Mobile messaging concierge

• US 20040266408A1
• Filed: 05/21/2004
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Maes, Stephane H.
• Granted Patent: US 9,094,805 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method for performing a service for a mobile device is provided. The method comprises: receiving a request from the mobile device for a service that is not natively supported by the mobile device; determining one or more resources needed to fulfill the request; and performing the service associated with the request using the one or more resources.

Claims

1. A method for performing a service for a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving a request from the mobile device for a service that is not natively supported by the mobile device;

determining one or more resources needed to fulfill the request; and

performing the service associated with the request using the one or more resources.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the service comprises:

performing an action to generate a result; and

sending the result to a target device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the target device comprises at least one of the mobile device and a device other than the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the service comprises:

retrieving the determined resources; and

sending the determined resources to a target device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the request comprises a query generated by the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the service comprises:

determining an attachment that is in a format the mobile device does not support;

converting the attachment to a format specified in the request; and

sending the attachment to a target device.

33. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein code for performing the service comprises:

code for retrieving the determined resources; and

code for sending the determined resources to a target device.

7. A method for generating a query for one or more services to be performed at a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving input specifying a query;

generating a query for a service that is not natively supported by the mobile device from the input received; and

sending the query for the service to a processing device, wherein the service is performed by the processing device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the query comprises one or more keywords.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving a result for the query.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving confirmation that a result of the query has been communicated to a target device.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a message from the processing device after sending the query; and

messaging with the processing device to enable the processing device to determine a final query.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving a message, wherein at least a portion of the message includes an attachment that is not readable by the device and wherein the service comprises converting the attachment to a format readable by the mobile device.

13. An apparatus for performing a service for a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a request from the mobile device for a service that is not natively supported by the mobile device;

a resource processor configured to access one or more resources for the request; and

an action processor configured to perform the service associated with the request using the accessed one or more resources.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit a result of the service to a target device.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the target device comprises at least one of the mobile device and a device other than the mobile device.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a request processor configured to determine a service to be performed from the request.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the request processor is configured to determine the one or more resources to access.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the receiver is configured to perform messaging with the mobile device to determine the request.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the resources accessed by resource processor are not accessible by the mobile device directly.

20. A system for performing actions, the system comprising:

one or more mobile devices;

one or more resources; and

a processor configured to communicate with the one or more mobile devices and have access to the one or more resources, wherein a request from a mobile device in the one or more mobile devices for an action that is not natively supported by the mobile device, wherein the processor performs the action using a resource in the one or more resources.

21. The system of claim 20, further comprising a target device, wherein the processing device generates a result from performing the action and sends the result to the target device.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the target device comprises at least one of the mobile device and a device other than the mobile device.

23. The system of claim 20, wherein the one or more resources are not directly accessible by the mobile device.

24. A mobile device configured to communicate with a processing device to enable actions to be performed, the mobile device comprising:

an interface to provide one or more inputs usable to generate a query;

an input receiver to receive information from the one or more inputs for a query;

a query generator to generate the query from the received information for an action that is not natively supported by the mobile device; and

a transmitter configured to send the generated query to the processing device, wherein the query is usable by the processing device to perform the action that is not natively supported by the mobile device.

25. The mobile device of claim 24, wherein the one or more inputs comprise at least one of a keypad, microphone, and handwriting recognition pad.

26. The mobile device of claim 25, wherein the received information comprises a plurality of keywords.

27. The mobile device of claim 26, wherein the query generator interprets the keywords to form the query.

28. The mobile device of claim 24, further comprising a receiver configured to receive communications from the processing device, wherein the transmitter and receiver are configured to message with the processing device to determine the query.

29. The mobile device of claim 24, further comprising a receiver configured to receive a result of the action from the processing device.

30. The mobile device of claim 24, further comprising a receiver configured to receive a confirmation of a result of the action from the processing device, wherein the result was sent to a target device other than the mobile device.

31. A computer readable medium for generating a query for one or more services to be performed at a mobile device, the medium comprising:

code for receiving input specifying a query for a service that is not natively supported by the mobile device;

code for generating a query from the input received; and

code for sending the query to a processing device, wherein the query specifies the service to be performed by the processing device.

32. The computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein code for performing the service comprises:

code for performing an action to generate a result; and

code for sending the result to a target device.

34. A computer readable medium for generating a query for one or more services to be performed at a mobile device, the medium comprising:

code for receiving input specifying a query;

code for generating a query for a service that is not natively supported by the mobile device from the input received; and

code for sending the query for the service to a processing device, wherein the service is performed by the processing device.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the query comprises one or more keywords.

36. The method of claim 34, further comprising code for receiving a result for the query.

37. The method of claim 34, further comprising:

code for receiving a message from the processing device after sending the query; and

code for messaging with the processing device to enable the processing device to determine a final query.