System, device and method for sending a message at a predetermined time

• US 20050055408A1
• Filed: 09/09/2003
• Published: 03/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Dong, Zhu
• Application Number:
  US10/658,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20050055408A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

This invention relates to a system, device and method for sending a message at a predetermined time. In particular, this invention relates to a mobile communication device, such as a cell or mobile telephone, enabling generation of a message to be transmitted at a predetermined time. It is an object of the present invention that the system, device and method are capable of transmitting a message or notification at any give predetermined time.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting a message at a predetermined time and comprising a transmitting mobile communication device connected to a communication network, and said transmitting mobile communication device comprising a message generator enabling an operator of said transmitting mobile communication device to generate a message and to define a recipient of said message and a predetermined time for transmitting said message, and a timing element transmitting said message at said predetermined time.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein said message comprises a notification or an alert comprising a text, an audio track, a visual image, or any combination thereof.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein said message comprises a short messaging service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, or unstructured supplementary service data (USSD).

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein said communication network comprises a wireless telecommunication network, a wireless short range short wave radio network, such as Bluetooth, a computer network, or any combination thereof.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein said communication network further comprises a television network connecting to a gateway connected to said telecommunication network, said computer network, or said Bluetooth network.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile communication device further comprises a calendar element enabling said operator to schedule events, which calendar element connecting to said message generator thereby enabling said operator to define an event in the calendar element and to generate an event notification in said message and to define a predetermined time for transmitting said event notification to said recipient.

7. A mobile communication device for connecting to a communication network and transmitting a message at a predetermined time, and comprising a keyboard and display for interfacing with an operator, a storage element for storing a message generator application adapted to enable said operator to generate content of said message, a transmission application adapted to process and pass said message, and a timing application adapted to time transmission of said message according to a predetermined transmission time, a processor for processing data and executing said applications stored in said storage element.

8. A mobile communication device according to claim 7, wherein said message generator application is adapted to call said transmission application for preparing transmission through said message handling element, which during the process is adapted to call the timing application starting a timing function determining the transmission time of said message.

9. A mobile communication device according to claim 7 further comprising a calendar application adapted to enable the operator to perform calendar operations and wherein said calendar application is adapted to call said message generator application for generating a notification to be transmitted in said message at the predetermined time.

10. A method for transmitting a message at a predetermined time from a transmitting mobile communication device connected to a communication network, and said method comprising,

(a) storing in a storage element a message generator application, a transmission application, and a timing application,

(b) processing data and executing said applications stored in said storage element by means of a processor,

(c) enabling said operator to generate content of said message by means of said message generator application interfacing with said operator through a display and keyboard,

(d) enabling said operator to define a recipient of said message and a predetermined time for transmitting said message to said recipient,

(e) processing and passing said message by means of said transmission application,

(f) timing transmission of said message according to said predetermined transmission time by means of said timing application,

(g) transmitting said message through said communication network at said predetermined time by means of a message handling element operable by said transmission application.

11. A computer program comprising code adapted to perform the following when said program is run on a processor:

(a) storing in a storage element a message generator application, a transmission application, and a timing application,

(b) processing data and executing said applications stored in said storage element by means of said processor,

(c) enabling an operator to generate content of said message by means of said message generator application interfacing with said operator through a display and keyboard,

(d) enabling said operator to define a recipient of said message and a predetermined time for transmitting said message to said recipient,

(e) processing and passing said message by means of said transmission application,

(f) timing transmission of said message according to said predetermined transmission time by means of said timing application, and

(g) transmitting said message through a communication network at said predetermined time by means of a message handling element operable by said transmission application.