Method for automatic information transmission in an IP network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsMats Eriksson, Christer Boberg, Thommy Eklöf
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Abstract
The reliability of a data flow between a server and a client in a data communications network is increased. An application in a user terminal is arranged to receive information from a server, such as a push server or a streaming server, in the network. A user who should have an active connection to the server is monitored to determine if the user currently has such a connection. An appropriate action is taken if this is not the case. The user's connection to the data communications network is monitored. If connected to the data communications network, the user should also have an active connection to said server.
Claims23
A method in a data communications network in which an application in a user terminal is communicating with said data communications network and is arranged to receive advertisement information from a server in the network, comprising the following steps:
- monitoring whether said user terminal is maintaining an active connection with said server while communicating with said data communications network wherein said server provides advertisement information to said application within said user terminal;
- and
- in response to a determination that the user terminal is not maintaining said connection with said server and not receiving said provided advertisement information, taking a predefined action within said data communications network.
A node in a data communications network in which an application in a user terminal is communicating with said data communications network and is arranged to receive information from a server in the network, comprising
- means for monitoring whether said user terminal is maintaining an active connection with said server while communicating with said data communications network wherein said server provides advertisement information to said application within said user terminal;
- and
- means, in response to a determination that said user terminal is not maintaining said connection with said server and not receiving said provided advertisement information, terminating further communication between said user terminal and said data communications network.
A data communication system including a data network for communicating with a user terminal, comprising:
- a blocking unit for allowing said user terminal to communicate with said data network;
- a push server for storing and communicating advertisement data to said user terminal;
- and
- a monitoring server for monitoring whether said user terminal is receiving said advertisement data communicated by said push server while being connected to said data network and in response to a determination that said advertisement data are not being received by said user terminal, instructing said blocking unit to disallow said user terminal from communicating with said data network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.