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System and method for re-directing requests from browsers for communication over non-IP based networks
Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc
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Filing: 2000-10-30
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Granted: 2006-02-21
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Expires: 2020-10-30
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for deploying content to client applications is provided. Inbound messages are accepted from a client application running on a client device via a proxy IP/port. The inbound messages are packaged into an internal message format with an HTTP redirector. The packaged message is forwarded to a back-end server via a message router. A response is received form from a web server. The response is packaged into the internal message format with the back-end server. The response is then forwarded to the HTTP redirector via a message router. The response can then be transferred to the client application running on the client device, via the proxy IP/port.
Inventors
- 👤 James M. Zombek
- 👤 Donald J. Edwards
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; H04L1/00; H04L1/12; H04L1/16; H04L1/1607; H04L1/1635; H04L43/00; H04L43/06; H04L43/065; H04L43/08; H04L43/0805; H04L43/0817; H04L43/10; H04L51/00; H04L51/04; H04L63/00; H04L63/04; H04L63/0407; H04L67/025; H04L67/04; H04L67/10; H04L67/133; H04L67/50; H04L67/56; H04L67/563; H04L69/00; H04L69/08; H04L69/16; H04L69/164; H04L69/18; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04W; H04W80/00; H04L2001/0092; H04L41/00; H04L41/02; H04L41/0213; H04L41/06; H04L41/0681; H04L63/02; H04L63/0281; H04L63/0428; H04L63/08; H04L63/083; H04L67/565; H04L67/5651; H04L67/568; H04W80/04; H04W80/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 52
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of deploying content to mobile client applications, comprising: accepting inbound messages from a mobile client application running on a mobile client device via a proxy IP/port; packaging said inbound messages into an internal message format with an HTTP redirector, wherein said HTTP redirector, provided at said mobile client device, accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about a wireless protocol supported by said mobile client device; forwarding said packaged message from said mobile client device to a back-end server over a non-IP protocol network, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; receiving a response from a web server; packaging said response from said web server into said internal message format with said back-end server; forwarding said response to said HTTP redirector; and transferring said response to said mobile client application running on said mobile client device via the proxy IP/port.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of deploying content to mobile client applications, comprising: accepting inbound messages from a mobile client application running on a mobile client device via a proxy IP/port; packaging said inbound messages into an internal message format with an HTTP redirector, wherein said HTTP redirector, provided at said mobile client device, accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about a wireless protocol supported by said mobile client device; forwarding said packaged message from said mobile client device to a back-end server over a non-IP protocol network, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; receiving a response from a web server; packaging said response from said web server into said internal message format with said back-end server; forwarding said response to said HTTP redirector; and transferring said response to said mobile client application running on said mobile client device via the proxy IP/port.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein: said library of mobile services are stored at said mobile client device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein: said HTTP redirector acts as a client side proxy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein: said HTTP redirector provides compression of said inbound packaged message.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein: said HTTP redirector provides decompression of said response.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein: said HTTP redirector unpacks said packaged response.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of deploying content to mobile client applications, comprising: accepting inbound messages from a mobile client application running on a mobile client device via a proxy IP/port; accessing a HTTP redirector acting as a mobile client-side proxy; packaging said inbound messages into an internal message format with said HTTP redirector; forwarding said packaged message to a back-end server via a message router over a non-IP protocol network, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; receiving a response from a Web server over said non-IP protocol network; packaging said response into said internal message format by said back-end server; and forwarding said packaged response to said HTTP redirector via a message router and a protocol gateway.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of deploying content to mobile client applications, comprising: accepting inbound messages from a mobile client application running on a mobile client device via a proxy IP/port; accessing a HTTP redirector acting as a mobile client-side proxy; packaging said inbound messages into an internal message format with said HTTP redirector; forwarding said packaged message to a back-end server via a message router over a non-IP protocol network, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; receiving a response from a Web server over said non-IP protocol network; packaging said response into said internal message format by said back-end server; and forwarding said packaged response to said HTTP redirector via a message router and a protocol gateway.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 7 , further comprising: unpacking said packaged response by said HTTP redirector; and transferring said unpacked response to said mobile client application running on said client device via said proxy IP/port.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 7 , wherein: said HTTP redirector, provided at said mobile client device, accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about a non-IP wireless protocol supported by said mobile client device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
97 words
A wireless device for communicating with a server via a non-IP protocol wireless network, comprising: a browser generating a request; a proxy IP/port; and a redirector receiving said request via said proxy IP/port and packaging said request with a protocol used by said non-IP protocol wireless network, wherein said director accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about said protocol used by said non-IP protocol wireless network, said protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
97 words
