System and method for operating a wireless device network

• US 20040078601A1
• Filed: 08/04/2003
• Published: 04/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LRW Digital, Inc.
• Original Assignee: LRW Digital, Inc.
• Inventors: Tengwall, Chris, Harris, Eric, Rimmel, Chris, Stricklin, Kevin, Belden, Scott
• Application Number:
  US10/634,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20040078601A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/02 for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic

Abstract

A system and method for transmitting data. The system includes a database that stores data. The data is sent to a server for processing. A relay is then used to route the data for transmission. A firewall provides security for the data, the server, and the relay. The data is then sent by the relay to a wireless carrier network. A handheld wireless device receives the data from the wireless carrier network. In the system, the relay is arranged behind the firewall.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting data stored in at least one database and processed by a server arrangement to at least one handheld wireless device that receives data from a wireless carrier network including:

a relay arrangement for routing the data for transmission; and

a firewall arrangement that provides security for the data, the server arrangement, and the relay arrangement;

wherein the relay arrangement being arranged behind the firewall arrangement.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data includes at least one of e-mail data and PIM data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one handheld wireless device receives encryption data wirelessly.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the database includes at least one of an e-mail server and a database server.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a redundant server arrangement for the server arrangement.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a redundant relay arrangement for the relay arrangement.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the redundant server arrangement is located in at least one of a same geographic location and a different geographic location than the server arrangement.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the redundant relay arrangement is located in at least one of a same geographic location and a different geographic location than the relay arrangement.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the data is encrypted.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the data includes at least one of e-mail data and PIM data.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of:

sending encryption data to the handheld wireless device via a wireless connection, thus updating operational capabilities of the handheld wireless device.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the data is encrypted.

10. A method for transmitting data, comprising the steps of:

storing data in a database;

retrieving the data from the database via a server arrangement;

processing the data in the server arrangement;

sending the data to a relay arrangement;

processing the data in the relay arrangement and routing the data to at least one wireless carrier network;

sending the data through a firewall arrangement to the at least one wireless carrier network, the firewall arrangement providing security for the data, the server arrangement and the relay arrangement;

receiving the data at the wireless carrier network;

processing the data in the at least one wireless carrier network;

sending the data to at least one handheld wireless device;

receiving the data at the at least one handheld wireless device;

processing the data in the handheld wireless device;

wherein the relay arrangement being arranged behind the firewall arrangement.

14. An apparatus for transmitting data, comprising:

means for storing data;

means for processing the data obtained from the means for storing data;

means for routing the data for transmission;

means for securing the data, the means for processing, and the means for routing;

wireless carrier network means for receiving and transmitting at least the data from the means for routing; and

at least one handheld wireless device that receives data from the wireless carrier network means;

wherein the means for routing is arranged behind the means for securing.

15. A system for transmitting data stored in at least one database and processed by a server arrangement to at least one handheld wireless device that receives data from a wireless carrier network including:

a relay arrangement for routing the data for transmission, the relay arrangement being arranged within a controlled network.