Methods for registering and notifying wireless devices
First Claim
1. A method of registering a client wireless device, comprising the steps of:
- operating a registration server for generating registration page signals;
allowing at least one gateway server to connect to said registration server;
allowing a client wireless device with a unique identification code to connect to said registration server through said gateway server;
sending said client wireless device said registration page signals;
detecting said unique identification code;
registering said unique identification code in response to receipt by said registration server of a registration request signal from said client wireless device by storing said unique identification code in a database of said registration server; and
disconnecting said client wireless device connection to said registration server and retaining said unique identification code in said database.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of registering a client wireless device for an event, and to a method of alerting registered client wireless devices, which may not be connected, that the event is about to commence. Both methods take advantage of the fact that wireless devices often have permanent unique identification numbers associated with then, and that it is possible to send a timed message to a wireless device which may or may not be connected to an event server at that time. Together these steps allow a participant in a live interactive event to pre-register and enter the event with the minimum number of user actions, and without needing to remember him/herself to re-enter the event site at the appropriate time.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of registering a client wireless device, comprising the steps of:
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operating a registration server for generating registration page signals;
allowing at least one gateway server to connect to said registration server;
allowing a client wireless device with a unique identification code to connect to said registration server through said gateway server;
sending said client wireless device said registration page signals;
detecting said unique identification code;
registering said unique identification code in response to receipt by said registration server of a registration request signal from said client wireless device by storing said unique identification code in a database of said registration server; and
disconnecting said client wireless device connection to said registration server and retaining said unique identification code in said database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 29, 32, 33)
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6. A method for notifying a client wireless device of an impending event, comprising the steps of:
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operating an event server for registering client wireless devices and generating event page signals;
allowing at least one gateway server to connect to said event server;
providing a registration process for registering client wireless devices before said event;
allowing registered client wireless devices to connect to said event server through said at least one gateway server to participate in said event;
providing a notification server connected to said event server; and
sending, through said notification server, a predetermined time before said event, a reminder message to said registered client wireless devices not connected to said event server. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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34. A method for notifying a client wireless device of an impending event as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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35. A method of registering a client wireless device as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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