Wireless access to a database by a short message system query
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining information from a database based on a first query from a wireless subscriber'"'"'s device that does not support direct communications with the database comprising the steps of:
- receiving at a workstation a first e-mail message containing the first query;
parsing the first e-mail message and determining the address of the first subscriber, whether the subscriber has a limited bandwidth capability, and the requested information by the subscriber;
obtaining from a database a response to the requested information;
parsing the response from the database in accordance with predetermined rules to limit the amount of data contained in a second message if the subscriber has been determined to have a limited bandwidth capability;
transmitting the second message to the first subscriber'"'"'s address.
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Abstract
Information is obtained from a database based on a query from a wireless subscriber'"'"'s device that does not support direct communications with the database. A first e-mail message containing the first query is received at a workstation. Determined from the first e-mail message are the address of the first subscriber, whether the subscriber has a limited bandwidth capability, and the requested information by the subscriber. A response to the requested information is obtained from a database. The response is parsed in accordance with predetermined rules to limit the amount of data contained in a second message if the subscriber has been determined to have a limited bandwidth capability. The second message is transmitted to the first subscriber'"'"'s address.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining information from a database based on a first query from a wireless subscriber'"'"'s device that does not support direct communications with the database comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a workstation a first e-mail message containing the first query;
parsing the first e-mail message and determining the address of the first subscriber, whether the subscriber has a limited bandwidth capability, and the requested information by the subscriber;
obtaining from a database a response to the requested information;
parsing the response from the database in accordance with predetermined rules to limit the amount of data contained in a second message if the subscriber has been determined to have a limited bandwidth capability;
transmitting the second message to the first subscriber'"'"'s address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for obtaining information from a database comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first query from a wireless subscriber'"'"'s device that does not support direct communications with the database at a wireless service provider'"'"'s server;
converting the query into a first e-mail message containing the first query and transmitting the first e-mail to the Internet;
receiving at a workstation coupled to the Internet the first e-mail message;
parsing the first e-mail message and determining the address of the first subscriber, whether the subscriber has a limited bandwidth capability, and the requested information by the subscriber;
obtaining from a database a response to the requested information;
parsing the response from the database in accordance with predetermined rules to limit the amount of data contained in a second message if the subscriber has been determined to have a limited bandwidth capability;
transmitting the second message to the first subscriber'"'"'s address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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