Wireless communication systems
First Claim
1. A wireless server comprising:
- a router to communicate with a plurality of mobile wireless clients such that the router is operable to control communication to a mobile wireless client selected from the plurality of mobile wireless clients;
a database configured to store information associated with users of the mobile wireless clients including a user identification for each mobile wireless client and to store configuration data to configure the wireless server in a back-up procedure with the mobile wireless clients;
a policy service having instructions to regulate communication of information from each of the mobile wireless clients to other entities, the wireless server configured to include a reconfiguration policy having a sequencing procedure to provide the configuration data to the mobile wireless clients and having a hierarchy identifying which of the mobile wireless clients controls re-supplying the configuration data to the wireless server;
a share agent configured with instructions to control dissemination of information, in conjunction with the policy service, to one or more of the mobile wireless clients from the database on a shared basis responsive to a determination of a privacy state of the information; and
a controller arranged to manage the database, the router, the policy service, and the share agent.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, a system includes a wireless server communicatively operable with a set of mobile wireless clients, where the wireless server has a share agent configured to control dissemination of information from a database on a shared basis responsive to a determination of a privacy state of the information. In an embodiment, a mobile wireless device has an integrated management system operable with a controller. The management system is configured to manage the mobile wireless device operable as a multiple-mode wireless client to each wireless server of a set of wireless servers such that information may be shared among the mobile wireless device and the set of wireless servers.
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54 Claims
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1. A wireless server comprising:
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a router to communicate with a plurality of mobile wireless clients such that the router is operable to control communication to a mobile wireless client selected from the plurality of mobile wireless clients; a database configured to store information associated with users of the mobile wireless clients including a user identification for each mobile wireless client and to store configuration data to configure the wireless server in a back-up procedure with the mobile wireless clients; a policy service having instructions to regulate communication of information from each of the mobile wireless clients to other entities, the wireless server configured to include a reconfiguration policy having a sequencing procedure to provide the configuration data to the mobile wireless clients and having a hierarchy identifying which of the mobile wireless clients controls re-supplying the configuration data to the wireless server; a share agent configured with instructions to control dissemination of information, in conjunction with the policy service, to one or more of the mobile wireless clients from the database on a shared basis responsive to a determination of a privacy state of the information; and a controller arranged to manage the database, the router, the policy service, and the share agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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controlling operation of a wireless server operable to communicate with a plurality of mobile wireless clients using a router, in the wireless server, arranged to control communication to a mobile wireless client selected from the plurality of mobile wireless clients; managing information in a database of the wireless server including storing information associated with users of the mobile wireless clients, the information associated with the users including a user identification for each mobile wireless client and storing configuration data to configure the wireless server in a back-up procedure with the mobile wireless clients; regulating, using instructions of a policy service in the wireless server, communication of information from each of the mobile wireless clients to other entities; maintaining a reconfiguration policy with instructions having a sequencing procedure to provide the configuration data and a hierarchy identifying which of the mobile wireless clients controls re-supplying the configuration data to the wireless server; controlling, using instructions of a share agent in the wireless server in conjunction with the instructions of the policy service, dissemination of information to one or more of the mobile wireless clients from the database on a shared basis responsive to a determination of a privacy state of the information among the plurality of mobile wireless clients; and managing the database, the router, the policy service, and the share agent using a controller in the wireless server. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A machine-readable storage memory that stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed by a controller, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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controlling operation of a wireless server operable to communicate with a plurality of mobile wireless clients using a router, in the wireless server, arranged to control communication to a mobile wireless client selected from the plurality of mobile wireless clients; managing information in a database of the wireless server including storing information associated with users of the mobile wireless clients, the information associated with the users including a user identification for each mobile wireless client and storing configuration data to configure the wireless server in a back-up procedure with the mobile wireless clients; regulating, using instructions of a policy service in the wireless server, communication of information from each of the mobile wireless clients to other entities; maintaining a reconfiguration policy with instructions having a sequencing procedure to provide the configuration data and a hierarchy identifying which of the mobile wireless clients controls re-supplying the configuration data to the wireless server; controlling, using instructions of a share agent in the wireless server in conjunction with the instructions of the policy service, dissemination of information to one or more of the mobile wireless clients from the database on a shared basis responsive to a determination of a privacy state of the information among the plurality of mobile wireless clients; and managing the database, the router, the policy service, and the share agent using the controller in the wireless server. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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