Method and System for Operating Applications for Remote Terminal Devices

• US 20080307048A1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Published: 12/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wi-LAN Technologies Inc. (Wi-LAN Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pike Ltd.
• Inventors: Friedler, Assaf, Kurianski, Shai
• Granted Patent: US 7,747,683 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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 67/303 Terminal profiles

Abstract

Method for allowing a user of a mobile terminal device having predetermined computational resources to remotely develop and operate upgraded content delivery applications. A client-side application and a corresponding remote application are installed on the terminal device and on a server connected to the terminal device. The remote application dynamically splits the tasks to be performed by the content delivery application between the client-side application and remote application, according to its computational resources and processes, in real-time, the content and its associated logic and input data to be delivered to the terminal device. The processed content is then transmitted to the terminal device over the data network and the content is rendered by the client-side application. The client-side application responds to inputs from the user and/or to messages from the server or further connected devices.

Claims

1. A method for allowing a user of a mobile terminal device having predetermined computational resources and inherent capabilities to remotely develop and operate upgraded content delivery application(s), comprising:

a) installing, on said terminal device, a generic client-side application designed to be compatible with different terminal devices with different inherent capabilities;

b) installing, on a server being in data communication with said mobile terminal device, a corresponding remote application for implementing the logic for each operated content delivery application and for performing, whenever required, most of the graphical processing according to said predetermined computational resources and inherent capabilities;

c) allowing said server to exchange data with said terminal device;

d) dynamically splitting, by said remote application, the tasks to be performed by said content delivery application between said client-side application and remote application, according to said computational resources and inherent capabilities;

e) adaptively processing, by said remote application, the content and its associated logic and input data to be delivered to said mobile terminal device according to said computational resources and inherent capabilities;

f) transmitting the processed content to said mobile terminal device over said data network;

g) rendering said content by said client-side application; and

h) allowing the client-side application to respond to inputs from the user and/or to messages from the server or further connected devices.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the resources are selected from the group:

memory capacity;

processing capacity;

Graphical capabilities (display size, resolution, 3-D, processing power, colors etc.)

wireless, BT, GPS add-on devices and associated software;

Add on devices and add-on software

J2ME capabilities

Operating system capabilities;

profile representing the specification of the terminal device;

or

any combination thereof.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein whenever a change in the logic of the application and/or in the content delivery application is required, updating only the remote application on the server.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the content is obtained by the server from external sources over the data network.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein the data network is selected from the group:

Internet;

cellular data network;

satellite data network;

wireless data network;

computer network;

digital data transfer network;

cable TV.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is selected from the group:

cellular telephone;

PDA;

satellite phone;

Electronic unit capable of executing software;

Computing device capable of executing software;

TV

TV Set-top box.

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein whenever a new content delivery application is required, installing a new remote application on the server, while allowing the generic client-side application to interact with said new content delivery application.

8. Method according to claim 1, wherein the content delivery application is selected from the group:

electronic games;

Enterprise applications;

Multi-users applications;

information rendering;

3-D graphical presentation;

multimedia;

voice;

location based application;

digital content;

music; and

video/TV presentation.

9. Method according to claim 1, wherein whenever a change in logic, update, or fix operation is required, installing a new remote application on the server, while allowing the client-side application to interact with said new content delivery application.

10. Method according to claim 1, wherein the adaptive processing is performed in real-time.