System and method for piggybacking data across an open data channel of a wireless device

Abstract

A system, method, and program for transmitting data across an idle open communication channel from a wireless device. The wireless device includes a computer platform and a plurality of device resources that selectively utilize a open communication channel to communicate with other devices across the network, and each device resource selectively requests notification of an idle open communication channel, and all device resources that have requested such notification are notified upon an idle open communication channel occurring, and each notified device resource can selectively transmit data across the open communication channel prior to closure thereof.

1 . A computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon for sending data packets from a network device, having device resources, over a packet network comprising: 
 instructions for bridging an open communication channel between a network device and a packet network for a first use;    instructions for maintaining the open communication channel as an initial idle open communication channel after the completion of the first use; and    instructions for notifying a device resource of the initial idle open communication channel in response to the completion of the first use;    wherein 
 the instructions for maintaining the open communication channel as the initial idle open communication channel is performed by a instructions for running a linger timer, and  
 the instructions for notifying the device resource of the initial idle open communication channel is performed by a call from the instructions for running the linger timer to an application programming interface.  
   
   
   
       2 . The computer readable medium of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 instructions for generating a request that the device resource be notified of the initial idle open communication channel.    
   
   
       3 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , further comprising instructions for storing the request in at least one of the following: CPU, memory and database.  
   
   
       4 . The computer readable medium of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 instructions for notifying a second device resource of the initial idle open communication channel.    
   
   
       5 . The computer readable medium of  claim 4 , further comprising instructions for the first and second device resources to selectively transmit data packets across the initial idle open communication channel prior to a closure of the open communication channel.  
   
   
       6 . The computer readable medium of  claim 4 , wherein the instructions for maintaining the open communication channel comprises instructions for postponing the closing of the open communication channel until the first and second device resources have completed sending associated data packets.  
   
   
       7 . The computer readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the open communication channel is over a wireless network between wireless devices.  
   
   
       8 . The computer readable medium of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 instructions for detecting the completion of the first use by detecting counting by a linger timer.    
   
   
       9 . The computer readable medium of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 instructions for detecting the completion of the first use by constantly monitoring the open communication channel for an idle status.    
   
   
       10 . A network device, having device resources, coupled to a packet network comprising: 
 means for bridging an open communication channel between a network device and a packet network for a first use;    means for maintaining the open communication channel as an initial idle open communication channel after the completion of the first use; and    means for notify, by a call from the means for maintaining to an application programming interface, a device resource of the initial idle open communication channel in response to the completion of the first use.    
   
   
       11 . The network device of  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 means for generating a request that the device resource be notified of the initial idle open communication channel.    
   
   
       12 . The network device of  claim 11 , wherein the request is stored in at least one of the following: CPU, memory and database.  
   
   
       13 . The network device of  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 means for notifying a second device resource of the initial idle open communication channel.    
   
   
       14 . The network device of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second device resources selectively transmit data packets across the initial idle open communication channel prior to a closure of the open communication channel.  
   
   
       15 . The network device of  claim 13 , wherein the means for maintaining the open communication channel comprises means for postponing the closing of the open communication channel until the first and second device resources have completed sending associated data packets.  
   
   
       16 . The network device of  claim 10 , wherein the open communication channel is over a wireless network between wireless devices.  
   
   
       17 . The network device of  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 means for detecting the completion of the first use by detecting counting by a linger timer.    
   
   
       18 . The network device of  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 means for detecting the completion of the first use by constantly monitoring the open communication channel for an idle status.