Mobile data/message/electronic mail download system utilizing network-centric protocol such as Java
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| Title: | Mobile data/message/electronic mail download system utilizing network-centric protocol such as Java |
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| Patent Number: | 616,725& |
| Publication Date: | December 26, 2000 |
| Appl. No: | 08/998,020 |
| Application Filed: | December 24, 1997 |
| Abstract: | In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users includes transmitting information signals including at least one of Web related information and Internet related information received via one ore more of the Internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and the at least one information service provider. The method also includes receiving the information signals from one or more of the Internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and the information service provider in the receiver of the mobile terminal, and storing the information signals in its entirety in the mobile terminal prior to broadcasting and/or displaying same to the mobile user. The method also formats, broadcasts and/or displays the information signals after being stored in the mobile terminal. |
| Inventors: | Farris, Robert D. (Sterling, VA); Flaherty, Stephen J. (Upper Marlboro, MD); Goodman, William D. (Collegeville, PA) |
| Assignees: | Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. (Arlington, VA) |
| Claim: | What is claimed is |
| Claim: | 1. An information distribution system having mobile users, comprising |
| Claim: | a mobile switching office selectively connecting the mobile users of the information distribution system; |
| Claim: | information service providers, operatively connected to said mobile switching office, at least one of the information service providers receiving signal inputs, and transmitting selected information including at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page to the mobile switching office responsive to the signal inputs; and |
| Claim: | at least one mobile terminal, comprising |
| Claim: | a receiver, operatively coupling the at least one mobile terminal to the mobile switching office, receiving the selected information from the at least one of the information service providers via said mobile switching office; |
| Claim: | a control processor controlling operations of the at least one mobile terminal; |
| Claim: | signal format means for formatting the selected information for broadcasting, and for outputting formatted selected information; and |
| Claim: | broadcast means for broadcasting the formatted selected information |
| Claim: | wherein the at least one of the information service providers include |
| Claim: | programming servers storing programs; |
| Claim: | speech recognition means for receiving the audio selection via said mobile switching office, and for generating data selection signals; and |
| Claim: | a gateway for receiving the data selection signals from said speech recognition means, said gateway selecting at least one of the programs stored in at least one of the programming servers responsive to the data selection signals |
| Claim: | wherein said at least one mobile terminal further comprises a memory operatively connected to said receiver, and |
| Claim: | wherein said receiver receives the at least one of the programs corresponding to the data selection signals and stores the at least one of the programs entirely in said memory before broadcasting to the mobile user, thereby minimizing connection between said at least one mobile terminal and said mobile switching office. |
| Claim: | 2. An information distribution system as in claim 1 |
| Claim: | wherein the at least one of the information service providers further includes audio menu means for presenting program selections audibly to the mobile user, and |
| Claim: | wherein the mobile user selects at least one of the program selections using the audio selection. |
| Claim: | 3. An information distribution system as in claim 2 |
| Claim: | wherein said at least one mobile terminal further includes a picture display |
| Claim: | wherein the at least one of the information service providers further includes picture transmitting means for presenting picture program selections visually to the mobile user while substantially simultaneously presenting the program selections audibly to the mobile user, and |
| Claim: | wherein the mobile user selects the at least one of the program selections using the audio selection responsive to the program selections presented audibly and the picture program selections presented visually. |
| Claim: | 4. An information distribution system as in claim 1, wherein said receiver comprises two-line receiver means for receiving the selected information from the at least one of the information service providers via said mobile switching office using at least one communication channels, and for receiving a voice telephone call for connection with the mobile user. |
| Claim: | 5. An information distribution system as in claim 1 |
| Claim: | wherein the signal inputs are transmitted to the mobile switching office using a first communication channel which operates using a first communication speed, and |
| Claim: | wherein said receiver receives the at least one of the programs corresponding to the data selection signals and stores the at least one of the programs entirely in said memory using a second communication channel which operates using a second communication speed substantially greater than the first communication speed of the first communications channel. |
| Claim: | 6. An information distribution system as in claim 1 |
| Claim: | wherein the information distribution system further comprises |
| Claim: | at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment transmitting and receiving digital, wireless, and cellular calls respectively for voice connection; and |
| Claim: | switching means for selectively switching between said at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment and said at least one mobile terminal, and |
| Claim: | wherein said control processor monitors the activity of said at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment and said at least one mobile terminal for selective transmission and reception between said mobile switching office and either said at least one mobile terminal or said at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment. |
| Claim: | 7. An information distribution system as in claim 6, wherein when said control processor determines that both said at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment and said at least one mobile terminal are active, said control processor controls transmission and reception between said mobile switching office and said at least one mobile terminal, denying transmission and reception access to said at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment. |
