US 2004/0203891 A1 · Dynamic service binding providing transparent switching of information services having defined coverage regions

Abstract

It is determined whether a location of a mobile device is within a coverage region of a first information service. Communications for the first information service are redirected to a second information service when the location of the mobile device is not within a coverage region of the first information service. The second information service generally has a coverage region encompassing the location of the mobile device. Communications between a mobile device and a first information service are redirected to another information service when properties of the new information service are determined to meet predetermined criteria set by a user of the mobile device, by an application, or both. In yet another aspect of the invention, Replacement of information services can be “aggressive” or “non-aggressive.” Communications between a mobile device and an original information service are redirected to another information service when the original information service fails.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A method for switching information services, the method comprising the steps of:

determining whether a location of a mobile device is within a coverage region of a first information service;
and
redirecting one or more communications for the first information service to a second information service when the location of the mobile device is not within a coverage region of the first information service.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/315,650Filed 10 Dec 2002

Published

14 Oct 2004

Term ends

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Classification8 codes

H04W 4/16
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: communication-related supplementary services, e.g.…
H04L 67/51
Network services: discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
H04L 67/52
Network services: specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
H04W 4/02
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services making use of location information

Dynamic service binding providing transparent switching of information services having defined coverage regions

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Dynamic service binding providing transparent switching of information services having defined coverage regions

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Abstract

Claims27