Profile and capability of WAP-terminal with external devices connected
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1. Data communication system including a mobile terminal adapted to communicate with an application server associated with a network service using a wireless transmission protocol, said mobile terminal comprising:
- a processor and a memory;
the memory configured to store a terminal profile storing the characteristics of said mobile terminal;
the memory further configured to store a device profile comprising capabilities of a particular device attached to said mobile terminal, wherein said particular device is attached to said mobile terminal via a physical connection or a wireless connection;
capability handler configured, when executed by the processor, to transmit said terminal profile and said device profile related to said device attached to said mobile terminal to said application server using said wireless transmission protocol; and
said mobile terminal configured to receive from said application server information tailored to said terminal profile and said device profile.
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Data communication system and a method in a data communication system comprising a terminal 2, e.g. a mobile phone, adapted to communicate with an application server 4 using a wireless transmission protocol, preferably WAP, including a terminal profile. The wireless transmission protocol also includes an attached device'"'"'s profile that is dynamically updated with data related to a device 12 attached to the terminal.
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1. Data communication system including a mobile terminal adapted to communicate with an application server associated with a network service using a wireless transmission protocol, said mobile terminal comprising:
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a processor and a memory; the memory configured to store a terminal profile storing the characteristics of said mobile terminal; the memory further configured to store a device profile comprising capabilities of a particular device attached to said mobile terminal, wherein said particular device is attached to said mobile terminal via a physical connection or a wireless connection; capability handler configured, when executed by the processor, to transmit said terminal profile and said device profile related to said device attached to said mobile terminal to said application server using said wireless transmission protocol; and said mobile terminal configured to receive from said application server information tailored to said terminal profile and said device profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Method in a data communication system including a mobile terminal provided with a wireless transmission protocol comprising the steps of:
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storing a terminal profile within said mobile terminal for representing the characteristics of said mobile terminal; identifying a device profile comprising capabilities of a particular device attached to said mobile terminal, wherein said particular device is attached to said mobile terminal via a physical connection or a wireless connection; and establishing a communication channel with an application server connected to a mobile communications network serving said mobile terminal wherein said step of establishing said communication channel further comprises the step of transmitting said terminal profile and said device profile using a wireless transmission protocol; and receiving from said application server information tailored to said terminal profile and said device profile. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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