Method and system for a wireless communication device to adopt varied functionalities based on different communication systems by specific protocol messages

• US 8,983,532 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2009
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Arzelier, Claude Jean-Frederic, Islam, M. Khaledul
• Primary Examiner(s): Sarwar, Babar
• Application Number:
  US12/649,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20110159895A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,903 Days
• Field of Search: 455/553.1, 4554121-4122, 455/24, 455/500, 455/453, 455/428, 709220-224, 709/230, 709/236, 709/238, 370/228, 370/238, 370/245, 370/392, 370/395.5
• US Class Current: 455/553.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method and apparatus for allowing varied functionality between a sending entity and a receiving entity, the method sending a first message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a first protocol, detecting an indication that the receiving entity did not recognize the first message or that the receiving entity did not fulfill a request in the first message, and sending a second message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a second protocol.

Claims

1. A method for allowing varied functionality between a sending entity and a receiving entity, the method comprising:

sending a first message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a first protocol, wherein the first message comprises a request to transition the sending entity to a more battery-efficient state or mode;

detecting an indication that the receiving entity did not recognize the first message or that the receiving entity did not fulfill a request in the first message; and

sending a second message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a second protocol, wherein the second message comprises the request to transition the sending entity to a more battery-efficient state or mode, the sending entity comprises a user equipment operating in a wireless network, and the receiving entity comprises a network element.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is a lack of a response to the sending of the first message for a time period.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the time period is based on a response time of the receiving entity.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the time period further includes an additional timing gap.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is an incompatibility message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is a response in an unexpected or unrecognized format.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication that the receiving entity did not fulfill the request of the first message is based on the sending entity to consider a response to the first message to be inefficient.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the consideration to determine whether the response is inefficient includes battery consumption as a criteria.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first protocol includes one of:

a signaling connection release indication message with the cause code, a preferred state indication, a radio release indication, a signaling connection release indication message, and a signaling connection release indication with appended cause value.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the wireless network is a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first protocol and the second protocol are different versions of the same protocol.

12. A sending entity configured to communicate with a receiving entity utilizing varied functionality, the sending entity comprising:

a processor; and

a communications subsystem;

the processor and communications subsystem cooperating to;

send a first message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a first protocol, wherein the first message comprises a request to transition the sending entity to a more battery-efficient state or mode;

detect an indication that the receiving entity did not recognize the first message or the receiving entity did not fulfill a request in the first message; and

send a second message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a second protocol, wherein the second message comprises the request to transition the sending entity to a more battery-efficient state or mode, the sending entity comprises a user equipment operating in a wireless network, and the receiving entity comprises a network element.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the indication is a lack of a response to the sending of the first message for a time period.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the time period is based on a response time of the receiving entity.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the time period further includes an additional timing gap.

16. The sending entity of claim 12, wherein the indication is one of an incompatibility message and a response in an unexpected or unrecognized format.

17. The sending entity of claim 12, wherein the indication that the receiving entity did not fulfill the request is based on the sending entity considering a response to the first message to be inefficient.

18. The sending entity of claim 12, wherein the first protocol and the second protocol are different versions of the same protocol.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the first protocol includes one of:

a signaling connection release indication message with the cause code, a preferred state indication, a radio release indication, a signaling connection release indication message, and a signaling connection release indication with appended cause value.

20. The sending entity of claim 19, wherein the wireless network is a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for allowing varied functionality between a sending entity and a receiving entity, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

sending a first message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a first protocol, wherein the first message comprises a request to transition the sending entity to a more battery-efficient state or mode;

detecting an indication that the receiving entity did not recognize the first message or that the receiving entity did not fulfill a request in the first message; and

sending a second message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a second protocol, wherein the second message comprises the request to transition the sending entity to a more battery-efficient state or mode, the sending entity comprises a user equipment operating in a wireless network, and the receiving entity comprises a network element.