| Claim: | 8. An information distribution system as in claim 1, wherein the at least one of the information service providers includes |
| Claim: | voice mail servers storing voice mail; |
| Claim: | speech recognition means for receiving the communications via said mobile switching office, and for generating communication selection signals; and |
| Claim: | a gateway for receiving the communication selection signals from said speech recognition means, said gateway selecting at least one of the voice mails stored in at least one of the voice mail servers responsive to the communication selection signals. |
| Claim: | 9. In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users, said method comprising the steps of |
| Claim: | (a) receiving information signals including at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page, broadcast from an external source, in a receiver of at least one mobile terminal and storing the information signals in its entirety in the at least one mobile terminal, prior to broadcasting same to a mobile user, wherein the step of receiving comprises receiving the information signals from at least one information service provider via a mobile switching office using at least one communication channel; |
| Claim: | (b) controlling operations of the at least one mobile terminal; |
| Claim: | (c) formatting the information signals for at least one of broadcasting and displaving after being stored in the at least one mobile terminal; |
| Claim: | (d) at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted information signals to the mobile user of the at least one mobile terminal; and |
| Claim: | receiving a voice telephone call for connection with the mobile user. |
| Claim: | 10. In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users, said method comprising the steps of |
| Claim: | (a) receiving information signals including at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page, broadcast from an external source, in a receiver of at least one mobile terminal, and storing the information signals in its entirety in the at least one mobile terminal prior to broadcasting same to a mobile user; |
| Claim: | (c) formatting the information signals for at least one of broadcasting and displaying after being stored in the at least one mobile terminal; |
| Claim: | transmitting data selection signals to the mobile switching office using a first communication channel which operates using a first communication speed; |
| Claim: | wherein the receiving step comprises receiving information signals corresponding to the data selection signals and storing the received signals entirely in the memory, using a second communication channel which operates using a second communication speed substantially greater than the first communication speed of the first communication channel. |
| Claim: | 11. In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users, said method comprising the steps of |
| Claim: | (c) formatting the information signals for at least one of broadcasting and displaving after being stored in the at least one mobile terminal; and |
| Claim: | (d) at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted information signals to the mobile user of the at least one mobile terminal |
| Claim: | wherein the information distribution system comprises |
| Claim: | at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment transmitting and receiving cellular calls for voice connection; and |
| Claim: | at least one switch selectively switching between the at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment and the at least one mobile terminal, and |
| Claim: | wherein said method further comprises the steps of monitoring the activity of the at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment and the at least one mobile terminal for selective transmission and reception between a mobile switching office and either the at least one mobile terminal or the at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment. |
| Claim: | 12. In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users, said method comprising the steps of |
| Claim: | (a) transmitting at least one of voice, data, and electronic mail signals, and information signals including at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page received via at least one of internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and the at least one information service provider; |
| Claim: | (b) receiving the at least one of voice, data, electronic mail, and information signals from the at least one information service provider in the receiver of the at least one mobile terminal, and storing the at least one of voice, data, electronic mail, and information signals in its entirety in the at least one mobile terminal prior to broadcasting same to the mobile user; and |
| Claim: | (c) formatting and at least one of broadcasting and displaying the at least one of voice, data, electronic mail, and information signals after being stored in the at least one mobile terminal. |
| Claim: | 13. An asymmetrical data signal delivery system having mobile users, comprising |
| Claim: | a receiver receiving data signals including at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page for at least one of broadcasting and displaying to a mobile user; |
| Claim: | a control processor controlling operations of the at least one mobile terminal; and |
| Claim: | transmit means for transmitting communications initiated by the mobile user; |
| Claim: | a first mobile switching office receiving the communications initiated by the mobile user which operates under a first communication speed; |
| Claim: | information service providers, operatively connected to said first mobile switching office, at least one of the information service providers transmitting the data signals; and |
| Claim: | a second mobile switching office, operatively connected to said at least one of the information service providers, devoted to receiving the data signals transmitted by said at least one of the information service providers using a communication channel which operates under a second communication speed, and devoted to transmitting the data signals to said at least one mobile terminal |
| Claim: | wherein the second communication speed of the communication channel of said second mobile switching office is substantially greater than the first communication speed of the first communications channel of said second mobile switching office. |
| Claim: | 14. An asymmetrical data signal delivery system as in claim 13, wherein the at least one of the information service providers includes |
