Communication network terminal supporting a plurality of applications

• US 8,229,485 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2010
• Issued: 07/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Isomursu, Pekka, Miettunen, Juhani, Lietsalmi, Mikko, Kaartinen, Kalevi, Decker, Peter, Lehtonen, Arto, Pihko, Pete, Tarnanen, Teemu, Kari, Hannu H., Maenpaa, Jari, Nykanen, Petri, Terho, Mikko, Gustafsson, Patrik, Alanara, Seppo
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Application Number:
  US12/766,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20100261491A1
• Time in Patent Office: 823 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/403, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/417, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 455/466, 455/420, 455/517, 370/352, 370/383
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/041 Encoding the ringing signal, i.e. providing distinctive or selective ringing capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• 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

A method includes transferring data between a mobile station for communicating over a mobile communications network and a server in the Internet having a connection to the mobile communications network. The transfer of data includes providing at least a portion of a page on the Internet in the form of code, the code including a telephone number of the mobile station as hidden information, receiving the code in the mobile station in a first user message where the first user message is a short message service message, and interpreting the code in the mobile station to cause the mobile station to display information corresponding to the page on the Internet on the mobile station, wherein the information to be displayed on the mobile station does not include the hidden information.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

execute a menu application configured to generate one or more menu items according to one or more predetermined commands, and

receive, via a communication network, a user message including information and a header for addressing the information, wherein the header relates to one or more applications, the information includes a command relating to the menu application, and the menu application has been arranged to create the one or more menu items in response to the user message that includes the command.

2. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the command is specified in the user message.

3. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

execute a plurality of applications.

4. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user message includes an authorization code, wherein the apparatus is further caused to add or remove the one or more menu items based on the authorization code.

5. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user message is one of a short message, a message according to a standardized short message service (SMS) message, a message according to a standardized R data field message, a message according to a standardized unstructured supplementary services data (USSD) message, a message according to a standardized SOC message, or a message according to a wireless packet radio service.

6. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information and the header comprise American standard code for information interchange (ASCII) characters.

7. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus resides in a mobile station that is configured to process a phone call over a mobile communication network.

8. A method comprising:

executing a menu application configured to generate one or more menu items according to one or more predetermined commands; and

receiving, via a communication network, a user message including information and a header for addressing the information, wherein the header relates to one or more applications, the information includes a command relating to the menu application, and the menu application has been arranged to create the one or more menu items in response to the user message that includes the command.

9. A method of claim 8, wherein the command is specified in the user message.

10. A method of claim 8, further comprising:

execute a plurality of applications.

11. A method of claim 8, wherein the user message includes an authorization code, the method further comprising:

adding or removing the one or more menu items based on the authorization code.

12. A method of claim 8, wherein the user message is one of a short message, a message according to a standardized short message service (SMS) message, a message according to a standardized R data field message, a message according to a standardized unstructured supplementary services data (USSD) message, a message according to a standardized SOC message, or a message according to a wireless packet radio service.

13. A method of claim 8, wherein the information and the header comprise American standard code for information interchange (ASCII) characters.

14. A method of claim 8, wherein an apparatus, executing the menu application, resides in a mobile station that is configured to process a phone call over a mobile communication network.

15. A method comprising:

generating a user message including information and a header for addressing the information, wherein the header relates to one or more applications, and the information includes a predetermined command; and

determining to send the user message to a terminal via a wireless communications network for creating a menu item in accordance with the predetermined command.

16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the terminal is a mobile station.

17. A method according to claim 15, wherein the menu item is stored as a main-menu level or a sub-menu level with respect to a menu structure.

18. A method according to claim 15, wherein the created menu item is removed after selection of the menu item.

19. A method according to claim 15, further comprising receiving a user message from the terminal upon selection of the created menu item.

20. A method according to claim 15, further comprising:

generating another user message for transmission to the terminal to change or remove the created menu item, the other user message including another predetermined command.