Apparatus and method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation

• US 20050014493A1
• Filed: 07/14/2004
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sozotek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sozotek, Inc.
• Inventors: Ford, Gordon
• Application Number:
  US10/891,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20050014493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging

Abstract

A method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation including a managing step for managing the wireless data message, a transmitting step to transmit the wireless data message via a wireless network to the server memory, a storing step for storing the wireless data message in the server memory, a confirming step for confirming storage of the wireless data message utilizing server software, a sending step for sending a confirmation to the wireless telephone upon confirming storage of the wireless data message in the server memory and a deleting step for deleting the wireless data message in the wireless telephone memory.

Claims

1. A method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation comprising the steps of

managing a wireless data message in a telephone memory of a wireless telephone utilizing telephone software to determine a server memory for remote storage of said wireless data message;

transmitting said wireless data message via a wireless network to said server memory;

storing said wireless data message in said server memory;

confirming storage of said wireless data message utilizing server software; and

sending a confirmation to said wireless telephone upon confirming storage of said wireless data message in said server memory.

2. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

deleting said wireless data message in said wireless telephone memory utilizing said telephone software upon receipt of said confirmation that said wireless data message was stored in said server memory.

3. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

validating transmission of said wireless data message to said server memory.

4. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 2 wherein:

said validation is performed utilizing cyclic redundancy code.

5. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 2 wherein:

said validation is performed utilizing checksum code.

6. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 1 wherein:

said wireless data message contains embedded data, said wireless data message contains message content data.

7. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 5 wherein:

said embedded data contains content identification data, said embedded data contains telephone identification data.

8. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 5 wherein:

said embedded data contains a caption for a visual image data.

9. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 5 wherein:

said embedded data contains a visual image data date and time stamp for when said visual image data was taken.

10. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 5 wherein:

said embedded data contains a transmission date and time stamp for when said wireless data message was transmitted.

11. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 5 wherein:

said embedded data contains a global positioning system location stamp.

12. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 5 wherein:

said message content data contains visual image data.

13. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 5 wherein:

said message content data contains vocal recording data.

14. A method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation comprising the steps of:

managing a wireless data message in a telephone memory of a wireless telephone utilizing telephone software to determine a server memory for remote storage of said wireless data message;

transmitting said wireless data message via a wireless network to said server memory;

validating transmission of said wireless data message to said server memory;

storing said wireless data message in said server memory;

confirming storage of said wireless data message utilizing server software;

sending a confirmation to said wireless telephone upon confirming storage of said wireless data message in said server memory; and

deleting said wireless data message in said wireless telephone memory utilizing said telephone software upon receipt of said confirmation that said wireless data message was stored in said server memory.

15. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 14 wherein:

said validation is performed utilizing checksum code.

16. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 15 wherein:

said wireless data message contains embedded data, said wireless data message contains message content data, said message content data contains visual image data.

17. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 16 wherein:

said embedded data contains content identification data, said embedded data contains telephone identification data, said embedded data contains a caption for a visual image data, said embedded data contains a visual image data date and time stamp for when said visual image data was taken, said embedded data contains a transmission date and time stamp for when said wireless data message was transmitted.

18. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 17 wherein:

said embedded data contains a global positioning system location stamp.

19. The method of wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation of claim 18 wherein:

said message content data contains vocal recording data.

20. An apparatus for wireless data exchange with automatic delivery confirmation comprising:

means for managing a wireless data message in a telephone memory of a wireless telephone utilizing telephone software to determine a server memory for remote storage of said wireless data message;

means for transmitting said wireless data message via a wireless network to said server memory;

means for validating transmission of said wireless data message to said server memory;

means for storing said wireless data message in said server memory;

means for confirming storage of said wireless data message utilizing server software;

means for sending a confirmation to said wireless telephone upon confirming storage of said wireless data message in said server memory; and

means for deleting said wireless data message in said wireless telephone memory utilizing said telephone software upon receipt of said confirmation that said wireless data message was stored in said server memory.