Methods of operating networks, application servers, and wireless devices supporting machine-to-machine applications
First Claim
1. A method of operating a machine-to-machine, M2M, application server providing an M2M application, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the M2M application server, an M2M application identification from an M2M service device, wherein the M2M application identification identifies an M2M application provided by the M2M application server and wherein the M2M application identification identifies a communication path between the M2M service device and the M2M application server;
receiving, at the M2M application server, an M2M service subscription identification from the M2M service device;
authorizing the M2M service device at the M2M application server at least partially based on the M2M service subscription identification; and
in response to the M2M service device being authorized, providing service according to the M2M application from the M2M application server to the M2M service device using the M2M application identification to identify the communications path between the M2M application server and the M2M service device,wherein the M2M application identification is a globally unique identification, andwherein the M2M application identification and M2M service subscription identification are received indirectly through;
a wireless access network, anda wireless device authorized by the wireless access network to provide communication between the M2M application server and the M2M service device.
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Abstract
A machine-to-machine application server may provide a machine-to-machine application. A machine-to-machine application identification from a machine-to-machine service device may be provided at the machine-to-machine application server. The machine-to-machine application identification may identify a machine-to-machine application provided by the machine-to-machine application server, and the machine-to-machine application identification may identify a communication path between the wireless device and the machine-to-machine application server. Service may be provided according to the machine-to-machine application from the machine-to-machine application server to the machine-to-machine service device using the machine-to-machine application identification to identify the communications path between the machine-to-machine application server and the machine-to-machine service device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a machine-to-machine, M2M, application server providing an M2M application, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the M2M application server, an M2M application identification from an M2M service device, wherein the M2M application identification identifies an M2M application provided by the M2M application server and wherein the M2M application identification identifies a communication path between the M2M service device and the M2M application server; receiving, at the M2M application server, an M2M service subscription identification from the M2M service device; authorizing the M2M service device at the M2M application server at least partially based on the M2M service subscription identification; and in response to the M2M service device being authorized, providing service according to the M2M application from the M2M application server to the M2M service device using the M2M application identification to identify the communications path between the M2M application server and the M2M service device, wherein the M2M application identification is a globally unique identification, and wherein the M2M application identification and M2M service subscription identification are received indirectly through; a wireless access network, and a wireless device authorized by the wireless access network to provide communication between the M2M application server and the M2M service device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a wireless device, the method comprising:
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transmitting a transport hardware identification from the wireless device to a wireless access network to initiate a wireless communications link wherein the transport hardware identification uniquely identifies the wireless device; responsive to the wireless access network providing a wireless communications link, transmitting a transport subscription identification from the wireless device to the wireless access network; receiving a transport address from the wireless access network wherein the transport address defines a network address for the wireless device; receiving a request from a machine-to-machine, M2M, service device, wherein the request includes an M2M application identification that identifies an M2M application provided by an M2M application server and wherein the M2M application identification identifies a communication path between the wireless device and the M2M application server; transmitting the M2M application identification to the wireless access network; providing communication with the M2M application server over an M2M data transport layer through the wireless access network using the transport address as the network address for the wireless device; receiving an M2M service subscription identification from the M2M service device; transmitting the M2M service subscription identification over the M2M data transport layer to the M2M application server for authorization; after the M2M service device is authorized by the M2M application server at least partially based on the M2M service subscription identification, providing communication between the M2M service device and the M2M application server, wherein the M2M application identification is a globally unique identification. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless device comprising:
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a transceiver configured to provide a wireless communications link with a wireless access network; memory configured to store a transport hardware identification that uniquely identifies the wireless device, a transport subscription identification for the wireless device, and a machine-to-machine, M2M, application identification that identifies an M2M application provided by an M2M application server wherein the M2M application identification identifies a communication path between the wireless device and the M2M application server; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to; transmit the transport hardware identification through the transceiver to the wireless access network to initiate a wireless communications link, transmit the transport subscription identification through the transceiver to the wireless access network responsive to the wireless access network providing a wireless communications link, receive a transport address from the wireless access network through the transceiver wherein the transport address defines a network address for the wireless device, receive a request from an M2M service device, wherein the request includes the M2M application identification, transmit the M2M application identification through the transceiver to the wireless access network, provide communication with the M2M application server over an M2M data transport layer through the transceiver and the wireless access network using the transport address as the network address for the wireless device, receive an M2M service subscription identification from the M2M service device, transmit the M2M service subscription identification over the M2M data transport layer and through the transceiver to the M2M application server for authorization, and after the M2M service device is authorized by the M2M application server at least partially based on the M2M service subscription identification, provide communication between the M2M service device and the M2M application server, wherein the M2M application identification is a globally unique identification. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A machine-to-machine, M2M, application server comprising:
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memory configured to store an M2M application identification and an M2M service subscription identification provided from an M2M service device, wherein the M2M application identification identifies an M2M application provided by the M2M application server and wherein the M2M application identification identifies a communication path between the wireless device and the M2M application server; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to provide service according to the M2M application from the M2M application server to the M2M service device using the M2M application identification to identify the communications path between the M2M application server and the M2M service device, and using the M2M service subscription identification to authorize the M2M service device before providing the service, wherein the M2M application identification is a globally unique identification, and wherein the M2M application identification and M2M service subscription identification are received indirectly through; a wireless access network, and a wireless device authorized by the wireless access network to provide communication between the M2M application server and the M2M service device.
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