System and method for providing address discovery of services in mobile networks
US6571095B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S370/913
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a method and a network which provides mobile terminals (12) with the address of and access to application services. A network in accordance with the invention includes a plurality of mobile terminals which transmit and receive information transmitted through the network (100, 200); at least one storage (52), coupled to the network, which is accessible by the plurality of mobile terminals that provides services to the mobile terminals; and a directory storage (102), coupled to the plurality of mobile terminals, which stores addresses of the at least one storage and which provides in response to a communication at least one address of the at least one storage to at least one of the mobile terminals with which the plurality of terminals may communicate to obtain service therefrom.
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