Methods of operating networks, application servers, and wireless devices supporting machine-to-machine applications

US8996689B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8996689-B2
Application numberUS-201113155115-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 7, 2011
Priority dateNov 11, 2010
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A machine-to-machine application server may provide a machine-to-machine application. A machine-to-machine application identification from a machine-to-machine service device may be provided at the machine-to-machine application server. The machine-to-machine application identification may identify a machine-to-machine application provided by the machine-to-machine application server, and the machine-to-machine application identification may identify a communication path between the wireless device and the machine-to-machine application server. Service may be provided according to the machine-to-machine application from the machine-to-machine application server to the machine-to-machine service device using the machine-to-machine application identification to identify the communications path between the machine-to-machine application server and the machine-to-machine service device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of operating a machine-to-machine, M2M, application server providing an M2M application, the method comprising: receiving, at the M2M application server, an M2M application identification from an M2M service device, wherein the M2M application identification identifies an M2M application provided by the M2M application server and wherein the M2M application identification identifies a communication path between the M2M service device and the M2M app…

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What does patent US8996689B2 cover?
A machine-to-machine application server may provide a machine-to-machine application. A machine-to-machine application identification from a machine-to-machine service device may be provided at the machine-to-machine application server. The machine-to-machine application identification may identify a machine-to-machine application provided by the machine-to-machine application server, and the m…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Muhanna Ahmad, Jang Ke-Chi, Bienn Marvin, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W4/005. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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