System and method for delivery of data between a data provider and a mobile telephone network subscriber

• US 8,792,870 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2007
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vodafone Holding GmbH (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Vodafone Holding GmbH (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Inventors: Tromm, Achim
• Primary Examiner(s): SAMS, MATTHEW C
• Application Number:
  US11/821,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20080160969A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,595 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141-4144, 455/419, 709/219, 717/136, 717/147
• US Class Current: 455/414.4
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/02 for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

The invention relates to a switching system and a switching method for a mobile radio network. Data is switched and adapted to the technical specifications of a mobile station according to a profile. The adapted data is transmitted to the mobile station upon request through the mobile radio network.

Claims

1. A switching system for a mobile radio network, said switching system being adapted for switching data between a data provider and a subscriber, the switching system comprising:

(a) a switching device including a base data processing unit comprising a processor for controlling said base data processing unit and a digital storage,

(b) an arrangement for establishing a first connection between said base data processing unit and a second data processing unit, a data provider having a processing unit, said base data processing unit receiving data from said data provider, wherein said base data processing unit of said switching device is connected to said data processing unit of said data provider through an internet,

(c) an arrangement for establishing a second connection between said base data processing unit and a mobile radio network, at least one mobile station of the subscriber having an operation system and a processor, said mobile station being associated with said mobile radio network,

(d) an arrangement for establishing a radio connection between said base data processing unit and said at least one mobile station through said mobile radio network,

(e) an arrangement for personalizing said switching data according to a profile provided in said base data processing unit of said switching device,

(f) said switching data is a program processable by a processor, said arrangement for personalizing said switching data adapts said program to the operating system or the processor of said at least one mobile station,

(g) said at least one mobile station is configured for transmission of a technical specification thereof as digital code to said base data processing unit during requesting said switching data at said base data processing unit of the switching device from said data processing unit of the provider,

(h) said base data processing unit is configured for accessing said processing unit of the data provider on a request from said mobile station and downloading said requested data from said data processing unit of the data provider through said interne connection, and

(i) said base data processing unit is configured for selecting parts of said program for adaptation according to the type of said mobile station and for adapting said selected requested data according to said technical specifications of said mobile station.

2. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein said base data processing unit of said switching system is provided with an arrangement for attaching personalizing data.

3. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein said first and second connections or radio connection are bidirectional connections.

4. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein said first connection is a network connection, and said network connection is an internet.

5. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein said switching data is intermediately stored in said switching device.

6. A switching system according to claim 1, further comprising an arrangement for receiving and processing a request data made by said mobile station or by said data processing unit of said data provider and wherein only said request data is switched by said switching device.

7. A switching system according to claim 1, further comprising a filter arrangement for filtering damaging sabotaging programs or sabotaging data from said switching data, said at least one mobile station comprises a multiplicity of the mobile stations each having an operating system and a processor.

8. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein switching or checking of said switching data is related to costs and said switching system further comprising an arrangement for registering said costs for said switching or checking of said switching data.

9. A switching system according to claim 1, wherein the requested programs are adapted to the operating system and the processor of said at least one mobile station before said programs are transmitted to the mobile station, so that amount of transferred data is reduced and the programs are directly executed without further adaptation by the mobile station.

10. A switching method for a mobile radio network for switching data between a data provider and a subscriber comprising said steps of:

(a) establishing a first connection through an internet between a base data processing unit having a processor for controlling operation of a switching system and a data processing unit of said data provider,

(b) establishing a radio connection through said mobile radio network between said base data processing unit of said switching system and at least one mobile station of said subscriber,

(c) transmitting data to said base data processing unit of said switching system,

(d) intermediately storing said switching data in a storage of said base data processing unit of said switching system,

(e) transmitting said data intermediately stored in said storage to said at least one mobile station,

(f) transmitting said data from said storage to said data processing unit of said data provider,

(g) personalizing said switching data according to a profile by a respective arrangement, said data is stored in said base data processing unit of said switching system,

(h) said switching data is a program processable by a processor, in said step of personalizing said switching data said arrangement for personalizing switching data adapts said program to the operating system or the processor of said at least one mobile station,

(i) transmitting a technical specification of said at least one mobile station as a digital executable code to said base data processing unit of the switching system during requesting said switching data at said base data processing unit from said data processing unit of the data provider and the base data processing unit by said at least one mobile station,

(j) accessing said processing unit of the data provider on a request from said mobile station by said base data processing unit of the switching device through said internet connection,

(k) downloading said requested processable program from said data processing unit of the data provider by said base data processing unit of the switching system, and

(l) selecting parts of said processable program for adaptation according to the type of said mobile station and adapting said selected program parts according to said technical specifications of said mobile station by said base data processing unit of said switching system;

so that the downloading and adaptation of the program is performed by the base data processing unit of the switching system on demand of the requesting mobile station.

11. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein the personalizing data is associated with said switching data.

12. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein said switching data is transmitted in a direction of said at least one mobile station and in a direction of said data processing unit of said data provider;

and said switching data is adapted to said profile.

13. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein said data processing unit of said data provider is connected to said data processing unit of said switching system through a network including an interne.

14. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein said switching involves a data requested by said base data processing unit of said switching system.

15. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein damaging sabotaging programs and sabotaging data are filtered from said switching data, and to accelerate said adaptation of the processable program only parts of the program required for adaptation by the predetermined mobile station are selected for adaptation by the base data processing unit of the switching device.

16. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein said switching involves a data checked by said base data processing unit of said switching system.

17. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein costs for said switching or checking of said switching data by said base data processing unit of said switching system is registered and invoiced.

18. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein said data processing unit of said data provider is connected to said base data processing unit of said switching system through an internet.

19. A switching method according to claim 10, wherein neither the mobile station nor the data processing unit perform partial and complete adaptation of an executable code, and users and providers are able to disregard the adapted code executable by the respective mobile station.

20. A switching method for a mobile radio network for switching data between a data provider and a subscriber comprising said steps of:

(a) establishing a first connection through an internet between a base data processing unit having a processor for controlling operation of a switching system and a data processing unit of said data provider,

(b) establishing a radio connection through said mobile radio network between said base data processing unit of said switching system and at least one mobile station of said subscriber,

(c) transmitting data to said base data processing unit of said switching system,

(d) intermediately storing said switching data in a storage of said base data processing unit of said switching system,

(e) transmitting said data intermediately stored in said storage to said at least one mobile station,

(f) transmitting said data from said storage to said data processing unit of said data provider,

(g) personalizing said switching data according to a profile by a respective arrangement, said data is stored in said base data processing unit of said switching system,

(h) said switching data is a program processable by a processor, in said step of personalizing said switching data said arrangement for personalizing switching data adapts said program to the operating system or the processor of said at least one mobile station,

(i) transmitting a technical specification of said at least one mobile station as a digital executable code to said base data processing unit of the switching system during requesting said switching data at said base data processing unit from said data processing unit of the data provider and the base data processing unit by said at least one mobile station,

(j) accessing said processing unit of the data provider on a request from said mobile station by said base data processing unit of the switching device through said internet connection,

(k) downloading said requested processable program from said data processing unit of the data provider by said base data processing unit of the switching system, and

(l) selecting parts of said processable program for adaptation according to the type of said mobile station and adapting said selected program parts according to said technical specifications of said mobile station by said base data processing unit of said switching system;

whereby damaging sabotaging programs and sabotaging data are filtered from said switching data, and to accelerate said adaptation of the processable program only parts of the program required for adaptation by the predetermined mobile station are selected for adaptation by the base data processing unit of the switching device.