Internet protocol loopback wireless data protocol converter
First Claim
1. A method of utilizing an internet protocol application on a mobile device having a wireless optimized data communications module configured to connect to a wireless data infrastructure, the method comprising:
- configuring the internet protocol application to communicate using a loopback interface with a server on the mobile device;
converting internet protocol data coming from said server to said wireless optimized data communications module using a protocol converter unit on the mobile device to a wireless optimized data protocol;
converting data from said wireless optimized data communications module to said server using said protocol converter unit on said mobile device to an internet protocol.
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Abstract
An internet protocol loopback wireless data protocol converter apparatus for a mobile device is provided. The protocol converter apparatus includes at least one loopback interface; at least one internet protocol server operating on one or more ports of any of the at least one loopback interface; a wireless optimized data communications module to connect to a wireless data infrastructure to send and receive wireless optimized data; and at least one protocol converter unit to convert communications in a wireless optimized data protocol to and from standard internet protocol, wherein an internet protocol application can communicate with the at least one server using the loopback interface and data to and from the application can be received and transmitted using the wireless optimized data communications module with conversion by the at least one protocol converter unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of utilizing an internet protocol application on a mobile device having a wireless optimized data communications module configured to connect to a wireless data infrastructure, the method comprising:
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configuring the internet protocol application to communicate using a loopback interface with a server on the mobile device; converting internet protocol data coming from said server to said wireless optimized data communications module using a protocol converter unit on the mobile device to a wireless optimized data protocol; converting data from said wireless optimized data communications module to said server using said protocol converter unit on said mobile device to an internet protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device, comprising:
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a communications subsystem; a processor; wherein the communication subsystem and the processor cooperate to implement an internet protocol loopback wireless data protocol converter, the internet protocol loopback wireless data protocol converter comprising; at least one loopback interface; at least one internet protocol server operating on one or more ports of said at least one loopback interface; a wireless optimized data communications module to connect to a wireless data infrastructure to send and receive wireless optimized data; at least one protocol conversion unit to convert communications from applications residing on the mobile device to a wireless optimized data protocol and to convert communications from an external application server to standard internet protocol; a wireless optimized data module communicating with said at least one protocol conversion unit, said wireless optimized data module storing wireless optimized data for said wireless data protocol. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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