System and method to use a mobile number in conjunction with a non-telephony internet connected device

• US 10,348,671 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2017
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Lew, Eugene Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Dinh
• Application Number:
  US15/646,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20180013715A1
• Time in Patent Office: 728 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53 Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages , i.e. mailbox systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A system and method and enables using a mobile number in conjunction with a non-telephony internet connected device. The system also facilitates SMS communication with Internet of Things devices and SMS communication in conjunction with over-the-top (OTT) services.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for using a user mobile number in conjunction with a non-telephony Internet connected device, the method comprising:

authenticating the non-telephony Internet connected device;

receiving a command and data, the command and the data having an origin identifier of the non-telephony Internet connected device;

wherein the command and the data are directed to be delivered to a destination which is one of;

a third party phone; and

an Internet of things device;

wherein at least one of the command and the data includes a destination address of the destination;

wherein the command and the data are sent over an Internet connection from the non-telephony Internet connected device;

associating the non-telephony Internet connected device with the user mobile number;

retrieving the user mobile number associated with the non-telephony Internet connected device;

altering the origin identifier of the command from the non-telephony Internet connected device to the user mobile number;

processing the command to deliver the data to the destination such that, at the destination, the data appear to come from a mobile phone having the user mobile number rather than from the non-telephony Internet connected device;

receiving a response to the command from the one of the third party phone and the Internet of things device; and

directing the response back to the mobile phone having the user mobile number.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the command is a request to send a Short Message Service/Multimedia Messaging Service/Enhanced Messaging Service (SMS/MMS/EMS) message and the data include the SMS/MMS/EMS message to be delivered to the destination;

and

the method further comprises sending the message from a device service provider (DSP) instead of a telephony device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the command is a command to the Internet of things device and the data identify the command.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a messaging connection between an Over-The-Top (OTT) service and the non-telephony Internet connected device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the authenticating the non-telephony Internet connected device comprises:

receiving a Personal Identification Number (PIN) request originating from the non-telephony Internet connected device including the user mobile number;

sending a message including a unique PIN number to the user mobile number; and

storing an association between the non-telephony Internet connected device and the user mobile number.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the sending the message comprises one of:

sending a Short Message Service (SMS) message including the unique PIN;

sending the unique PIN via a ShortCode;

sending the unique PIN via a standard telephone number if SMS/MMS is enabled for the standard telephone number; and

sending the unique PIN to the mobile phone via a private authenticated secure IP channel.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the authenticating the non-telephony Internet connected device further comprises receiving the user mobile number via a voice command directed to the non-telephony Internet connected device.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the authenticating the non-telephony Internet connected device further comprises receiving the unique PIN via a voice command directed to the authenticated non-telephony Internet connected device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-telephony Internet connected device has no local connection to the mobile phone.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the command is delivered to a device service provider (DSP) through the Internet.

11. A non-transitory computer storage medium, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

authenticate a non-telephony Internet connected device;

receive a command, the command having an origin identifier of the non-telephony Internet connected device and having a destination address, the command sent over an Internet connection;

associate the non-telephony Internet connected device with a user mobile number;

retrieve the user mobile number associated with the non-telephony Internet connected device;

alter the origin identifier of the origin of the command from the non-telephony Internet connected device to the user mobile number;

process the command to deliver data to a destination having the destination address such that, at the destination, the data appear to come from a device associated with the user mobile number rather than from the non-telephony Internet connected device;

wherein the destination is one of;

a third party phone; and

an Internet of things device;

receive a response to the command from the one of the third party phone and the Internet of things device; and

direct the response back to the device associated with the user mobile number.

12. A computer-implemented method for using a user mobile number in conjunction with a non-telephony Internet connected device, the method comprising:

authenticating the non-telephony Internet connected device;

receiving a command and data, the command and the data having an origin identifier of the non-telephony Internet connected device;

wherein the command and the data are directed to be delivered to a destination which is one of;

a third party phone; and

an Internet of things device;

wherein at least one of the command and the data include a destination address of the destination;

wherein the command and the data are sent over an Internet connection;

wherein the command is a request to send a Short Message Service/Multimedia Messaging Service/Enhanced Messaging Service (SMS/MMS/EMS) message and the data include the SMS/MMS/EMS message to be delivered to the destination;

associating the non-telephony Internet connected device with the user mobile number;

retrieving the user mobile number associated with the non-telephony Internet connected device;

altering the origin identifier of the command from the non-telephony Internet connected device to the user mobile number; and

processing the command to deliver the SMS/MMS/EMS message to the destination such that, at the destination, the data appear to come from a mobile phone having the user mobile number rather than from the non-telephony Internet connected device;

securely connecting to one of;

an SMS/MMS/EMS aggregator; and

a carrier SMSC;

sending the SMS/MMS/EMS message via an SMS messaging infrastructure;

receiving a response to the command from the one of the third party phone and the Internet of things device; and

directing the response back to the mobile phone having the user mobile number.