Mobile telecommunications data service

• US 7,274,927 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2001
• Issued: 09/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Olrik, Jakob Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ewart, James D
• Application Number:
  US10/344,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20040092266A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,253 Days
• Field of Search: 455/151.2, 455/403, 455/445, 455/466, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/566, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/414.4, 455/426.1, 709/203, 709217-219, 709/238, 370/395.52, 370/913
• US Class Current: 455/414.4
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

A WAP enabled mobile telephone handset (MS 1) can access WAP servers using a browser which is located at a remote phone server (1). Image data produced by the browser at the phone server is converted into a bitmapped image that is sent to the handset for display. The browser at the phone server (1) can also be accessed through a personal computer (PC 1). The browser settings remain synchronized irrespective of whether the handset (MS 1) or (PC 1) is utilized. The phone server can also run other applications such as calendars, address books and computer games.

Claims

1. A network for providing a mobile telecommunications data service, comprising:

a mobile client device including user actuable controls and a display device to provide a display of data; and

a server located remotely of the mobile client device to provide data thereto and being configured to run a server process locally on the server that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to produce an image corresponding to an entire display to be displayed by the mobile client device, the server being further configured to run an image capture process to capture the image produced by the computer generated mobile client and to feed the captured image to the mobile client device to be displayed on the display thereof, the captured image comprising a graphic image corresponding to the display generated by the computer generated mobile client, wherein the captured image is not represented by the text of a markup language file.

2. A network according to claim 1 wherein the server process includes a user interface for a client application, the user interface being operable to receive commands produced by operation of the controls of the mobile client device and to produce corresponding commands for the client application.

3. A network according to claim 2, wherein the server is configured to run the client application.

4. A network according to claim 2, wherein the client application comprises a browser.

5. A network according to claim 4 including a gateway coupled to the server to provide access to sites to be accessed by means of the browser.

6. A network according to claim 2, wherein the client application comprises a computer game.

7. A network according to claim 1, wherein the browser is WAP enabled.

8. A network according to claim 1, wherein the server process is configured to compress the captured image prior to being fed to the mobile client device.

9. A network according to claim 1, including a further client device with user actuable controls and a display device to provide a display of data, the computer generated mobile client being responsive to actuation of the controls of the further client device and to feed the captured image to the further client device to be displayed on the display thereof so as to provide a display of the captured image.

10. A network according to claim 9, wherein the further client device comprises a personal computing device.

11. A network according to claim 9, wherein the computer generated mobile client has settings that are controllable by means of the controls of either said mobile client device or said further client device.

12. A network according to claim 10, wherein the personal computing device is configured to run a program which provides a graphical screen display that emulates the display of the mobile client device, in which said captured image is displayed.

13. A network according to claim 1, wherein the mobile client device is configured to provide a speech communication channel by VOIP.

14. A network according to claim 1, wherein the mobile client device comprises a mobile telephone handset.

15. A network according to claim 1, wherein the mobile client device comprises a PDA.

16. A network according to claim 1, wherein the computer generated mobile client has the same functionality as the mobile client device.

17. A server for providing a data service in a mobile telecommunications network to a mobile client device that includes user actuable controls and a display device to provide a display of data, the server being located remotely of the mobile client device to provide data to the mobile client device and being configured to run a server process locally on the server that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to produce an image corresponding to an entire display to be displayed by the mobile client device, the server further being configured to run an image capture process to capture the image produced by the computer generated mobile client and to feed the captured image to the mobile client device to be displayed on the display thereof, the captured image comprising a graphic image corresponding to the display generated by the computer generated mobile client, wherein the captured image is not represented by the text of a markup language file.

18. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program code to be run on a server computer for providing a data service in a mobile telecommunications network to a mobile client device that includes user actuable controls and a display device to provide a display of data and that is located remotely of the server computer, the program being configured to run a server process locally on the server that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to produce an image corresponding to an entire display to be displayed by the mobile client device, the program further being configured to run an image capture process to capture the image produced by the computer generated mobile client and to feed the captured image to the mobile client device to be displayed on the display thereof, the captured image comprising a graphic image corresponding to the display generated by the computer generated mobile client, wherein the captured image is not represented by the text of a markup language file.

19. A mobile client device for use in a network to receive a mobile telecommunications data service, the device including user actuable controls, a display device to provide a screen display of data, and a processor operable to communicate with a server through a telecommunications network, the server being located remotely of the mobile client device to provide data to the mobile client device and being configured to run a server process locally on the server that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to produce an image corresponding to an entire display to be displayed by the mobile client device, the server further being configured to run an image capture process to capture the image produced by the computer generated mobile client and to feed the captured image to the mobile client device to be displayed on the display thereof, the captured image comprising a graphic image corresponding to the display generated by the computer generated mobile client, wherein the captured image is not represented by the text of a markup language file, and

the processor of the mobile client device being operable to send information relating to the actuation of the controls to the server through the telecommunications network, and to receive said captured image from the server and cause said captured image to be displayed on the display device.

20. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program code to be run on a processor of a mobile client device for use in a network to receive a mobile telecommunications data service, the mobile client device including user actuable controls, a display device to provide a screen display of data, and the processor operable to communicate with a server through a telecommunications network, the server being located remotely of the mobile client device to provide data to the mobile client device and being configured to run a server process locally on the server that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to produce an image corresponding to an entire display to be displayed by the client device, the server further being configured to run an image capture process to capture the image produced by the computer generated mobile client and to feed the captured image to the mobile client device to be displayed on the display thereof, the captured image comprising a graphic image corresponding to the display generated by the computer generated mobile client, wherein the captured image is not represented by the text of a markup language file, the program being configured to send information relating to the actuation of the controls to the server through the telecommunications network, and to direct said captured image from the server to be displayed on the display device.

21. A program according to claim 20 operable to display the captured image in a display which emulates a mobile client device.

22. A method of providing a mobile telecommunications data service, comprising:

operating the controls of a mobile client device to communicate with a server located remotely of the mobile client device to provide data to the mobile client device for display;

the server running a server process that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to produce an image corresponding to an entire display to be displayed by the mobile client device;

the server further running an image capture process that captures the image produced by the computer generated mobile client, to be fed to the mobile client device to be displayed on the display thereof, the captured image comprising a graphic image corresponding to the display generated by the computer generated mobile client, wherein the captured image is not represented by the text of a markup language file;

feeding the captured image to the mobile client device; and

displaying the captured image on a display on the mobile client device so as to provide a display of the captured image.

23. A method according to claim 22, wherein the server process has associated re-configurable software, the software also being run by the mobile client device, and including transferring a re-configuration of the software between the server and mobile client device.

24. A method according to claim 22, wherein the server process has settings and including downloading changes in the settings to the mobile client device.

25. A method according to claim 22, including making a change to the computer generated client from another client device, and transferring the change to the mobile client device.