A wireless device for communicating with a server via a non-IP protocol wireless network, comprising: a browser generating a request; a proxy IP/port; and a redirector receiving said request via said proxy IP/port and packaging said request with a protocol used by said non-IP protocol wireless network, wherein said director accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about said protocol used by said non-IP protocol wireless network, said protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device according to claim 1 , wherein: said request is an HTTP request.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device according to claim 1 , wherein: said redirector acts as a client side proxy.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of communicating HTTP requests over a non-IP protocol wireless network using a non-IP protocol, comprising: sending an HTTP request from a web browser on a wireless device; intercepting said HTTP request with a redirector; packaging said HTTP request into a message format used by said non-IP protocol wireless network with said redirector wherein said redirector, provided at said client device, accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about a wireless protocol supported by said wireless device; sending said packaged request over the wireless network to a proxy server; and fulfilling said request from said proxy servers wherein said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of communicating HTTP requests over a non-IP protocol wireless network using a non-IP protocol, comprising: sending an HTTP request from a web browser on a wireless device; intercepting said HTTP request with a redirector; packaging said HTTP request into a message format used by said non-IP protocol wireless network with said redirector wherein said redirector, provided at said client device, accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about a wireless protocol supported by said wireless device; sending said packaged request over the wireless network to a proxy server; and fulfilling said request from said proxy servers wherein said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 13 , further comprising: unpacking said request and sending said request to an appropriate web server with said proxy server.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method according to claim 13 , further comprising: sending an HTTP request from a proxy server to an appropriate web server; receiving a response to said request; packaging said response into a message format used by said wireless network; sending said packaged response to a redirector; unpacking said packaged response with said redirector; and providing said response to a web browser.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
153 words
A computer useable information storage medium storing computer readable program code for causing a computer to perform the steps of: accepting inbound messages from a mobile client application running on a mobile client device; packaging said inbound messages into an internal message format with a redirector wherein said redirector, provided at said mobile client device, accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about a non-IP wireless protocol supported by said mobile client device, said non-IP wireless protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; forwarding said packaged message to a back-end server; receiving a response from a web server; packaging said response into said internal message format with said back-end server; forwarding said response to said redirector; and transferring said response to said mobile client application running on said mobile client device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
153 words
A computer useable information storage medium storing computer readable program code for causing a computer to perform the steps of: accepting inbound messages from a mobile client application running on a mobile client device; packaging said inbound messages into an internal message format with a redirector wherein said redirector, provided at said mobile client device, accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about a non-IP wireless protocol supported by said mobile client device, said non-IP wireless protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; forwarding said packaged message to a back-end server; receiving a response from a web server; packaging said response into said internal message format with said back-end server; forwarding said response to said redirector; and transferring said response to said mobile client application running on said mobile client device.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The computer useable information storage medium of claim 16 , wherein: said redirector communicates with said mobile client application via a proxy IP/port.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
147 words
A messaging system, comprising: a mobile client device comprising a web browser and a redirector communicating with said web browser, said redirector packaging messages from said web browser into a fundamental non-IP network protocol, said non-IP network protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; a Web server; a plurality of wireless networks adapted to communicate messages between said mobile client device and said Web server, and support one or more non-IP wireless network protocols; a protocol gateway encapsulating said fundamental non-IP network protocol, said fundamental non-IP network protocol underlining each of said one or more wireless network protocols; and a communicator to communicate messages between said web browser and said Web server over said non-IP wireless network protocol through said protocol gateway independent of a selected wireless network protocol.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
147 words
A messaging system, comprising: a mobile client device comprising a web browser and a redirector communicating with said web browser, said redirector packaging messages from said web browser into a fundamental non-IP network protocol, said non-IP network protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; a Web server; a plurality of wireless networks adapted to communicate messages between said mobile client device and said Web server, and support one or more non-IP wireless network protocols; a protocol gateway encapsulating said fundamental non-IP network protocol, said fundamental non-IP network protocol underlining each of said one or more wireless network protocols; and a communicator to communicate messages between said web browser and said Web server over said non-IP wireless network protocol through said protocol gateway independent of a selected wireless network protocol.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
54 words
The messaging system according to claim 18 , wherein: said Web server is an HTTP proxy server adapted to receive a plurality of HTTP requests from said mobile client device, send each said request over said Internet to said server and transmit a response corresponding thereto from said server to said mobile client device.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
31 words
The messaging system according to claim 19 , wherein: said HTTP proxy server comprises a creator to create a TCP/IP socket connection and a manager to manage said TCP/IP socket connection.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
