Method and apparatus for downloading information content to a wireless terminal

• US 7,949,870 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2005
• Issued: 05/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: OL Security LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Mochis Investment LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lieu, Winston Hong
• Primary Examiner(s): Moazzami; Nasser
• Assistant Examiner(s): Reza; Mohammad W
• Application Number:
  US11/297,101
• Publication Number:
  US 20070136571A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,993 Days
• Field of Search: 713/153, 713/1, 713/150, 713/155, 713/169, 455/414, 455/438, 455/460, 455/79, 455/564, 455/123, 726/10, 726/12, 726/27, 380/262, 380/270
• US Class Current: 713/153
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• 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 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method and apparatus for downloading information content to a wireless terminal. The information content is obtained from a content provider that is accessible over a network, such as the World Wide Web. The information content, which is available on a subscription basis, is downloaded directly to the wireless terminal. Access to the network, access to the content provider, and downloading the information content is performed automatically according to a schedule, in accordance with the subscription.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing a node on a telecommunications network using a first terminal at a first time interval;

subscribing to an information service of the node;

selecting content of the information service using the first terminal from a plurality of categories, the selected content to be downloaded to a second terminal, which is a wireless terminal;

downloading set-up protocol for accessing the node to the second terminal from the first terminal wherein the set-up protocol provides the second terminal with an address and authentication code associated with the node;

accessing the node via the second terminal using the setup protocol wherein accessing is automatic and without user intervention; and

downloading the selected content corresponding to at least two of the plurality of categories to the second terminal from the node at time intervals different from the first time interval.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein accessing the node via the second terminal is limited to accessing the node and no other node.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein accessing the node via the second terminal comprises:

obtaining wireless internet access without user intervention; and

obtaining authorization to enter the node without user intervention.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein accessing the node via the second terminal comprises accessing the node at a specific time interval.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein accessing the node via the second terminal comprises accessing the node daily at a specified time.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein accessing the node via the second terminal comprises accessing the node once per day.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein downloading the set-up protocol comprises connecting an interface between the first terminal and the second terminal and using the interface to transfer the set-up protocol from the first terminal to the second terminal.

8. A method of operating a base station of a wireless network, the method comprising:

receiving set-up protocol from a wireless terminal, wherein;

the set-up protocol comprises an address associated with a node connected to the wireless network and an authentication code for accessing the node;

the set-up protocol is transmitted from the node to another terminal;

the node is configured to provide a subscription-based information service with content selected from a plurality of categories using the other terminal at a first time interval for download to the wireless terminal; and

the set-up protocol is transmitted from the wireless terminal automatically and without user intervention;

transmitting the set-up protocol from the wireless terminal to a wireless switching center;

receiving the selected content corresponding to at least two of the plurality of categories from the node via the wireless switching center; and

transmitting the selected content to the wireless terminal at time intervals different from the first time interval.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving a call from the wireless terminal to a phone number that is associated with the node.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising transmitting an additional code to the node via the wireless switching center before the base station receives the selected content from the node via the wireless switching center.

11. A method comprising:

providing a subscription-based information service at a node of a network;

permitting access to the node at a first time interval;

receiving a subscription to the information service from a first terminal;

receiving a selection of content from a plurality of categories from the first terminal;

transmitting set-up protocol to the first terminal, the set-up protocol comprising an address and a code for accessing the node, the set-up protocol being configured to be transmitted to a second terminal, which is a wireless terminal;

receiving the access code of the set-up protocol from the second terminal;

permitting access to the node from the second terminal, wherein access is automatic and without user intervention; and

transmitting the selected content corresponding to at least two of the plurality of categories to the second terminal from the node at time intervals different from the first time interval.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the set-up protocol comprises an additional code, and the method further comprises receiving the additional code from the second terminal before transmitting the selected content to the second terminal.