Method for enabling an application recorded in a radiocommunication terminal to access functions of the terminal and terminal implementing said method

• US 20050036490A1
• Filed: 11/15/2002
• Published: 02/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Mourareau, Stephane
• Granted Patent: US 8,000,275 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/393
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

A method of enabling at least one application (22) stored in a radiocommunications terminal (10) to access functions of said terminal (10), said terminal (10) being suitable for enabling data to be exchanged in both directions in application of a data standard implementing a transfer channel that conveys so-called “AT” commands, said terminal (10) including an AT command manager (15), the method being characterized in that access from the stored application (22) to the terminal (10) takes place by exchanging AT commands via said AT command manager (15).

Claims

1. A method of enabling at least one application (22) stored in a radiocommunications terminal (10) to access functions of said terminal (10), said terminal (10) being suitable for enabling data to be exchanged in both directions in application of a data standard implementing a transfer channel that conveys so-called “

AT”

commands, said terminal (10) including an AT command manager (15), the method being characterized in that access from the stored application (22) to the terminal (10) takes place by exchanging AT commands via said AT command manager (15).

2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the AT commands are exchanged via the HTTP protocol.

3. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the AT commands are exchanged in the form of HTTP messages (30) comprising at least a header (32) and a body (34), the header (32) containing the number of characters making up the AT command, and the body (34) containing the characters proper of the AT command.

4. A terminal for implementing the method according to claim 1, said terminal supporting at least one stored application (22) and having means for enabling data to be exchanged in both directions in application of a data standard implementing a transfer channel conveying AT commands, and also having AT command management means, the terminal being characterized in that it includes means for enabling the application stored (22) in said terminal to access functions of the terminal by exchanging AT commands via the AT command management means.