Roaming across different access mechanisms and network technologies
First Claim
1. A method of allowing a user to roam from one wireless network to another, the method comprising:
- establishing a connection between a wireless mobile device and a first wireless network, wherein the connection allows the wireless mobile device to interact with an Internet-based application;
tracking a state of interaction between the wireless mobile device and the Internet-based application;
terminating the connection between the wireless mobile device and the first wireless network;
establishing a connection between the wireless mobile device and a second wireless network; and
sending, to the Internet-based application, data representing a state of interaction of the wireless mobile device with the Internet-based application prior to terminating the connection between the wireless mobile device and the first wireless network;
wherein the data related to a state of interaction with the Internet-based application is tracked by a synchronization manager component executing on a server that is not associated with a server the Internet-based application executes on.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of allowing a user to roam from one wireless network and interact with an Internet-based application is disclosed. The method comprises establishing a connection between a wireless mobile device and a first wireless network, wherein the connection allows the wireless mobile device to interact with an Internet-based application; tracking a state of interaction between the wireless mobile device and the Internet-based application; terminating the connection between the wireless mobile device and the first wireless network; establishing a connection between the wireless mobile device and a second wireless network; and sending, to the Internet-based application, data representing a state of interaction of the wireless mobile device with the Internet-based application prior to terminating the connection between the wireless mobile device and the first wireless network.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of allowing a user to roam from one wireless network to another, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a wireless mobile device and a first wireless network, wherein the connection allows the wireless mobile device to interact with an Internet-based application; tracking a state of interaction between the wireless mobile device and the Internet-based application; terminating the connection between the wireless mobile device and the first wireless network; establishing a connection between the wireless mobile device and a second wireless network; and sending, to the Internet-based application, data representing a state of interaction of the wireless mobile device with the Internet-based application prior to terminating the connection between the wireless mobile device and the first wireless network; wherein the data related to a state of interaction with the Internet-based application is tracked by a synchronization manager component executing on a server that is not associated with a server the Internet-based application executes on. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of allowing a user to roam from one wireless network to another, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection to a first wireless network with a mobile device; using the mobile device to interact with an Internet-based application through the first wireless network; tracking, by a synchronization manager component executing on a server that is not associated with a server the Internet-based application executes on, data related to a state of interaction with the Internet-based application; establishing a connection to a second wireless network with the mobile device; and sending data related to the state of interaction with the Internet-based application to the Internet-based application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of allowing a user to roam from one wireless network to another, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a first wireless mobile device and a first wireless network, wherein the connection allows the first wireless mobile device to interact with an Internet-based application; tracking a state of interaction between the first wireless mobile device and the Internet-based application; terminating the connection between the first wireless mobile device and the first wireless network; establishing a connection between a second wireless mobile device, different from the first wireless mobile device, and a second wireless network; and sending, to the Internet-based application, data representing a state of interaction of the first wireless mobile device with the Internet-based application prior to terminating the connection between the first wireless mobile device and the first wireless network; wherein data related to a state of interaction with the Internet-based application is tracked by a synchronization manager component executing on a server that is not associated with a server the Internet-based application executes on. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system for facilitating roaming from one network to another, the system comprising:
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an authentication component configured to authenticate wireless mobile devices for use on a plurality of wireless networks; and a synchronization manager component configured to track a state of interaction between a wireless mobile device and an Internet-based application through a first wireless network, and in response to receiving an appropriate request, establish a session between the wireless mobile device and the Internet-based application through a second wireless network and send data representing the state of interaction to the Internet-based application; wherein the synchronization manager component is not associated with a server the Internet-based application executes on. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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