Method and apparatus for routing messages of different message services in a wireless device

• US 20040203614A1
• Filed: 07/16/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Shi, Guangming, Qu, Hai
• Granted Patent: US 7,684,787 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for routing a message service message in a wireless device is disclosed. According to a method, routing messages in a wireless device includes receiving routing preferences from one or more applications operating with a wireless device. The method further includes receiving a message, and routing the message to designated locations for the one or more applications. The locations may include an application or set of applications, or a memory unit associated with one or more applications. Another method includes determining a routing parameter from the message by parsing at least one routing parameter from message content. Routing the message further includes comparing the at least one routing parameter with the routing preferences.

Claims

1. A method for routing messages of different message services, comprising:

receiving routing preferences from one or more applications operating with a wireless device;

receiving a message on said wireless device from a wireless network; and

routing the message for the one or more applications according to the routing preferences.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising determining at least one routing parameter from the message.

3. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein routing the message further comprises comparing the at least one routing parameter with the routing preferences.

4. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the at least one routing parameter includes an origination address.

5. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the at least one routing parameter includes a message class.

6. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the at least one routing parameter includes a priority.

7. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the at least one routing parameter includes a range of parameter values.

8. A method for routing messages of different message services, comprising:

receiving routing preferences from one or more applications operating with a wireless device;

receiving a message on the wireless device from a wireless network;

determining at least one routing parameter from the message; and

routing the message to at least one of the one or more applications, or to a memory unit associated with at least one of the one or more applications, according to a comparison of the at least one routing parameter with the routing preferences.

9. The method as set forth in claim 8, further comprising:

detecting whether the wireless device is connected to an external terminal; and

if the wireless device is connected to the external terminal, changing the routing preferences to incorporate external routing preferences of the external terminal.

10. The method as set forth in claim 9, further comprising, when the wireless device is disconnected from the external terminal, restoring the routing preferences to exclude the external routing preferences of the external terminal.

11. An apparatus in a wireless device for routing messages from different message services, comprising:

a communication module configured to receive a message from a wireless network; and

a message routing module, configured to receive routing preferences from one or more applications operating with said wireless device, and to route the message from the communication module for the one or more applications according to the routing preferences.

12. The apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein the message routing module is further configured to determine at least one routing parameter from the message.

13. The apparatus as set forth in claim 12, wherein the message routing module is further configured to compare the at least one routing parameter with the routing preferences.

14. A computer-readable media for routing messages received in a wireless device from a wireless network, the computer-readable media storing code comprising:

code for receiving routing preferences from one or more applications operating with a wireless device; and

code for routing the message for the one or more applications according to the routing preferences.

15. The computer readable media as set forth in claim 14, further comprising code for determining at least one routing parameter from the message.

16. The computer-readable media as set forth in claim 15, further comprising code for comparing the at least one routing parameter with the routing preferences.