Transmitting information

• US 9,641,955 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2011
• Issued: 05/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital CE Patent Holdings SAS (InterDigital, Inc.), InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Roussel, Joris, Forgues, Bruce, Baron, Guillaume
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo, Chuong A
• Application Number:
  US13/878,215
• Publication Number:
  US 20130210398A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,035 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141, 4554142, 709226, 709231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

The present invention relates to the transmission of push information to a handset. Before pushing a page to the handset, it is checked that the page belongs to the same service as the page currently display. If the page to be pushed belongs to a different service, it is not pushed. The risk of disruption to the original service is thereby reduced. Checking is preferably done by a gateway to which the handset is connected. The gateway can store details of the page last transmitted to the handset in order to facilitate the check.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive a context request from a gateway to determine whether first content associated with a service is currently rendered on a display;

notify the gateway whether the first content is being rendered on the display in response to the context request;

determine whether a service associated with a second content matches the service associated with the first content currently rendered on the display; and

when the first content is currently rendered on the display and the service associated with the second content matches the service associated with the first content, refresh the display such that the second content overrides the first content.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to respond to the context request with either one of a positive indication or a negative indication that the first content is currently rendered.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second content is received as a push message from the service.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

generate a content request; and

transmit the content request to the gateway.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display the first content or the second content in a browser.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second content is received when the second content does not conflict with the first content.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising displaying, using the at least one processor, the first content or the second content in a browser.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the at least one processor, the second content when the second content does not conflict with the first content.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor, a context request from a gateway to determine whether first content associated with a service is currently rendered on a display;

notifying, by the at least one processor, the gateway whether the first content is being rendered on the display in response to the context request;

determining, by the at least one processor, whether a service associated with a second content matches the service associated with the first content currently rendered on the display; and

when the first content is currently rendered on the display and the service associated with the second content matches the service associated with the first content, refreshing, by the at least one processor, the display such that the second content overrides the first content.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising responding, by the at least one processor, to the context request with either one of a positive or a negative indication that the first content is currently rendered.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second content is received as a push message from the service.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising generating, by the at least one processor, a content request;

and transmitting, by the at least one processor, the content request to the gateway.

13. A gateway apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive a push message associated with a service, the push message comprising content;

identify whether the service is running in a mobile device;

when the service is not running on the mobile device, identify whether another service running in the mobile device conflicts with the service;

when the service is running in the mobile device or another service in the mobile device does not conflict with the service, transmit the content to the mobile device; and

when another service running in the mobile device conflicts with the service, refrain from transmitting the content to the mobile device.

14. The gateway apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to respond to the push message with either one of a positive indication or a negative indication that the service is running in the mobile device or that another service in the mobile device does not conflict with the service.

15. The gateway apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to forward the positive indication or the negative indication to the service.

16. The gateway apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein to identify whether the service is running in a mobile device the at least one processor is further configured to transmit a context request to the mobile device.

17. The gateway apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to search a context database to determine identify a previous service requested by the mobile device.

18. A method comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor, a push message associated with a service, the push message comprising content;

identifying, by the at least one processor, whether the service is running in a mobile device;

when the service is not running on the mobile device, identifying, by the at least one processor, whether another service running in the mobile device conflicts with the service;

when the service is running in the mobile device or another service in the mobile device does not conflict with the service, transmitting, using the at least one processor, the content to the mobile device; and

when another service running in the mobile device conflicts with the service, refraining from transmitting the content to the mobile device.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein further comprising responding, using the at least one processor, to the push message with either one of a positive indication or a negative indication that the service is running in the mobile device or that another service in the mobile device does not conflict with the service.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19, further comprising forwarding, using the at least one processor, the positive indication or the negative indication to the service.

21. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the identifying further comprises transmitting, using the at least one processor, a context request to the mobile device.

22. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the identifying further comprises searching, using the at least one processor, a context database to identify a previous service requested by the mobile device.