WAP push over cell broadcast

• US 7,738,421 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2008
• Issued: 06/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: McNamara, Justin, Mikan, Jeffrey C., Tuthill, Carolyn
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Application Number:
  US12/196,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20080311937A1
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: 370/282, 370/322, 370/338, 370328-329, 370/341, 370/348, 455/403, 455/3.01, 4554141-4143, 455/422.1, 455/424, 455/428, 455433-434, 455450-4522, 455/464, 455/466, 455/509, 455516-517, 455/566, 455/550.1, 455/558, 455/422
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/12 Application layer protocols, e.g. WAP [Wireless Application Protocol]

Abstract

A system provides push services and information to mobile stations via broadcast messages. The broadcast messages are made on predetermined cell broadcast channels, which are associated with an inbox on the mobile stations. Contained within the messages are Uniform Resource Locators (URL) that, when accessed, provide multimedia and other rich content to the mobile station. The system allows wireless carriers to provide features such as Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) push operations via cell broadcast to many mobile stations in a geographic area without the need to individually address messages to the mobile stations.

Claims

1. A system for delivering multimedia content via a wireless network to a mobile station using a broadcast mechanism, comprising:

a push proxy gateway (PPG);

a short message peer to peer (SMPP) router that receives an SMPP message from said push proxy gateway and converts said SMPP message to a cell broadcast text message;

a cell broadcast center that pushes multimedia access content in said cell broadcast text message on a predetermined cell broadcast channel; and

a mobile station configured to place said cell broadcast text message received on the predetermined cell broadcast channel in an inbox and monitor said inbox for multimedia access content included in said cell broadcast text message and configured to access said multimedia content using said multimedia access content in response to a command.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said multimedia access content is communicated to all mobile stations within a predetermined geographic area.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said multimedia access content is placed in an inbox on said mobile station in accordance with said predetermined cell broadcast channel.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said multimedia access content includes a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said multimedia content includes at least one of Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) information or Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) information.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a mobile station configured to receive text messages pushed to the mobile station on a broadcast channel and configured to place received text messages in an inbox,

wherein said mobile station is configured to monitor said inbox for text messages including a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and configured to establish a connection based on a URL detected in a text message and in response to a command to obtain multimedia services associated with the text message,

wherein said mobile station is configured to register to one or more channels, subdivide said one or more channels into a plurality of subchannels, receive messages on one or more of said subchannels, and send messages to said inbox from a predetermined channel of said plurality of subchannels.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said multimedia services includes at least one of Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) information or Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) information.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said text message is received in multiple parts, and said mobile station is configured to combine said multiple parts into a single message.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said text message is communicated to all mobile stations in a predetermined geographic area.