Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Prior Art Search. RIM.

As to the patent payments. My thinking is the devices that serve into a mobile intranet are not covered under this patent. I need to undertake more reading to understand the implications of patent8,254,896
 
 
 Implementing a web server on a mobile station

Abstract
A system and method are provided for implementing a web server on a mobile station. A first mobile station may include a database of information. A network address for the first mobile station may be transmitted to a second mobile station to enable the second mobile station to communicate with the first mobile station directly over a wireless network. The second mobile station may then be provided access to the database of information by communicating directly over the wireless network with the first mobile station, wherein the first mobile station operates as the wireless server for the second mobile station.

Inventors: Lazaridis; Mihal (Waterloo, CA)
Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Waterloo, CA)
Appl. No.: 12/137,027
Filed: June 11, 2008
 
 
ALSO,

 US patent 5487069 was authorised in January 1996 and covers a wireless LAN, including hubs and peer-to-peer networks..