Patent ID: 7136930
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for minimizing data transmission between a mobile station and a gateway server, comprising the steps of: (a) transmitting by a mobile station to a gateway server a request for at least one of content and resource located on a web server using a first protocol; (b) transmitting the request by the gateway server to the web server using a second protocol that is compatible with that used by the web server; (c) receiving a redirection message by the gateway server from the web server, the redirection message indicating a new location of the at least one of content and resource; (d) creating and transmitting by the gateway server to one of the web server and another web server another request for the at least one of content and resource at the new location in response to the redirection message and without communicating the redirection message to the mobile station; (e) receiving by the gateway server the at least one of content and resource from said one of the web server and another web server; and (f) transmitting the at least one of content and resource from the gateway server to the mobile station using the first protocol.