| Claim: | 15. An asymmetrical data signal delivery system as in claim 14 |
| Claim: | wherein the at least one of the information service providers further includes audio menu means for presenting at least one of program selections and instructions audibly to the mobile user, and |
| Claim: | wherein the mobile user selects at least one of the program selections and the instructions using the audio selection. |
| Claim: | 16. An asymmetrical data signal delivery system as in claim 15 |
| Claim: | 17. An asymmetrical audio message delivery system having mobile users, comprising |
| Claim: | a receiver receiving message data signals including at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page received via at least one of internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and at least one information service provider for broadcasting to a mobile user; |
| Claim: | means for generating user signals and for transmitting the user signals; |
| Claim: | signal format means for formatting the message data signals for broadcasting, and for outputting formatted information; and |
| Claim: | broadcast means for broadcasting the formatted information; |
| Claim: | a first mobile switching office receiving the user signals; |
| Claim: | information service providers, operatively connected to said first mobile switching office, at least one of the information service providers transmitting at least one message; and |
| Claim: | a second mobile switching office, operatively connected to said at least one of the information service providers, devoted to receiving the at least one message transmitted by said at least one of the information service providers, and devoted to transmitting the at least one message to said at least one mobile terminal. |
| Claim: | 18. A message download distribution system having mobile users, comprising |
| Claim: | a mobile switching office selectively connecting the mobile users of the message download system; |
| Claim: | message service providers, operatively connected to said mobile switching office, at least one of the message service providers transmitting at least one message to the mobile switching office; and |
| Claim: | at least one mobile terminal, operatively coupled to the mobile switching office, receiving the message from the at least one of the message service providers via said mobile switching office, formatting the message for at least one of broadcasting and displaying, and at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted message, said at least one mobile terminal including a memory, and |
| Claim: | wherein the message comprises at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page received via at least one of internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and at least one message service provider for broadcasting to the mobile user, and |
| Claim: | wherein said receiver receives the message and stores the message entirely in said memory before broadcasting to the mobile user, thereby minimizing connection between said at least one mobile terminal and said mobile switching office. |
| Claim: | 19. A message distribution system having mobile users, comprising |
| Claim: | a mobile switching office selectively connecting the mobile users of the message distribution system; |
| Claim: | message service providers, operatively connected to said mobile switching office, at least one of the message service providers receiving signal inputs, and transmitting a selected message to the mobile switching office responsive to the signal inputs; and |
| Claim: | a receiver, operatively coupling the at least one mobile terminal to the mobile switching office, receiving the selected message from the at least one of the message service providers via said mobile switching office; |
| Claim: | signal format means for formatting the selected message for at least one of broadcasting and displaying, and for outputting formatted selected message; and |
| Claim: | at least one of broadcast and displaying means for at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted selected message |
| Claim: | wherein the formatted selected message comprises at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page received via at least one of internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and at least one message service provider for at least one of broadcasting and displaying to the mobile user |
| Claim: | wherein the at least one of the message service providers include |
| Claim: | speech recognition means for receiving at least one selection via said mobile switching office, and for generating data selection signals; and |
| Claim: | wherein said receiver receives the at least one of the programs corresponding to the data selection signals and stores the at least one of the programs entirely in said memory before at least one of broadcasting and displaying to the mobile user, thereby minimizing connection between said at least one mobile terminal and said mobile switching office. |
| Claim: | 20. A message distribution system as in claim 19 |
| Claim: | wherein the at least one of the message service providers further includes at least one of audio and display menu means for presenting program selections at least one of audibly and visually to the mobile user, and |
| Claim: | wherein the mobile user selects at least one of the program selections using the at least one of the audio and visual selection. |
| Claim: | 21. A message distribution system as in claim 20 |
| Claim: | wherein the at least one of the message service providers further includes picture transmitting means for presenting picture program selections visually to the mobile user while substantially simultaneously presenting the program selections audibly to the mobile user, and |
| Claim: | 22. A message distribution system as in claim 19, wherein said receiver comprises two-line receiver means for receiving the selected message from the at least one of the message service providers via said mobile switching office using at least one communication channel, and for receiving a voice telephone call for connection with the mobile user. |
| Claim: | 23. A message distribution system as in claim 19 |
| Claim: | 24. A message distribution system as in claim 19 |
| Claim: | wherein the message distribution system further comprises |
| Claim: | 25. A message distribution system as in claim 19, wherein the at least one of the message service providers includes |
| Claim: | 26. An information distribution system having mobile users, comprising |
| Claim: | signal format means for formatting the selected information for at least one of broadcasting and displaying, and for outputting formatted selected information; and |
