Method and apparatus for providing idle mode service

• US 9,325,830 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Bae, Han-Up, Chun, Gwi-Ho, Heo, Tae-Beom
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Dinh P
• Application Number:
  US13/614,292
• Publication Number:
  US 20130013709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,321 Days
• Field of Search: 345/1.1, 345/1.2, 345/1.3, 345/2.1, 345/2.2, 345/2.3, 345/106, 345/902, 345/903, 455/412.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/414.4, 455/466, 455/566, 715/781, 715/825, 715/826, 715/828, 715/829, 715/841, 715/857
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A method for providing an idle mode service uses an idle mode service server system interlocking with a contents provider server and at least one mobile communication terminal. State information is received from the at least one mobile communication terminal, and a push message is transmitted to the at least one mobile communication terminal in consideration of the sate information upon receiving a push message transmission request from the contents provider server. Thereafter, contents are transmitted to the at least one mobile communication terminal according to the push message transmission. Also, specific contents can be provided with or without the request and consent of a user. Consequently, the system and method according to the present invention can control an idle-screen application through a combination between interworking systems.

Claims

1. A method performed by a server system, comprising:

receiving, by a push server, from a content provider, a request to push data to a client;

receiving, by a client interface, from the client, state information indicative of a state of the client, wherein the state information indicates whether the state of the client is idle;

transmitting, by the push server, a state information request to the client interface;

receiving, by the push server, from the client interface, a state information response;

transmitting, by the push server, a message to the client, based on the state information response, to inform the client of the request to push data thereto, wherein the message includes a content key;

responsive to receiving, by the client interface, from the client, a content request that includes the content key, transmitting a request for the data to a content manager; and

responsive to receiving the requested data from the content manager, transmitting, by the client interface, the requested data to the client.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the request to push data includes receiving the request to push data from a content provider via the content manager.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the state information comprises receiving the state information and the content key from the client via a client device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the confirmation receipt received from the client is based on user input to the client.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

relaying, from the client, a request for the data to be pushed to the client.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a URL to the client.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting instructions for the content manager to push the data to the client.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data comprises a file that exceeds a threshold size.

9. A system, comprising:

a content manager;

a push management server; and

a client interface;

wherein;

the content manager is configured to transmit, to the push management server, a request to push data to a client;

the push management server is configured to;

transmit a state information request to the client interface;

receive, from the client interface, a state information response;

transmit a message including a content key to the client based on the state information response; and

the client interface is configured to;

receive, from the client, state information indicative of a state of the client,

wherein the state information indicates whether the state of the client is idle,

transmit the state information response in response to receiving the state information request from the push management server,

in response to receiving from the client a content request that includes the content key, transmit a request for the data to the content manager, and

in response to receiving the data from the content manager, transmit the data to the client.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the push management server is further configured to transmit the message including the key to the client in response to receiving the request to push the data from the content manager.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the push management service is further configured to transmit the data to the client when the data is less than a threshold size amount.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the data is a URL.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the data is a file that exceeds a threshold size amount.