Patent ID: 6055229
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method in a wireless communication system for dynamically formatting application data to be transmitted, the method comprising the steps of:collecting information concerning data transport capabilities affecting transmission timing of at least one wireless link available for transmitting the application data, said information including reliability information concerning a transmission reliability of the at least one wireless link;calculating, from said information, a maximum amount of data that can be completed through the at least one wireless link by a predetermined time;determining, when attainable, from the application data and from a predetermined set of user-presentation formats possible for the application data, a user-presentation format that requires less than said maximum amount of data;formatting the application data in accordance with said user-presentation format before transmitting the application data;comparing said transmission reliability with a desired transmission reliability specified by a user; anddeferring transmission of the application data for said user when said transmission reliability is less than said desired transmission reliability, the transmission deferred until said transmission reliability is not less than said desired transmission reliability.