Patent ID: 8495173
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of managing connection status for a server device within a mobile radio communications device, the mobile radio communications device including a local client/server pair, the method including the steps of: receiving an indication of a change of connection status for a local client/server pair when said change of connection status is a change to a state in which the server is listening for a connection from a remote client; receiving an indication of a change of connection status for a local client/server pair when said change of connection status is a change to a state in which the client/server pair is disconnected; and receiving an indication of a change of connection status for a local client/server pair when said change of connection status is a change to a state in which the client is connected to the server; or receiving an indication of a change of network status; processing the received indication to discriminate between said change of connection status and said change of network status; generating, in response to said processing, a client/server status signal when a change of connection status for the local client/server pair occurs, the generated client/server status signal indicating that: generating a different status signal when a change of network status occurs; and sending the generated client/server status signal and/or said different status signal to the server device.