider; and

a third-party service provider.

4. The taxonomy of claim 1 wherein said plurality of component platforms includes one or more of at least:

a handset platform, wherein said handset platform further includes one or more of at least;

an operating system (OS) entity;

a browser entity; and

an embedded entity;

a terminal platform, wherein said terminal platform further includes one or more of at least;

an OS entity;

a browser entity; and

an embedded entity;

a peripheral platform, wherein said peripheral platform further includes one or more of at least;

an OS entity;

a browser entity; and

an embedded entity;

an access platform;

a gateway platform; and

a portal platform.

5. The taxonomy of claim 1 wherein said metadata includes one or more of at least:

business level identifiers for identifying information regarding a business model of a service provider;

service level identifiers for identifying service-related information relevant to provision of said MES; and

additional information desired by a user in making a selection of said MES.

6. A method for searching for mobile electronic services (MES) to operate on a requesting mobile device comprising:

accessing by said requesting mobile device a MES index service configured in a tree structure;

searching a root category of said tree structure for environments compatible with said requesting mobile device;

searching a service category of said tree structure for desired service types;

searching an entity category of said tree structure for desired accessing entity types;

searching a platform category of said tree structure for desired component platforms;

searching a class category of said tree structure for desired application characteristics;

searching an application category of said tree structure for desired applications to operate on said requesting mobile device; and

searching metadata related to said application category for additional information relevant to selection of said desired application.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said searching said service category includes:

searching one or more of at least;

an appliance category;

an infrastructure category; and

a service category;

responsive to said service model associated with said desired application.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein said searching said entity category includes:

searching one or more of at least;

a user category;

a subscriber category;

an operator category;

a service provider category;

a content provider category; and

a third-party service provider category;

responsive to said entity category associated with said desired application.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein said searching said platform category includes:

searching one or more of at least;

handset platform nodes;

terminal platform nodes; and

peripheral platform nodes;

responsive to said platform category associated with said desired application.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said nodes further include one or more of at least:

an operating system (OS) entity;

a browser entity; and

an embedded software entity.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

further searching one or more of at least;

access platform nodes;

gateway platform nodes; and

portal platform nodes.

12. A system for classifying mobile electronic services (MES) comprising:

means for assigning a root designator to an environment compatible with a requesting mobile device;

means for assigning a service designator for desired service types;

means for assigning an entity designator for desired accessing entity types;

means for assigning a platform designator of said tree structure for desired component platforms;

means for assigning a class designator of said tree structure for desired application characteristics;

means for assigning an application designator of said tree structure for desired applications to operate on said requesting mobile device; and

means for assigning metadata related to said application category for additional information relevant to selection of said desired application; and

means for saving said classification in a tree structure accessible by said requesting mobile device.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein said means for assigning said service designator includes:

assigning one or more of at least;

an appliance designator;

an infrastructure designator; and

a service designator;

responsive to said service model associated with said desired application.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein said means for assigning said entity designator includes:

assigning one or more of at least;

a user designator;

a subscriber designator;

an operator designator;

a service provider designator;

a content provider designator; and

a third-party service provider designator;

responsive to said entity designator associated with said desired application.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein said means for assigning said platform designator includes:

assigning one or more of at least;

handset platform designator;

terminal platform designator; and

peripheral platform designator;

responsive to said platform designator associated with said desired application.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein said platform designators further include one or more of at least:

an operating system (OS) entity;

a browser entity; and

an embedded software entity.

17. The system of claim 15 further comprising:

additional means for assigning one or more of at least;

an access platform designator;

a gateway platform designator; and

a portal platform designator.

18. A method for classifying mobile electronic services (MES) comprising:

assigning a root designator to an environment compatible with a requesting mobile device;

assigning a service designator for desired service types;

assigning an entity designator for desired accessing entity types;

assigning a platform designator of said tree structure for desired component platforms;

assigning a class designator of said tree structure for desired application characteristics;

as signing an application designator of said tree structure for desired applications to operate on said requesting mobile device; and

assigning metadata related to said application category for additional information relevant to selection of said desired application; and

saving said classification in a tree structure accessible by said requesting mobile device.

19. A computer programming product having computer programming logic recorded on an electronic medium, said computer programming logic comprising:

code for assigning a root designator to an environment compatible with a requesting mobile device;

code for assigning a service designator for desired service types;

code for assigning an entity designator for desired accessing entity types;

code for assigning a platform designator of said tree structure for desired component platforms;

code for assigning a class designator of said tree structure for desired application characteristics;

code for assigning an application designator of said tree structure for desired applications to operate on said requesting mobile device; and

code for assigning metadata related to said application category for additional information relevant to selection of said desired application; and

code for saving said classification in a tree structure accessible by said requesting mobile device.