Method and system for sending text-based communications to a network access device for an application with video or audio output
First Claim
1. A method for providing communications to a network access device over a communications network having a channel supporting text messages, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a network access device, the network access device having a processor, a memory, and an output, the memory storing code of an application, the code executable by the processor, the network access device in communication with the communications network;
providing an application specific message having a network header and message content, the message content including an application header and application content, the network header identifying the application specific message as a text-based message;
sending the application specific message to the network access device as a text message over the channel of the communications network;
receiving, by the network access device, the application specific message;
detecting, by the network access device, the network header of the application specific message;
identifying, by the network access device, the application specific message as a text-based message, as indicated by the network header;
detecting, by the network access device, the application header of the application specific message;
selecting, by the network access device, the application as associated with the application specific message;
providing the application content of the application specific message to the application;
interpreting, by the application, the application content of the application specific message to generate output data; and
providing, on the output of the network access device, the output data.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing communications to a network access device. The network access device has a processor, a memory, and an output. The memory stores application code. An application specific message has a network header and message content. The message content includes an application header and application content. The application specific message is sent to the network access device as a text message over a channel of a communications network. The network access device is capable of identifying the application specific message as a text-based message, as indicated by the network header. The network access device detects the application header of the application specific message, and selects the application as associated with the application specific message. The application content of the application specific message is then provided to the application. The application interprets the application content to generate output data, and the output data is provided on the output of the network access device.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for providing communications to a network access device over a communications network having a channel supporting text messages, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a network access device, the network access device having a processor, a memory, and an output, the memory storing code of an application, the code executable by the processor, the network access device in communication with the communications network;
providing an application specific message having a network header and message content, the message content including an application header and application content, the network header identifying the application specific message as a text-based message;
sending the application specific message to the network access device as a text message over the channel of the communications network;
receiving, by the network access device, the application specific message;
detecting, by the network access device, the network header of the application specific message;
identifying, by the network access device, the application specific message as a text-based message, as indicated by the network header;
detecting, by the network access device, the application header of the application specific message;
selecting, by the network access device, the application as associated with the application specific message;
providing the application content of the application specific message to the application;
interpreting, by the application, the application content of the application specific message to generate output data; and
providing, on the output of the network access device, the output data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for providing communications to a network access device over a communications network having a channel supporting text messages, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a network access device, the network access device having a processor, a memory, and an output, the memory storing code of an application, the code executable by the processor, the network access device in communication with the communications network;
providing an application specific message having a network header and message content, the message content including an application header and application content, the network header identifying the application specific message as a text-based message;
encrypting the application specific message to produce an encrypted application specific message;
sending the encrypted application specific message to the network access device as a text message over the channel of the communications network;
decrypting the encrypted application specific message, by the network access device, to produce the application specific message;
detecting, by the network access device, the network header of the application specific message;
identifying, by the network access device, the application specific message as a text-based message, as indicated by the network header;
detecting, by the network access device, the application header of the application specific message;
selecting, by the network access device, the application as associated with the application specific message;
providing the application content of the application specific message to the application;
interpreting, by the application, the application content of the application specific message to generate output data; and
providing, on the output of the network access device, the output data. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. An interactive communications system using a communications network having a channel supporting text messages, the system comprising:
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a first network access device, the first network access device having a processor, a memory, and an output, the memory storing code of an application, the code executable by the processor, the first network access device in communication with the communications network;
a second network access device, the second network access device having a processor and a memory, the memory storing an application specific message having a network header and message content, the message content including an application header and application content, the network header identifying the application specific message as a text-based message, the second network access device in communication with the communications network;
the second network access device configured to send the application specific message to the first network access device as a text message over the channel of the communications network;
the first network access device configured to;
(i) receive the application specific message, (ii) detect the network header of the application specific message, (iii) identify the application specific message as a text-based message, as indicated by the network header, (iv) detect the application header of the application specific message, (v) select the application as associated with the application specific message, (vi) provide the application content of the application specific message to the application, (vii) interpret, by the application, the application content of the application specific message to generate output data, and (viii) provide, on the output of the network access device, the output data. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A processor readable storage medium having processor readable code for programming one or more processors in a network access device to perform a method for receiving communications over a communications network having a channel supporting text messages, the network access device in communication with the communications network, the network access device having a processor, a memory and an output, the memory storing application code of an application, the application code executable by the one or more processors, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an application specific message as a text message over the channel of the communications network, the application specific message having a network header and message content, the message content including an application header and application content, the network header identifying the application specific message as a text-based message;
detecting, by the network access device, the network header of the application specific message;
identifying, by the network access device, the application specific message as a text-based message, as indicated by the network header;
detecting, by the network access device, the application header of the application specific message;
selecting, by the network access device, the application as associated with the application specific message;
providing the application content of the application specific message to the application;
interpreting, by the application, the application content of the application specific message to generate output data; and
providing, on the output of the network access device, the output data. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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41. The processor readable storage medium of claim 41, wherein the application specific message includes font data.
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