System, method and computer program product for providing content to a terminal

• US 7,584,244 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2004
• Issued: 09/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Forstadius, Antti
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacobs, LaShonda T
• Application Number:
  US10/861,595
• Publication Number:
  US 20060031316A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,915 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/217, 709/219, 709/223, 709/227, 455/414.2
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A system for providing content to a mobile terminal includes a source and a messaging gateway. The source is capable of reformatting content intended for receipt by a terminal, and transferring the reformatted content and an address of the terminal to the messaging gateway. The content can be reformatted in any of a number of different manners, including for example, a vectorized format such as the scalable vector graphics (SVG) format. In response to receiving the reformatted content and address of the terminal, the messaging gateway is capable of signaling the terminal, the signaling including information required to access the reformatted content. As such, the terminal can thereafter send a request to the messaging gateway in response to the messaging gateway signaling the destination client, and thereafter download the reformatted content from the messaging gateway, such as at least partially across a cellular network.

Claims

1. An apparatus configured to operate in a fixed network environment, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform the following:

reformatting content intended for receipt by another apparatus configured to operate in a wireless network environment, the content being reformatted into a vectorized format;

transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus to a messaging gateway configured to interface between the fixed network environment and the wireless network environment, wherein transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus enables the messaging gateway to signal the other apparatus based upon the other apparatus address, the signal including information required to access the reformatted content but not including the reformatted content, and wherein transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus enables the messaging gateway to further facilitate downloading of the reformatted content to the other apparatus in response to receipt of a request from the other apparatus, the request being in response to the messaging gateway signal.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory stores executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further perform the following:

receiving the content including interfacing with at least one of a print functionality of an application configured to operate on the apparatus, or a Graphics Device Interface (GDI) of an operating system configured to operate on the apparatus, the content being received before being reformatted.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein reformatting content comprises reformatting content by a printer driver, and wherein the memory stores executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further perform the following:

receiving the other apparatus address from an apparatus user.

4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein receiving the other apparatus address comprises receiving the other apparatus address comprising one of a mobile telephone number or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

5. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein receiving the other apparatus address comprises:

receiving a name of a user of the other apparatus; and

thereafter,

selecting the other apparatus address based upon the name.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein reformatting content comprises reformatting content into a scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.

7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein reformatting content comprises reformatting content into an intermediate format to enable the messaging gateway to reformat the reformatted content from the intermediate format into a vectorized format supported by the other apparatus.

8. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises transferring the reformatted content, the address of the other apparatus and a text message to the messaging gateway.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory stores executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further perform the following:

driving a display to present a user interface configured to receive the other apparatus address.

10. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus to enable the messaging gateway to signal the other apparatus at least partially across a wireless network.

11. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus to the messaging gateway to enable the messaging gateway to signal the other apparatus at least partially across a wireless network.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus to the messaging gateway to enable the messaging gateway to signal the other apparatus in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

13. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus to the messaging gateway to enable the messaging gateway to signal the other apparatus in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

14. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus to the messaging gateway to enable the messaging gateway to further authenticate the other apparatus based upon an identity of the other apparatus, and if the other apparatus is successfully authenticated, to enable the other apparatus to download the reformatted content.

15. An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus to the messaging gateway to enable the messaging gateway to further authenticate the other apparatus based upon at least one of an international mobile equipment identification (IMEI) code associated with the other apparatus, or a session authentication key transferred to the other apparatus during the messaging gateway signal.

16. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus to the messaging gateway at least partially across an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

17. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to implement the messaging gateway.

18. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein transferring the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises transferring the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus to the messaging gateway to enable the messaging gateway to store the reformatted content in memory of the messaging gateway and, upon downloading of the reformatted content by the other apparatus, remove the reformatted content from the memory.

19. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform the following:

receiving and storing reformatted content and an address of another apparatus from a source, the other apparatus being configured to operate in a wireless network environment and the source being configured to operate in a fixed network environment, the content having been reformatted into a vectorized format, wherein the reformatted content is intended for receipt by the other apparatus;

signaling to the other apparatus based upon the address of the other apparatus, the signaling including information required to access the reformatted content but not including the reformatted content; and

facilitating downloading of the reformatted content to the other apparatus in response to receipt of a request from the other apparatus, the request being in response to the signal.

20. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein receiving and storing reformatted content comprises receiving and storing content having been reformatted in a scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.

21. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein receiving and storing reformatted content comprises receiving and storing content having been reformatted into an intermediate format, and wherein the memory stores executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further perform the following:

reformatting the content from the intermediate format into a vectorized format supported by the other apparatus.

22. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein receiving and storing reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises receiving and storing the reformatted content, the address of the other apparatus and a text message from the source.

23. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein receiving and storing an address of the other apparatus comprises receiving and storing an address of the other apparatus comprising one of a mobile telephone number or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

24. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein signaling the other apparatus comprises signaling the other apparatus at least partially across a wireless network.

25. An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein signaling the other apparatus comprises signaling the other apparatus in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

26. An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein signaling the other apparatus comprises signaling the other apparatus in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

27. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein transferring the reformatted content further comprises authenticating the other apparatus based upon an identity of the other apparatus to enable the other apparatus to download the reformatted content if the other apparatus is successfully authenticated.

28. An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein authenticating the apparatus comprises authenticating the other apparatus based upon at least one of an international mobile equipment identification (IMEI) code associated with the other apparatus, or a session authentication key transferred to the other apparatus during the signal.

29. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein receiving the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus comprises receiving the reformatted content and the address of the other apparatus at least partially across the Internet Protocol (IP) network.

30. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the apparatus is configured to implement the source.

31. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein storing reformatted content comprises storing the reformatted content in the memory, and wherein the memory stores executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further perform the following:

removing the reformatted content from the memory upon downloading of the reformatted content by the other apparatus.

32. An apparatus configured to operate in a wireless network environment, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform the following:

receiving a signal from a messaging gateway based upon an address of the apparatus, the signal including information required to access the reformatted content but not including the reformatted content, the signal being received in response to the messaging gateway receiving the reformatted content and the address of the apparatus from a source configured to operate in a fixed network environment, the content having been reformatted into a vectorized format; and

sending a request to the messaging gateway in response to the messaging gateway signal; and

thereafter,

downloading the reformatted content from the messaging gateway.

33. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein receiving a signal comprises receiving a signal in response to the messaging gateway receiving the reformatted content in a scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.

34. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein receiving a signal comprises receiving a signal in response to the messaging gateway receiving the reformatted content, the address of the apparatus and a text message from the source.

35. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein receiving a signal comprises receiving a signal in response to the messaging gateway receiving the an address of the apparatus comprising one of a mobile telephone number or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

36. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein receiving a signal comprises receiving a signal in response to the messaging gateway receiving the reformatted content in an intermediate format and thereafter reformatting the content from the intermediate format into a vectorized format supported by the terminal.

37. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein receiving a signal comprises receiving a signal at least partially across a wireless network.

38. An apparatus according to claim 37, wherein receiving a signal comprises receiving a signal in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

39. An apparatus according to claim 37, wherein receiving a signal comprises receiving a signal in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

40. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein the memory stores executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further perform the following:

authenticating the apparatus to the messaging gateway based upon an identity of the apparatus, wherein downloading the reformatted content comprises downloading the reformatted content if the apparatus is successfully authenticated.

41. An apparatus according to claim 40, wherein authenticating the apparatus comprises authenticating the apparatus based upon at least one of an international mobile equipment identification (IMEI) code associated with the apparatus, or a session authentication key received by the apparatus during the messaging gateway signal.

42. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein receiving a signal comprises receiving a signal in response to the messaging gateway receiving the reformatted content and the address of the apparatus at least partially across an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

43. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein the memory stores executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further perform the following:

rendering the reformatted content, wherein the apparatus further comprises;

a display configured to present the rendered content.

44. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein receiving a signal comprises receiving a signal in response to the messaging gateway receiving the reformatted content and storing the reformatted content in memory of the messaging gateway, and wherein downloading the reformatted content comprises downloading the reformatted content to enable the messaging gateway to thereafter remove the reformatted content from the memory.

45. A method comprising:

receiving and storing reformatted content and an address of an apparatus at a messaging gateway from a source, the apparatus being configured to operate in a wireless network environment and the source being configured to operate in a fixed network environment, the content having been reformatted into a vectorized format, wherein the reformatted content is intended for receipt by the apparatus;

signaling the apparatus from the messaging gateway, the signaling including information required to access the reformatted content but not including the reformatted content; and

transferring the reformatted content from the messaging gateway to the apparatus, the reformatted content being transferred in response to the messaging gateway receiving a request from the apparatus, the request being in response to the messaging gateway signaling the apparatus.

46. A method according to claim 45, wherein receiving and storing reformatted content comprises receiving and storing content having been reformatted a scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.

47. A method according to claim 45, wherein receiving and storing reformatted content comprise receiving and storing content having been reformatted into an intermediate format, and wherein the method further comprises:

reformatting the content, at the messaging gateway, from the intermediate format into a vectorized format supported by the apparatus.

48. A method according to claim 45, wherein receiving and storing reformatted content and an address of the apparatus comprises receiving and storing reformatted content, an address of the apparatus and a text message.

49. A method according to claim 45, wherein receiving and storing an address of the apparatus comprises receiving and storing an address of the apparatus comprising one of a mobile telephone number or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

50. A method according to claim 45, wherein signaling the apparatus comprises signaling the apparatus at least partially across a wireless network.

51. A method according to claim 50, wherein signaling the apparatus comprises signaling the apparatus in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

52. A method according to claim 50, wherein signaling the apparatus comprises signaling the apparatus in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

53. A method according to claim 45, wherein transferring the reformatted content further comprises authenticating the apparatus to the messaging gateway based upon an identity of the apparatus, and if the apparatus is successfully authenticated, transferring the reformatted content.

54. A method according to claim 53, wherein authenticating the apparatus comprises authenticating the apparatus based upon at least one of an international mobile equipment identification (IMEI) code associated with the apparatus, or a session authentication key transferred to the apparatus during the signaling of the apparatus.

55. A method according to claim 45, wherein receiving the reformatted content and an address of the apparatus comprises receiving the reformatted content and an address of the apparatus at least partially across an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

56. A method according to claim 45, wherein storing reformatted content comprises storing reformatted content in memory of the messaging gateway, and wherein the method further comprises:

removing the reformatted content from the memory upon transferring of the reformatted content to the apparatus.

57. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein that in response to execution by a processor cause an apparatus to at least perform the following:

receiving and storing reformatted content and an address of another apparatus from a source, the other apparatus being configured to operate in a wireless network environment and the source being configured to operate in a fixed network environment, the content having been reformatted into a vectorized format, wherein the reformatted content is intended for receipt by the other apparatus;

signaling the other apparatus, the signaling including information required to access the reformatted content but not including the reformatted content; and

transferring the reformatted content from to the other apparatus, the reformatted content being transferred in response to the apparatus receiving a request from the other apparatus, the request being in response to the apparatus signaling the other apparatus.

58. A computer program product according to claim 57, wherein receiving and storing reformatted content comprises receiving and storing content having been reformatted into a scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.

59. A computer program product according to claim 57, wherein receiving and storing reformatted content comprises receiving and storing content having been reformatted into an intermediate format, and wherein the computer-readable storage medium has computer-readable program code portions stored therein that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further perform the following:

reformatting the content from the intermediate format into a vectorized format supported by the other apparatus.

60. A computer program product according to claim 57, wherein receiving and storing reformatted content and an address of the apparatus comprises receiving and storing reformatted content, an address of the apparatus and a text message.

61. A computer program product according to claim 57, wherein receiving and storing an address of the apparatus comprises receiving and storing an address of the other apparatus comprising one of a mobile telephone number or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

62. A computer program product according to claim 57, wherein signaling the other apparatus comprises signaling the other apparatus at least partially across a wireless network.

