Push Message Delivery via WLAN and Mobile Network Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing data traffic in mobile communication networks due to smartphones, particularly from push messages, poses a challenge for mobile communication service providers as these messages are constantly generated and transmitted, contributing to network congestion.
Innovation Solution
A system that delivers push messages through either a mobile communication radio access network or a wireless local area network (WLAN) access network, determining the user equipment's connection status to either network and routing messages accordingly to minimize data traffic within the UMTS network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If push messages are transmitted through mobile communication network, then users can receive notifications reliably, but data traffic in mobile network increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a WLAN access network as an intermediary transmission path for push messages. When WLAN is available, messages are routed through WLAN access points and internet connections rather than directly through mobile networks, reducing mobile data traffic while maintaining delivery reliability through dual-path capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically selects the transmission path based on real-time network conditions. The mobile communication network determines whether to route push messages through mobile network or WLAN based on user connection status, making the message delivery path adaptive and flexible to minimize mobile network traffic
2Speed
If smartphones remain Always-on to receive messages, then message reception is immediate, but data traffic consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts push message transmissions from the mobile communication network and routes them through alternative WLAN paths. By separating message delivery from mobile network dependency, the system maintains immediate reception capability while removing the burden of constant mobile data connection
3Productivity
If push notification server transmits messages frequently, then users receive timely updates, but network congestion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a new dimension to message delivery by utilizing WLAN access network infrastructure. This alternative transmission dimension allows frequent push notifications to be delivered without proportionally increasing mobile network congestion, as messages can traverse through WLAN and internet paths parallel to mobile network paths
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AI summary
A system may deliver a push message to user equipment. The system may include a push notification server and a mobile communication core network. The push notification server may be configured to create and transmit a push message when a certain data is updated. The mobile communication core network may be configured to receive the push message from the push notification server, determine whether a user equipment associated with the push message is connected to a wireless local area network (WLAN) access network, and transmit the push message to the user equipment through at least one of a mobile communication radio access network and the WLAN access network based on the determination.