Server processing in providing messages for a wireless device connecting to a server

• US 8,620,275 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2008
• Issued: 12/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Minear, Brian, Chmaytelli, Mazen, Oliver, Mitchell B., Sprigg, Stephen A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gauthier, Gerald
• Application Number:
  US12/045,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20080155017A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,122 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.2, 455/41.2, 455/414.1, 455/414.3, 455/456.1, 705/14, 705/26, 705/52, 705/14.64, 348/14.01, 709/203, 709/206, 709/224, 725/62, 370/352
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• 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 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/10 Flow control between communication endpoints
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation

Abstract

A system and method for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device while the wireless device is connecting to an application download server across a wireless network. When the wireless device attempts to communicate with an application download server or changes files while navigating an application download server, a message is transmitted across the wireless network to the computer platform of the wireless device and displayed to the user of the wireless device. The message can be transmitted to the wireless device from the same application download server that the wireless device is attempting to connect to or navigate, or alternately, the message can be transmitted from another server on the wireless network.

Claims

1. An information download system comprising:

a wireless communications interface for communicating with a wireless device over a wireless network;

a first processing component, coupled to said wireless communications interface, for providing requested information in response to receiving an information download request from said wireless device; and

a second processing component, coupled to said wireless communications interface, for providing a message to said wireless device,

wherein said message is unrelated to a status of said information download request, and further wherein said message is provided after receiving said information download request and before providing said requested information, and further wherein the message includes advertising content to be presented by the wireless device.

2. The information download system of claim 1, wherein said wireless communications interface comprises:

at least one base station, each base station for communicating over the wireless network;

a wired network, for coupling said wireless communications interface with said first and second processing components; and

a message service controller, coupled to and interfacing between said wireless network and said wired network.

3. The information download system of claim 2, wherein said at least one base station comprises a plurality of base stations.

4. The information download system of claim 1, wherein said requested information comprises an application executable on said wireless device.

5. The information download system of claim 4, wherein said application comprises a game.

6. The information download system of claim 4, wherein said application comprises a stock monitor.

7. The information download system of claim 1, wherein said requested information comprises data for rendering on said wireless device.

8. The information download system of claim 7, wherein said data comprises news.

9. The information download system of claim 7, wherein said data comprises sports information.

10. The information download system of claim 1, wherein said message comprises text.

11. The information download system of claim 1, wherein said message comprises graphics.

12. The information download system of claim 1, wherein said message comprises multimedia.

13. The information download system of claim 1, wherein said message comprises a network object.

14. The information download system of claim 13, wherein said network object comprises a hyperlink.

15. The information download system of claim 13, wherein said network object comprises an applet.

16. The information download system of claim 1, wherein said first and second processing components each comprise a respective computer system.

17. The information download system of claim 1, wherein said first and second processing components are each respectively portions of a computer system.

18. An information download system comprising:

a wireless communications means, for communicating with a wireless device over a wireless network;

a first processing means, coupled said wireless communications means, for providing requested information in response to receiving an information download request from said wireless device; and

a second processing means, coupled to said wireless communications means, for providing a message to said wireless device,

wherein said message is unrelated to a status of said information download request, and further wherein said message is provided after receiving said information download request and before providing said requested information, and further wherein the message includes advertising content to be presented by the wireless device.

19. A method for providing information to a wireless device, comprising:

(a) receiving, over a wireless network, a request for a first information from the wireless device;

(b) after step (a), retrieving said first information;

(c) sending, over the wireless network to the wireless device, a second information, the second information including advertising content to be presented by the wireless device; and

(d) after step (b), sending said retrieved first information to said wireless device,

wherein step (c) is performed after step (a), and further wherein step (c) is performed before step (d).

20. The method of claim 19, wherein step (d) is also performed after step (c).

21. The method of claim 19, wherein step (c) is performed after initiating step (b).

22. The method of claim 19, wherein said first information comprises application code executable on said wireless device.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said first information comprises a game.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein said first information comprises a stock monitor.

25. The method of claim 19 wherein said first information comprises data for rendering on said wireless device.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein said data comprises news.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein said data comprises sports information.

28. The method of claim 19, wherein said second information comprises text.

29. The method of claim 19, wherein said second information comprises graphics.

30. The method of claim 19, wherein said second information comprises multimedia.

31. The method of claim 19, wherein said second information comprises a network object.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein said network object comprises a hyperlink.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein said network object comprises an applet.

34. A machine readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine causes said machine to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

(a) at least one instruction for receiving, over a wireless network, a request for a first information from a wireless device;

(b) after step (a), at least one instruction for retrieving said first information;

(c) at least one instruction for sending, over the wireless network to the wireless device, a second information, the second information including advertising content to be presented by the wireless device; and

(d) after step (b), at least one instruction for sending said retrieved first information to said wireless device,

wherein step (c) is performed after step (a), and step (c) is performed before step (d), and further wherein said second information is unrelated to a status of said first information.

35. A method for obtaining requested information over a wireless network, comprising:

(a) sending, over the wireless network, a request for a first information;

(b) after step (a), receiving, from the wireless network, a second information, the second information including advertising content to be presented by a wireless device; and

(c) after step (b), receiving, from the wireless network, said first information,

wherein said second information is unrelated to a status of said first information.

36. The method of claim 35, further comprising:

(b)(1) after step (b) and before step (c), displaying said second information on a display.

37. A machine readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine causes said machine to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

(a) at least one instruction for sending, over a wireless network, a request for a first information;

(b) after step (a), at least one instruction for receiving, from the wireless network, a second information, the second information including advertising content to be presented by a wireless device; and

(c) after step (b), at least one instruction for receiving, from the wireless network, said first information,

wherein said second information is unrelated to a status of said first information.

38. A wireless device comprising:

a wireless communications portal for communicating with a wireless network; and

a computer platform coupled to said wireless communications portal, the computer platform controlling said wireless communications portal and comprising;

a processing element; and

a memory for storing;

a first logic configured to control said wireless communications portal to send an information download request over said wireless network;

a second logic configured to control said wireless communications portal to receive over said wireless network information corresponding to said information download request; and

a third logic configured to control said wireless communications portal to receive from said wireless network a message unrelated to a status of said information download request during a time between the sending of said information download request and receipt of information corresponding to said information download request, wherein the message includes advertising content to be presented by the wireless device.

39. The wireless device of claim 38, further comprising:

a display coupled to said computer platform, said display being controlled by said computer platform,

wherein said memory is further for storing a fourth logic configured to show said message on said display.

40. A wireless device comprising:

a wireless communications means for communicating with a wireless network; and

a computer platform means coupled to said wireless communications means, the computer platform means controlling said wireless communications means and comprising;

a processing element means; and

a memory means for storing;

a first logic means configured to control said wireless communications means to send an information download request over said wireless network;

a second logic means configured to control said wireless communications means to receive over said wireless network information corresponding to said information download request; and

a third logic means configured to control said wireless communications means to receive over said wireless network a message unrelated to a status of said information download request during a time between the sending of said information download request and the receipt of information corresponding to said information download request, wherein the message includes advertising content to be presented by the wireless device.