Automatic service handoff method and apparatus
First Claim
1. An automated service handoff system, comprising:
- a service registry including a list of available services;
a mobile device associated with a current location, wherein the mobile device includes a list of preferred services, wherein the mobile device is capable of sending a query including a service location associated with the current location and at least one selected member of the list of preferred services to the service registry, and wherein the mobile device is capable of receiving a response to the query from the service registry including at least one selected member of the list of available services; and
a location determination module capable of determining the current location of the mobile device and capable of being communicatively coupled with the mobile device.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method to support automated service handoff operations for mobile devices are disclosed. The system includes a mobile device, a location determination entity for the mobile device, and a registry which operate to automatically bind available services, published to the registry by service providers to the mobile device. Automated binding and hand-off occurs in response to a query from the mobile device to the registry whenever the mobile device changes location, the Qos degrades, or the signature changes. The method includes sending the query (including preferred services) to the registry from the mobile device, receiving a response from the registry regarding matching services which are available for binding, and binding the available services to the mobile device.
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1. An automated service handoff system, comprising:
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a service registry including a list of available services;
a mobile device associated with a current location, wherein the mobile device includes a list of preferred services, wherein the mobile device is capable of sending a query including a service location associated with the current location and at least one selected member of the list of preferred services to the service registry, and wherein the mobile device is capable of receiving a response to the query from the service registry including at least one selected member of the list of available services; and
a location determination module capable of determining the current location of the mobile device and capable of being communicatively coupled with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device, comprising:
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a processor module;
a local memory communicatively coupled to the processor module and capable of storing a list of preferred services, a current location of the mobile device, and a previous location of the mobile device; and
a communications medium interface communicatively coupled to the processor module and capable of being communicatively coupled to a service registry for sending a query including a service location associated with the current location of the mobile device and at least one selected member of the list of preferred services to the service registry. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of automating service handoff operations, comprising:
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determining a current location of a mobile device;
sending a first query including a service location associated with the current location and at least one selected member of a list of preferred services associated with the mobile device to a service registry;
receiving a response to the query from the service registry including at least one selected member of a list of available services maintained by the service registry; and
binding the at least one selected member of the list of available services maintained by the service registry to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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