Method and system for the transmission of data that has not been explicitly requested in a mobile radio system

• US 7,979,058 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2002
• Issued: 07/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Binar, Simon
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah; Charles N
• Assistant Examiner(s): DOAN, KIET M
• Application Number:
  US10/497,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20050079860A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,143 Days
• Field of Search: 455/437, 455/453, 455/412.1, 455/421.1, 455/405, 455/456.3, 455/560, 455/412.2, 455/422, 455/550, 455/412, 455/419, 455/414, 455/466, 455/456, 455/414.1, 714/748, 717/178, 370/235, 370/338, 370/412, 370/445, 705/26, 705/14
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A system and method are provided for transmitting data that has not been explicitly requested in a mobile radio system which includes an application computer, a transmission network, and a mobile radio receiver. The mobile radio receiver indicates to the transmission network how much storage space is available in the mobile radio receiver for storing data.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting push service data which has not been explicitly requested in a mobile radio system, comprising:

a mobile radio receiver in communication with a transmission network, the mobile radio receiver indicating information to the transmission network relating to an order in which different types of push service data, which has not been explicitly requested by the mobile radio receiver, are to be transmitted to the mobile radio receiver, such that different types of push service data transmitted from an application computer and buffered in a storage area of the transmission network, and which has not been explicitly requested by the mobile radio receiver, are forwarded to the mobile radio receiver in the order indicated by the mobile radio receiver to the transmission network,

wherein the transmission network includes a network computer for initiating the transmission of the push service data, which has not been explicitly requested by the mobile radio receiver, to the mobile radio receiver, and

wherein the initiation is performed depending on the information indicated by the mobile radio receiver.

2. The system for transmitting data as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information indicates to the transmission network a time when the data, which has not been explicitly requested, is to be transmitted to the mobile radio receiver.

3. A method for transmitting data which has not been explicitly requested in a mobile radio system, the method comprising the steps of:

determining the capacity of storage areas in a mobile radio receiver;

determining what data in the storage areas is subject to being overwritten as a result of a push operation, by performing a step selected from the group consisting of (i) designating at least one of said storage areas for writing over existing data when new data, which has not been explicitly requested, is received and (ii) designating existing data in at least one of said storage area as subject to overwriting when new data, which has not been explicitly requested, is received;

indicating information to a transmission network, from the mobile radio receiver, regarding how much storage space is available for storing data in the storage areas of the mobile radio receiver; and

enabling the mobile radio receiver to release existing data or storage areas for overwriting with new data, which has not been explicitly requested, received via the push operation from the transmission network,

wherein the transmission network includes a network computer for initiating the transmission of the new data, which has not been explicitly requested, to the mobile radio receiver, and

wherein the initiation is performed depending on the information indicated by the mobile radio receiver.

4. The method for transmitting data as claimed in claim 3, the method further comprising the step of indicating information to the transmission network, from the mobile radio receiver, when no storage space is available for storing data, which has not been explicitly requested, in the storage areas of the mobile radio receiver.

5. The method for transmitting data as claimed in claim 3, the method further comprising the step of providing the transmission network with a storage area for buffering data, which has not been explicitly requested, received from the application computer.

6. The method for transmitting data as claimed in claim 5, the method further comprising the step of transmitting the buffered data, which has not been explicitly requested, to the mobile radio receiver depending on the information indicated by the mobile radio receiver.

7. A method for transmitting data which has not be explicitly requested in a mobile radio system, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing communication between a mobile radio receiver and a transmission network; and

indicating information to the transmission network, by the mobile radio receiver, relating to an order in which different types of data, which has not been explicitly requested by the mobile radio receiver, are to be transmitted to the mobile radio receiver when a push operation is performed, such that different types of push service data transmitted from an application computer and buffered in a storage area of the transmission network, and which has not been explicitly requested by the mobile radio receiver, are forwarded to the mobile radio receiver in the order indicated by the mobile radio receiver to the transmission network,

wherein the transmission network includes a network computer for initiating the transmission of the push service data, which has not been explicitly requested by the mobile radio receiver, to the mobile radio receiver, and

wherein the initiation is performed depending on the information indicated by the mobile radio receiver.

8. The method for transmitting data as claimed in claim 7, wherein the information indicates to the transmission network a time when the data, which has not been explicitly requested, is to be transmitted to the mobile radio receiver.