| Claim: | information supplement means for receiving supplemental information including destination information and optionally additional information from the mobile user, and for associating the formatted information with the supplemental information, the destination information including at least one of internet address, an ADSL address, another mobile, a land-based user, and a message service provider; |
| Claim: | at least one of broadcast and display means for at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted selected information to the mobile user, and at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted and supplemental information to the at least one of internet address, an ADSL address, another mobile, a land-based user, and a message service provider, wherein the at least one of the information service providers include |
| Claim: | a gateway for receiving the data selection signals from said speech recognition means, said gateway selecting at least one of the programs stored in at least one of the programming servers responsive to the data selection signals, wherein said at least one mobile terminal further comprises a memory operatively connected to said receiver, and |
| Claim: | 27. An information distribution system as in claim 26 |
| Claim: | 28. An information distribution system as in claim 27 |
| Claim: | 29. An information distribution system as in claim 26, wherein said receiver comprises two-line receiver means for receiving the selected information from the at least one of the information service providers via said mobile switching office using one of two communication channels, and for receiving a voice telephone call for connection with the mobile user. |
| Claim: | 30. An information distribution system as in claim 26 |
| Claim: | 31. An information distribution system as in claim 26 |
| Claim: | at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment transmitting and receiving at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular calls respectively; and |
| Claim: | switching means for selectively switching between said at least one of digital, wireless, and |
| Claim: | cellular equipment and said at least one mobile terminal, and |
| Claim: | 32. An information distribution system as in claim 26, wherein the at least one of the information service providers includes |
| Claim: | 33. In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users, said method comprising the steps of |
| Claim: | (a) receiving information signals including at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page transmitted from an external source in the receiver of the at least one mobile terminal, and storing the information signals in its entirety in at least one mobile terminal prior to at least one of broadcasting and displaying same to a mobile user; |
| Claim: | (c) formatting the information signals for the at least one of broadcasting and displaying after being stored in the at least one mobile terminal; |
| Claim: | (d) receiving supplemental information including destination information and optionally additional information from the mobile user, and associating the formatted information with the supplemental information, the destination information including at least one of internet address, an ADSL address, another mobile, a land-based user, and a message service provider; and |
| Claim: | (e) at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted selected information to the mobile user, and at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted and supplemental information to the at least one of the internet address, the ADSL address, the another mobile, the land-based user, and the message service provider. |
| Claim: | 34. A method as in claim 33, further comprising the step of presenting other program selections audibly to the mobile user for selection. |
| Claim: | 35. A method as in claim 33, further comprising the step of presenting picture program selections visually to the mobile user while substantially simultaneously presenting the other program selections audibly to the mobile user for selection. |
| Claim: | 36. A method as in claim 33, further comprising the steps of receiving the selected information from the at least one of the information service providers via the mobile switching office using at least one communication channel, and receiving a voice telephone call for connection with the mobile user. |
| Claim: | 37. A method as in claim 33, further comprising the steps of transmitting the signal inputs to the mobile switching office using a first communication channel which operates using a first communication speed, and receiving the at least one of the programs corresponding to the data selection signals and stores the at least one of the programs entirely in the memory using a second communication channel which operates using a second communication speed substantially greater than the first communication speed of the first communications channel. |
| Claim: | 38. A method as in claim 33 |
| Claim: | at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment transmitting and receiving at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular calls for voice connection; and |
| Claim: | wherein said method further comprises the steps of monitoring the activity of the at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment and the at least one mobile terminal for selective transmission and reception between the mobile switching office and either the at least one mobile terminal or the at least one of digital, wireless, and cellular equipment. |
| Claim: | 39. In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users, said method comprising the steps of |
| Claim: | (a) transmitting at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page signals via at least one of internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and the at least one information service provider; |
| Claim: | (b) receiving the at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page signals from the at least one information service provider in the receiver of the at least one mobile terminal, and storing the at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page signals in its entirety in the at least one mobile terminal prior to broadcasting same to the mobile user; |
| Claim: | (c) receiving supplemental information including destination information and optionally additional information from the mobile user, and associating the formatted information with the supplemental information, the destination information including at least one of the internet address, the ADSL address, the another mobile, the land-based user, and the message service provider; and |
| Claim: | (d) at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted selected information to the mobile user, and at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted and supplemental information to the at least one of the internet address, the ADSL address, the another mobile, the land-based user, and the message service provider. |
