Method and device for adapting the configuration of an application of a mobile terminal to an accessible data connection

• US 7,738,914 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2002
• Issued: 06/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Joeressen, Olaf
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh; Sonny
• Application Number:
  US10/505,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20050148359A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,031 Days
• Field of Search: 455/101, 455412-414, 455/432, 455/433, 455/435, 455/41.2, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.4, 455/432.2, 455/435.2, 455/452.1, 455/552.1, 455/445, 455/550.1, 455/418
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

There is provided a method for adapting the configuration of at least one application of a mobile terminal device to an accessible data connection, by the steps of obtaining properties of at least one data connection accessible from said mobile terminal device; and adapting the configuration of said application on said terminal device in accordance with said properties. Further, there is provided a mobile terminal device capable of adapting the configuration of applications to an accessible data connection, comprising data exchanging means, capable of accessing at least one data connection; data processing means, capable of running applications; means for obtaining properties of at least one data connection accessible by said data exchanging means; and means for adapting the configurations of at least one application according to said obtained properties.

Claims

1. Method, comprising:

obtaining at least one property related to at least one of a number of different types of data connections accessible from a mobile terminal device, wherein said at least one data connection can be used by at least one software application of said mobile terminal device; and

adapting in said mobile terminal device said at least one software application by configuring it in one of pre-configured configurations in accordance with said obtained at least one property of one of said at least one of a number of different types of data connections accessible from said mobile terminal device, wherein said pre-configured configuration relates to a use of said at least one data connection by said software application.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein an available property comprises the identification of said data connection.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein said properties are obtained when a specific data connection is selected.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one accessible data connection is a potentially accessible data connection.

5. Method according to claim 1, further comprising determining actually accessible data connections, and wherein said properties are obtained during said determination.

6. Method according to claim 1, further comprising determining active software applications, and adapting pre-configured configurations of said determined active software applications.

7. Method according to claim 1, further comprising starting said software application on a mobile terminal device prior to obtaining said properties.

8. Method according to claim 1, further comprising detecting a data transfer to be performed by said software application, prior to obtaining said properties.

9. Method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting an appropriate data connection.

10. Method according to claim 1, wherein:

said adaptation is executed if said application requires to transfer data.

11. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

adapting said at least one software application by configuring it in one of a number of pre-configured configurations device in accordance with an actual battery condition of said mobile terminal device.

12. A computer readable storage medium having a stored computer program, comprising programming code for:

obtaining at least one property related to at least one of a number of different types of data connections accessible from a mobile terminal device, wherein said at least one data connection can be used by at least one software application of said mobile terminal device; and

adapting in said mobile terminal device said at least one software application by configuring it in one of pre-configured configurations in accordance with said at least one obtained property of one of said at least one of a number of different types of data connections accessible from said mobile terminal device, wherein said pre-configured configuration relates to a use of said at least one data connection by said software application.

13. Apparatus, comprising:

means for accessing at least one data connection of a number of different types of data connections;

means for running at least one software application, wherein said at least one data connection is usable by said at least one software application;

means for obtaining at least one property related to said at least one data connection;

means for storing pre-configured configurations of said at least one software application for said at least one accessible data connection, and

means for adapting in said apparatus said at least one software application by configuring it in one of pre-configured configurations according to said at least one obtained property of one of said at least one data connection, wherein said pre-configured configuration relates to a use of said at least one data connection by said at least one software application.

14. Apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising means for selecting one of said at least one accessible data connections.

15. Apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising means for adapting said at least one software application, if said at least one software application requires transferring data.

16. Apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising means for adapting said at least one software application by configuring it in one of a number of pre- configured configurations device in accordance with an actual battery condition of said mobile terminal device.

17. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

obtain at least one property related to at least one of a number of different types of data connections accessible from said apparatus, wherein said at least one data connection can be used by at least one software application of said apparatus; and

adapt in said apparatus at least one software application configuring it in one of pre-configured configurations in accordance with said obtained at least one property of one of said at least one of a number of different types of data connections accessible from said apparatus, wherein said at least one memory is configured to store pre-configured configuration of said at least one software application for said at least one accessible data connection, and said pre-configured configuration relates to a use of said at least one data connection by said at least one software application.

18. Apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a selector configured to select one of said at least one accessible data connections.

19. Apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said data processor is configured to execute said adaptation if a data transfer is actually required by said application.

20. Apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said data processor is configured for adapting said at least one software application by configuring it in one of a number of pre-configured configurations device in accordance with an actual battery condition of said mobile terminal device.