Methods and apparatus for remote data transfer

• US 9,112,924 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2012
• Issued: 08/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Presence It Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Presence It Incorporated
• Inventors: Gilbert, Patrick L., Vigneault, Francois
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Warner
• Application Number:
  US13/625,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20130018985A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 370/252, 370/328, 370/338
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for communication and data transfer according to various aspects of the present invention include a communication system configured to transfer data to and from a mobile customer device. The communication system may receive customer data for a customer, such as a communication carrier for and a type of remote device. The communication system may include a storage system to store communication information associated with a plurality of wireless carriers and/or device types, such as the wireless carrier and the remote device identified for the user. The communication system may further include a host configured to access the storage system and communicate with the remote device according to the communication information associated with the wireless carrier and/or the remote device.

Claims

1. A method for remote communication and data transfer between a communication system and a remote device comprising:

receiving customer data from the remote device with a customer interface communicatively linked to a host of the communication system, wherein the customer data comprises a remote device type;

automatically creating a data transfer account with an application system communicatively linked to the host, wherein the data transfer account is based on the customer data;

querying the application system to select a communication layer protocol based on the remote device type, wherein the communication layer protocol is used to transfer information from the host to the remote device;

automatically configuring the remote device with the selected communication layer protocol to facilitate communication with the host;

retrieving requested information from an external data source with the application system;

formatting the retrieved requested information according to the selected communication layer protocol; and

transferring the formatted requested information to the remote device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the retrieved requested information in a storage system linked to the application system prior to transfer to the remote device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving customer data comprises presenting an interface to a user over the internet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the customer data further comprises a customer name, customer billing data, and contact data for the remote device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the remote device comprises:

creating an initialization message including configuration data based on the remote device type;

providing the initialization message to the remote device; and

automatically configuring the remote device according to the configuration data to facilitate communication between the remote device and the host.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein providing the initialization message to the remote device comprises retrieving a communication carrier from the data transfer account and communicating the initialization message to the remote device through the communication carrier.

7. A system for remote communication and data transfer to a remote device from a communication system, comprising:

a customer interface linked to the communication system, wherein the customer interface is;

responsive to a request to establish service initiated by the remote device over the internet; and

configured to receive customer data for a customer from the remote device, including a remote device type for the remote device; and

an application system communicatively linked to the customer interface and configured to;

automatically create a data transfer account based on the customer data;

query a storage system for storing communication information to select a communication layer protocol based on the remote device type, wherein the communication layer protocol is used to transfer information to the remote device;

automatically configure the remote device with the selected communication layer protocol to facilitate communication with the communication system;

retrieve requested information from an external data source;

format the retrieved requested information according to the selected communication layer protocol; and

transfer the formatted requested information to the remote device.

8. A system for remote communication according to claim 7, wherein the storage system is linked to the application system and configured to store the retrieved requested information prior to transfer to the remote device.

9. A system for remote communication according to claim 7, wherein the application system is further configured to:

create an initialization message including configuration data based on the remote device type;

provide the initialization message to the remote device; and

automatically configure the remote device according to the configuration data to facilitate communication between the remote device and the communication system.

10. A system for remote communication according to claim 9, wherein the application system is further configured to:

retrieve a communication carrier associated with the remote device from the data transfer account; and

communicate the initialization message to the remote device through the communication carrier.

11. A system for remote communication according to claim 7, wherein the customer data comprises a customer name, customer billing data, and contact data for the remote device.