The messaging system according to claim 18 , wherein: said HTTP proxy server is adapted to support one or more HTTP protocols.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system according to claim 18 , wherein: said redirector at said mobile client device accesses a library of mobile services in order to obtain information about said network protocol supported by said mobile client device.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of receiving content at a mobile client application, comprising: receiving HTTP content at said mobile client application over a non-IP protocol network; redirecting said HTTP content in said non-IP protocol to a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; packing said HTTP content for presentation at said mobile client application; and presenting said HTTP content said mobile client application.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of receiving content at a mobile client application, comprising: receiving HTTP content at said mobile client application over a non-IP protocol network; redirecting said HTTP content in said non-IP protocol to a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; packing said HTTP content for presentation at said mobile client application; and presenting said HTTP content said mobile client application.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 23 , wherein said step of redirecting further comprises: acting as a client side proxy.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 23 , wherein said step of redirecting further comprises: decompressing of said HTTP content.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of deploying HTTP content to an Internet server, comprising: deploying HTTP content to said Internet server; redirecting said HTTP content to a non-IP protocol in a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; packing said HTTP content for presentation to a non-IP network; and presenting said HTTP content to said non-IP network.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of deploying HTTP content to an Internet server, comprising: deploying HTTP content to said Internet server; redirecting said HTTP content to a non-IP protocol in a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; packing said HTTP content for presentation to a non-IP network; and presenting said HTTP content to said non-IP network.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 26 , wherein said step of redirecting further comprises: acting as a client side proxy.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 26 , wherein said step of redirecting further comprises: compressing of said HTTP content.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
87 words
Apparatus for deploying HTTP content to an Internet server, comprising: a deployer to deploy HTTP content to said Internet server; a redirector to redirect said HTTP content to a non-IP protocol in a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; a packager to package said HTTP content for presentation to a non-IP network; and a presenter to present said HTTP content to said non-IP network.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
87 words
Apparatus for deploying HTTP content to an Internet server, comprising: a deployer to deploy HTTP content to said Internet server; a redirector to redirect said HTTP content to a non-IP protocol in a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; a packager to package said HTTP content for presentation to a non-IP network; and a presenter to present said HTTP content to said non-IP network.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus according to claim 29 , wherein: said redirector further acts as a client side proxy.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 29 , wherein: said redirector compresses said HTTP content.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
83 words
Apparatus for deploying HTTP content to an Internet server, comprising: means for deploying HTTP content to said Internet server; means for redirecting said HTTP content to a non-IP protocol in a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; means for packing said HTTP content for presentation to a non-IP network; and means for presenting said HTTP content to said non-IP network.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
83 words
Apparatus for deploying HTTP content to an Internet server, comprising: means for deploying HTTP content to said Internet server; means for redirecting said HTTP content to a non-IP protocol in a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; means for packing said HTTP content for presentation to a non-IP network; and means for presenting said HTTP content to said non-IP network.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 32 , wherein said means for redirecting further comprises: means for acting as a client side proxy.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 32 , wherein said means for redirecting further comprises: means for compressing of said HTTP content.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
94 words
Apparatus for receiving content at a mobile client application, comprising: a receiver to receive HTTP content at said mobile client application over a non-IP protocol network; a redirector to redirect said HTTP content in said non-IP protocol to a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; a packager to package said HTTP content for presentation at said mobile client application; and a presenter to present said HTTP content said mobile client application.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
94 words
Apparatus for receiving content at a mobile client application, comprising: a receiver to receive HTTP content at said mobile client application over a non-IP protocol network; a redirector to redirect said HTTP content in said non-IP protocol to a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; a packager to package said HTTP content for presentation at said mobile client application; and a presenter to present said HTTP content said mobile client application.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus according to claim 35 , wherein: said redirector further acts as a client side proxy.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 35 , wherein: said redirector decompresses said HTTP content.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
90 words
Apparatus for receiving content at a mobile client application, comprising: means for receiving HTTP content at said mobile client application over a non-IP protocol network; means for redirecting said HTTP content in said non-IP protocol to a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; means for packing said HTTP content for presentation at said mobile client application; and means for presenting said HTTP content said mobile client application.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
90 words
Apparatus for receiving content at a mobile client application, comprising: means for receiving HTTP content at said mobile client application over a non-IP protocol network; means for redirecting said HTTP content in said non-IP protocol to a content packager, said non-IP protocol being adapted to support at least one of message segmentation, message segmentation reassembly, message retries and message duplication with a maximum six byte header; means for packing said HTTP content for presentation at said mobile client application; and means for presenting said HTTP content said mobile client application.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus according to claim 38 , further comprising: means for acting as a client side proxy.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 38 , further comprising: means for decompressing of said HTTP content.
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