System and method for group messaging and content distribution in Short Message Service
First Claim
1. A mobile messaging platform for communicating among a plurality of wireless devices comprising:
- at least one gateway configured to communicate with mobile devices and to support communication over a network; and
a server coupled over the network to the gateway, and adapted to receive a single message from a first party using a mobile device to forward the message to at multiple second parties.
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Abstract
A mobile messaging platform for communicating among a plurality of wireless devices comprises at least one gateway configured to communicate with mobile devices and to forward communication over a network. A server containing content is coupled over the network to the gateway, and adapted to receive calls from at least one mobile device to forward content to one or more parties. In one aspect, the mobile devices include cellular telephones, and the content includes rich media. In another aspect, the content includes ring tones, wall paper, mobile games, phone applications and more complex programs and games. Advantages of the invention include the ability to communicate rich content to other users including ring tones, wall paper, mobile games, phone applications and even more complex programs, games and other content.
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36 Claims
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1. A mobile messaging platform for communicating among a plurality of wireless devices comprising:
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at least one gateway configured to communicate with mobile devices and to support communication over a network; and
a server coupled over the network to the gateway, and adapted to receive a single message from a first party using a mobile device to forward the message to at multiple second parties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile messaging platform for communicating among a plurality of wireless devices comprising:
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at least one gateway configured to communicate with mobile devices and to support communication over a network; and
a server containing content and coupled over the network to the gateway, and adapted to receive a single message from a first party using a mobile device to forward content to at least one other second party. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communicating messages from a first party using a mobile device to multiple second parties, using at least one gateway and a server coupled over the network to the gateway, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a single message from a first party using a mobile device; and
forwarding the message to multiple second parties. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of communicating messages from a first party using a mobile device to multiple second parties, using at least one gateway and a server containing content coupled over the network to the gateway, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a single message from a first party using a mobile device; and
forwarding content to at least one second party. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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