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Delivering content to mobile clients
Assignee: T Mobile Innovations LLC
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Filing: 2007-05-21
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Granted: 2014-08-26
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Expires: 2027-05-21
Abstract
Abstract A delivery system, media, and method for communicating content to devices are provided. The delivery system includes a services aggregator and content aggregator for processing requests from the devices. The services aggregator processes the request to identify credentials for the devices that generate the request and to identify providers of content specified in the request. The content aggregator receives the content from the identified providers and formats the content based on limits imposed by the device. Because the devices are configured to allow the services aggregator and content aggregator to perform computational-intensive tasks associated with requesting and transmitting the content, the complexity and cost of the devices are minimized.
Inventors
- 👤 Warren B. Cope
- 👤 Von K. McConnell
- 👤 Douglas A. Olding
- 👤 Arun Santharam
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/06; H04W; H04W4/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
One or more non-transitory computer-storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for delivering content to a device over a communication network, the method comprising: receiving requests for content from a requestor; processing the requests to identify services and providers associated with the services and content, wherein the requestor is a wireless device that lacks the source or object code associated with the identified one or more services; receiving credential information corresponding to the requestor from a source remote to the requestor; authenticating the credentials at one or more providers; opening communication sessions with the authenticated one or more providers based on device constraints included in the credential information; obtaining content from the one or more providers during the session; selecting display positions for the obtained content based on types of content included in the obtained content; transforming content to a viewable format; and transmitting the content in the viewable format to the requestor over the communication network.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
One or more non-transitory computer-storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for delivering content to a device over a communication network, the method comprising: receiving requests for content from a requestor; processing the requests to identify services and providers associated with the services and content, wherein the requestor is a wireless device that lacks the source or object code associated with the identified one or more services; receiving credential information corresponding to the requestor from a source remote to the requestor; authenticating the credentials at one or more providers; opening communication sessions with the authenticated one or more providers based on device constraints included in the credential information; obtaining content from the one or more providers during the session; selecting display positions for the obtained content based on types of content included in the obtained content; transforming content to a viewable format; and transmitting the content in the viewable format to the requestor over the communication network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The media of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a scale for a display area associated with the requestor and a connection speed associated with the requestor; and sizing the content based on the scale and connection speed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The media of claim 2 , wherein a home serving system stores the credentials that allows the user to authenticate at the one or more providers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The media of claim 1 , wherein the content in the viewable format is a combination of content having different formats.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The media of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is a WIMAX-enabled device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The media of claim 1 , wherein some services are legacy services and some services are next-generation services implemented on the communication network instead of the device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
100 words
A distributed delivery system for delivering content associated with one or more applications, the distributed delivery system comprising: devices to generate requests for content; a services aggregator to process the requests, to identify credentials associated with the devices, to identify providers associated with the devices, and to generate sessions with the providers; and a content aggregator to receive content from the providers and to transform the content based on a scale of a display area associated with the devices, wherein a key logic on the devices is altered based on the content transmitted from the content aggregator to the devices.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
100 words
A distributed delivery system for delivering content associated with one or more applications, the distributed delivery system comprising: devices to generate requests for content; a services aggregator to process the requests, to identify credentials associated with the devices, to identify providers associated with the devices, and to generate sessions with the providers; and a content aggregator to receive content from the providers and to transform the content based on a scale of a display area associated with the devices, wherein a key logic on the devices is altered based on the content transmitted from the content aggregator to the devices.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The distributed delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the services aggregator caches credentials associated with each device that generated the requests for content.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The distributed delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the content aggregator stores content associated with requests generated by the devices.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The distributed delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the device is one of a mobile phone, a laptop, a personal digital assistant, or a media player.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The distributed delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the services aggregator provides access to a collection of services.
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