| Claim: | 40. An asymmetrical data signal delivery system having mobile users, comprising |
| Claim: | a receiver receiving data signals including at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page signals for broadcasting to a mobile user; |
| Claim: | at least one of broadcast and display means for at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted selected information to the mobile user, and at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted and supplemental information to the at least one of the internet address, the ADSL address, the another mobile, the land-based user, and the message service provider; and |
| Claim: | a second mobile switching office, operatively connected to said at least one of the information service providers, devoted to receiving the data signals transmitted by said at least one of the information service providers using a communication channel which operates under a second communication speed, and devoted to transmitting the data signals to said at least one mobile terminal. |
| Claim: | 41. An asymmetrical data signal delivery cellular system as in claim 40, wherein the at least one of the information service providers includes |
| Claim: | 42. An asymmetrical data signal delivery cellular systems in claim 41 |
| Claim: | 43. An asymmetrical data signal delivery cellular systems in claim 42 |
| Claim: | 44. An asymmetrical data signal delivery cellular system as in claim 40, wherein the second communication speed of the communication channel of said second mobile switching office is substantially greater than the first communication speed of the first communications channel of said second mobile switching office. |
| Claim: | 45. A message download distribution system having mobile users, comprising |
| Claim: | a mobile switching office selectively connecting the mobile users of the message download distribution system; |
| Claim: | at least one mobile terminal, operatively coupled to the mobile switching office, receiving the message from the at least one of the message service providers via said mobile switching office, formatting the message for broadcasting, and broadcasting the formatted message, said at least one mobile terminal including a memory |
| Claim: | wherein the message comprises at least one of at least one of Web related information and at least one Web page signals received via at least one of internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and at least one message service provider for broadcasting to the mobile user |
| Claim: | wherein said receiver receives the message and stores the message entirely in said memory before broadcasting to the mobile user, thereby minimizing connection between said at least one mobile terminal and said mobile switching office, and |
| Claim: | wherein said broadcast means at least one of broadcasts the formatted message to the mobile user, and broadcasts the formatted message and supplemental information to at least one of an internet address, an ADSL address, another mobile, a land-based user, and at least one of the message service providers. |
| Claim: | 46. In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users, said method comprising the steps of |
| Claim: | (a) transmitting information signals including at least one of Web related information and Internet related information received via at least one of internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and at least one information service provider; |
| Claim: | (b) receiving the information signals from the at least one of internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and the at least one information service provider in the receiver of the at least one mobile terminal, and storing the information signals in its entirety in the at least one mobile terminal prior to at least one of broadcasting and displaying same to the mobile user; and |
| Claim: | (c) formatting and at least one of broadcasting and displaying the information signals after being stored in the at least one mobile terminal. |
| Claim: | 47. In an information distribution system, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users, said method comprising the steps of |
| Claim: | (a) receiving information signals including at least one of Web related information and Internet related information transmitted from an external source in the receiver of the at least one mobile terminal, and storing the information signals in its entirety in at least one mobile terminal prior to at least one of broadcasting and displaying same to a mobile user; |
| Claim: | (b) formatting the information signals for the at least one of broadcasting and displaying after being stored in the at least one mobile terminal; |
| Claim: | (c) receiving supplemental information including destination information and optionally additional information from the mobile user, and associating the formatted information with the supplemental information, the destination information including at least one of internet address, an ADSL address, another mobile, a land-based user, and a message service provider; and |
| Claim: | (d) at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted information to the mobile user, and at least one of broadcasting and displaying the formatted and supplemental information to the at least one of the internet address, the ADSL address, the another mobile, the land-based user, and the message service provider. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 455/412; 455/413; 455/414 |
| Current International Class: | H04M 1110 |
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| Primary Examiner: | Trost, William G. |
| Assistant Examiner: | Redmon, Joy |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | McDermott, Will & Emery |
| Accession Number: | edspgr.0616725. |
| Database: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| Abstract: | In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users includes transmitting information signals including at least one of Web related information and Internet related information received via one ore more of the Internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and the at least one information service provider. The method also includes receiving the information signals from one or more of the Internet, ADSL, another mobile, a land-based user, and the information service provider in the receiver of the mobile terminal, and storing the information signals in its entirety in the mobile terminal prior to broadcasting and/or displaying same to the mobile user. The method also formats, broadcasts and/or displays the information signals after being stored in the mobile terminal. |
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