Patent ID: 6751454
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method for sending an audio item to a wireless device wherein said wireless device is communicatively coupled with a non-audio data server and an audio server over a wireless communications network, the method comprising:at the non-audio data server: receiving a first non-audio data connection from the wireless device; accepting a selection for the audio item; providing the wireless device with a telephone number for the audio server; instructing the wireless device to connect to the audio server; notifying the audio server of the selected audio item; and providing the audio server with a unique identifier for the wireless device and a unique identifier for the audio item; terminating the first non-audio data connection from the wireless device upon the audio server receipt of an audio connection from the wireless device; and at the audio server: receiving an audio connection from the wireless device; verifying the wireless device by its unique identifier; and sending an audio output from the audio item to the wireless device; wherein the non-audio data server transfers data to the wireless device in a packet switching data mode, wherein data packets may be discontiguous, and wherein the audio server transfers data to the wireless device in a dedicated circuit voice mode, wherein serial audio data is contiguous; and wherein the audio connection for the wireless device is terminated after said sending an audio output, and a second non-audio data connection from the wireless device is thereupon established.