Integrated method and apparatus to manage mobile devices and services

A network node operable to accommodate a non-IP Over-the-Air (OTA) protocol using an end-to-end IP protocol, comprising a receiver to receive a message that contains non-IP protocol content and a processor operable with markup language for message and content representation to encapsulate in a markup language message the non-IP protocol content that is identified to a potential receiver of the markup language message as such using an ‘Meta’ element, where the Meta element describes the Meta content type as ‘non-IP protocol name’, and further comprising a transmitter to transmit the markup language message containing the non-IP protocol content towards a recipient and via a wireless network.

A mobile station, comprising a non-IP client and a receiver to receive a markup language message that contains a non-IP protocol Over-the-Air (OTA) content message using an end-to-end IP protocol and a processor operable with markup language for message and content representation to extract the non-IP based content message from the received markup language message in response to a presence of an markup language ‘Meta’ element that describes the Meta content type as ‘non-IP protocol name’.

A computer readable data storage medium storing computer program instructions for causing a computer that comprises part of a network node to accommodate a non-IP Over-the-Air (OTA) protocol using an end-to-end IP protocol by performing operations of receiving a message that contains non-IP protocol content;

• encapsulating in a markup language message the non-IP protocol content that is identified to a potential receiver of the markup language message as such using an markup language ‘Meta’ element, where the Meta element describes the Meta content type as ‘non-IP protocol name’;
• and transmitting the markup language message containing the non-IP protocol content towards a recipient.

A computer readable data storage medium storing computer program instructions for causing a computer that comprises part of a mobile station having a non-IP client to perform operations of receiving a markup language message that contains a non-IP protocol Over-the-Air (OTA) content message using an end-to-end IP protocol;

• and extracting the non-IP based content message from the received markup language message in response to a presence of a markup language ‘Meta’ element that describes the Meta content type as ‘non-IP protocol name’.

A network node operable to accommodate a non-IP Over-the-Air (OTA) protocol using an end-to-end IP protocol, comprising receiver means for receiving a message that contains non-IP protocol content, said receiver means coupled to data processor means operable with markup language for message and content representation for encapsulating in a markup language message the non-IP protocol content that is identified to a potential receiver of the markup language message as such using a markup language ‘Meta’ element, where the Meta element describes the Meta content type as ‘non-IP protocol name’, and further comprising transmitter means coupled to said data processor means for transmitting the markup language message containing the non-IP protocol content towards a recipient and via a wireless network.