63. A computer program product according to claim 62, wherein signaling the other apparatus comprises signaling the other apparatus in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

64. A computer program product according to claim 62, wherein signaling the other apparatus comprises signaling the other apparatus in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

65. A computer program product according to claim 57, wherein transferring the reformatted content further comprises authenticating the other apparatus based upon an identity of the other apparatus, and if the other apparatus is successfully authenticated, transferring the reformatted content.

66. A computer program product according to claim 65, wherein authenticating the apparatus comprises authenticating the other apparatus based upon at least one of an international mobile equipment identification (IMEI) code associated with the other apparatus, or a session authentication key transferred to the other apparatus during the signaling of the other apparatus.

67. A computer program product according to claim 57, wherein receiving the reformatted content and an address of the apparatus comprises receiving the reformatted content and an address of the other apparatus at least partially across an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

68. A computer program product according to claim 57, wherein storing the reformatted content comprises storing the reformatted content in the computer-readable storage medium, and wherein the computer-readable storage medium has computer-readable program code portions stored therein that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further perform the following:

removing the reformatted content from the memory upon transferring of the reformatted content to the other apparatus.

69. A system comprising:

a source configured to operate in a fixed network environment, wherein the source is configured to reformat content intended for receipt by an apparatus configured to operate in a wireless network environment, the content being reformatted into a vectorized format, and wherein the source is also configured to transfer the reformatted content and an address of the apparatus; and

a messaging gateway configured to interface between the fixed network environment and the wireless network environment, wherein the messaging gateway is configured to receive and store the reformatted content and the address of the apparatus, and wherein the messaging gateway is also configured to signal the apparatus based upon the apparatus address, the signal including information required to access the reformatted content but not including the reformatted content, and wherein the messaging gateway is further configured to facilitate downloading of the reformatted content in response to receipt of a request from the apparatus, the request being in response to the messaging gateway signal.

70. A system according to claim 69, wherein the source is configured to operate a source client application, the source client being configured to receive the content including being configured to interface with at least one of a print functionality of another application configured to operate on the source, or a Graphics Device Interface (GDI) of an operating system configured to operate on the source, the content being received before being reformatted.

71. A system according to claim 69, wherein the source is configured to reformat the content into a scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.

72. A system according to claim 69, wherein the source is configured to receive the apparatus address from a source user.

73. A system according to claim 72, wherein the source is configured to receive the apparatus address comprising one of a mobile telephone number or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

74. A system according to claim 72, wherein the source is configured to receive a name of an apparatus user, and thereafter select the apparatus address based upon the name.

75. A system according to claim 69, wherein the source is configured to reformat the content into an intermediate format, and wherein the messaging gateway is configured to reformat the content from the intermediate format into a vectorized format supported by the apparatus.

76. A system according to claim 69, wherein the source is configured to transfer the reformatted content, the address of the apparatus and a text message to the messaging gateway.

77. A system according to claim 69, wherein the messaging gateway is configured to signal the apparatus at least partially across a wireless network.

78. A system according to claim 77, wherein the messaging gateway is configured to signal the apparatus in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

79. A system according to claim 77, wherein the messaging gateway is configured to signal the apparatus in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

80. A system according to claim 69, wherein the messaging gateway is configured to authenticate the apparatus based upon an identity of the apparatus, the messaging gateway being configured to authenticate the apparatus before the apparatus downloads the reformatted content.

81. A system according to claim 80, wherein the messaging gateway is configured to authenticate the apparatus based upon at least one of an international mobile equipment identification (IMEI) code associated with the apparatus, or a session authentication key transferred to the apparatus during the messaging gateway signal.

82. A system according to claim 69, wherein the source is configured to transfer the reformatted content and the address of the apparatus at least partially across an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

83. A system according to claim 69, wherein a single entity supports the source and the messaging gateway.

84. A system according to claim 69, wherein the messaging gateway is configured to store the reformatted content in memory of the messaging gateway and, upon downloading of the reformatted content by the apparatus, remove the reformatted content from the memory.