Mobile telecommunications data service

• US 20040092266A1
• Filed: 06/04/2003
• Published: 05/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Olrik, Jakob Christian
• Granted Patent: US 7,274,927 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

A WAP enabled mobile telephone handset (MS 1) can access WAP servers using a browser which is located at a remote phone server (1). Image data produced by the browser at the phone server is converted into a bitmapped image that is sent to the handset for display. The browser at the phone server (1) can also be accessed through a personal computer (PC 1). The browser settings remain synchronised irrespective of whether the handset (MS 1) or (PC 1) is utilised. The phone server can also run other applications such as calendars, address books and computer games.

Claims

1. A network for providing a mobile telecommunications data service, comprising:

a mobile client device with user actuable controls and a display device to provide a display of data, and

a server configured to run a server process that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to provide image data corresponding to a display to be displayed by the client device and to feed the image data to the client device to be displayed on the display thereof.

2. A network according to claim 1 wherein the server process includes a user interface for a client application, the user interface being operable to receive commands produced by operation of the controls of the mobile client device and to produce corresponding commands for the client application.

3. A network according to claim 2 wherein the server is configured to run the client application.

4. A network according to claim 2 or 3 wherein the client application comprises a browser.

5. A network according to claim 4 including a gateway coupled to the server to provide access to sites to be accessed by means of the browser.

6. A network according to any claim 5 wherein the browser is WAP enabled.

7. A network according to claim 2 or 3 wherein the client application comprises a computer game.

8. A network according to any preceding claim wherein the image data comprises bitmapped image data corresponding to the display generated by the computer generated mobile client.

9. A network according to any preceding claim wherein the server process is configured to compress the image data prior to being fed to the mobile client device.

10. A network according to any preceding claim including a further client device with user actuable controls and a display device to provide a display of data, the computer generated mobile client being responsive to actuation of the controls of the further client device and to feed the image data to the further client device to be displayed on the display thereof so as to provide a display of the image data.

11. A network according to claim 10 wherein the further client device comprises a personal computing device.

12. A network according to claim 11 wherein the personal computing device is configured to run a program which provides a graphical screen display that emulates the display of the mobile client device, in which said image data is displayed.

13. A network according to claim 10, 11 or 12 wherein the computer generated mobile client has settings that are controllable by means of the controls of either of the client devices.

14. A network according to any preceding claim wherein the mobile client device is configured to provide a speech communication channel by VOIP.

15. A network according to any preceding claim wherein the mobile client device comprises a mobile telephone handset.

16. A network according to any preceding claim wherein the mobile client device comprises a PDA.

17. A network according to any preceding claim wherein the computer generated mobile client can perform a plurality of functions and the mobile client device can also perform said plurality of functions.

18. A server for providing a data service in a mobile telecommunications network to a mobile client device with user actuable controls and a display device to provide a display of data, the server being configured to run a server process that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to provide image data corresponding to a display to be displayed by the client device and to feed the image data to the client device to be displayed on the display thereof.

19. A computer program to be run on server computer for providing a data service in a mobile telecommunications network to a mobile client device with user actuable controls and a display device to provide a display of data, the program being configured to run a server process that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to provide image data corresponding to a display to be displayed by the client device and to feed the image data to the client device to be displayed on the display thereof.

20. A mobile client device for use in a network to receive a mobile telecommunications data service, the device including user actuable controls, a display device to provide a screen display of data, and processor operable to communicate with a remote server through a telecommunications network, the server being configured to run a server process that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to provide image data corresponding to a display to be displayed by the client device and to feed the image data to the client device to be displayed on the display thereof, and the processor of the client device being operable to send information relating to the actuation of the controls to the server through the telecommunications network, and to receive said image data from the server and cause it to be displayed on the display device.

21. A computer program to be run on a processor of a client device for use in a network to receive a mobile telecommunications data service, the device including user actuable controls, a display device to provide a screen display of data, and processor operable to communicate with a remote server through a telecommunications network, the server being configured to run a server process that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to provide image data corresponding to a display to be displayed by the client device and to feed the image data to the client device to be displayed on the display thereof, the program being configured to send information relating to the actuation of the controls to the server through the telecommunications network, and to direct said image data from the server to be displayed on the display device.

22. A program according to claim 21 operable to display the image data in a display which emulates a mobile client device.

23. A method of providing a mobile telecommunications data service, comprising:

operating the controls of a mobile client device to communicate with a server that runs a server process that provides a computer generated mobile client corresponding to the mobile client device, the computer generated mobile client being operable in response to the operation of the controls of the mobile client device to provide image data corresponding to a display to be displayed by the client device and to feed the image data to the client device to be displayed on the display thereof,

feeding the image data to the mobile client device, and

displaying the image data on a display on the client device so as to provide a display of the image data.

24. A method according to claim 23 wherein the server process has associated re-configurable software, the software also being run by the mobile client device, and including transferring a re-configuration of the software between the server and mobile client device.

25. A method according to claim 23 or 24 wherein the server process has settings and including downloading changes in the settings to the mobile client device.

26. A method according to claim 23, 24 or 25 including making a change to the computer generated client from another client device, and transferring the change to the mobile client device.