Method, system and apparatus for the transmission and adaption of data

US9787743B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Unify GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Jurgen Totzke · Poing, DE
• Karl Klug · Miesbach, DE
• Paul Mueller · Corvallis, US
• Tino Fleuren · Kaiserslautern, DE
• Joachim Goetze · Kaiserslautern, DE
• Ralf Steinmetz · Trier, DE
• Apostolos Papageorgiou · Heidelberg, DE
• Ulrich Lampe · Darmstadt, DE
• Phuoc Tran-Gia · Coburg, DE
• Martina Zitterbart · Eggenstein, DE
• Erwin Rathgeb · Velbert, DE
• Adam Wolisz · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 14, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 10, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L69/329
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for the transmission and adaption of data can include the steps of generating generic requirement documents, identifying a plurality of suitable communication patterns on the basis of the generic requirement documents, determining currently available transport options and their service quality across at least one communication network, and selecting a communication pattern from a plurality of suitable communication patterns based on the network transmission qualities of the at least one communication network. The method can utilize a first functional layer and a second functional layer that are integrated between a software application layer and a network access layer that each receive input documents that are independent of each other. The input documents of the second functional layer can contain transport-related information while the input documents of the first functional layer can contain application-related information. Systems and devices can be configured to facilitate use of embodiments of the method.