Integrated message delivery over a plurality of transport mediums

• US 20060099976A1
• Filed: 11/05/2004
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Coskun, Risvan, Zhang, Haining
• Granted Patent: US 7,583,958 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• 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: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Facilitating a communication directed to a communication device operable to receive data over a plurality of transport mediums includes determining present transport coverage of the communication device, determining which transport mediums the communication device is presently operable to receive the communication, and selecting one of theses transport mediums for delivery of the communication to the communication device.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method for facilitating a communication over a plurality of transport mediums, comprising:

receiving communication data for a communication to be delivered to a communication device over a first transport medium;

determining if the communication device is presently operable to receive the communication over the first transport medium;

if the communication device is not presently operable to receive the communication over the first transport medium, then;

determining which of the plurality of transport mediums over which the communication device is presently operable to receive the communication; and

selecting one of the plurality of transport mediums as a second transport medium for delivery of at least a subset of the communication to the communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication to be delivered to a communication device over a first transport medium comprises an e-mail communication.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the subset of the communication comprises a short messaging service (SMS) message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication to be delivered to a communication device over a first transport medium comprises a short messaging service (SMS) message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting one of the plurality of transport mediums as a second transport medium for delivery of the communication to the communication device comprises:

accessing transport options data; and

selecting one of the plurality of transport mediums as the second transport medium based on the transport options data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising converting the communication from a first transport medium format to a second transport medium format that corresponds to the second transport medium.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first transport medium comprises an e-mail transport medium and the second transport medium comprises a short messaging service (SMS) transport medium.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein converting the communication from a first transport medium format to a second transport medium format comprises generating SMS message data from e-mail message data.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising delivering the communication over the first transport medium when the mobile device becomes presently operable to receive the communication over the first transport medium.

10. A processor-implemented method for facilitating communication over a plurality of transport mediums, comprising:

receiving communication data for a communication to be delivered to a communication device over a first transport medium;

determining a present transport coverage of the communication device;

if the present transport coverage does not include the first transport medium, then;

selecting a second transport medium over which the communication device is presently operable to receive communication data;

determining if the second transport medium is operable to deliver the communication;

if the second transport medium is operable to deliver the communication, then redirecting the communication over the second transport medium; and

if the second transport medium is not operable to deliver the communication, then generating and transmitting alternate communication data over the second transport medium.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein selecting a second transport medium over which the communication device is presently operable to receive communication data comprises:

accessing transport options data; and

selecting one of the plurality of transport mediums as the second transport medium based on the transport options data.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the communication to be delivered to a communication device over a first transport medium comprises an e-mail communication.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the alternate communication data comprises a short messaging service (SMS) message.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the alternate communication data comprises a personal identification number (PIN) message.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the communication to be delivered to a communication device over a first transport medium comprises a short messaging service (SMS) message.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising delivering the communication over the first transport medium when the mobile device becomes presently operable to receive the communication over the first transport medium.

17. A system for facilitating a communication over a plurality of transport mediums, comprising:

means for receiving communication data for a communication to be delivered to a communication device over a first transport medium;

means for determining a present transport coverage of the communication device and for selecting a second transport medium over which the communication device is presently operable to receive communication data if the present transport coverage does not include the first transport medium; and

means for determining if the second transport medium is operable to deliver the communication and redirecting the communication over the second transport medium if the second transport medium is operable to deliver the communication and generating and transmitting alternate communication data over the second transport medium if the second transport medium is not operable to deliver the communication.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising means for accessing transport options data and selecting one of the plurality of transport mediums as the second transport medium based on the transport options data.

19. A system for facilitating a communication over a plurality of transport mediums, comprising:

an integrated transport delivery device comprising a processing subsystem, a memory subsystem, and a communication subsystem, the processing subsystem coupled to the memory subsystem and the communication subsystem, and operable to store and retrieve data in the memory subsystem, to execute instructions stored in the memory subsystem, and send and receive data over the communication subsystem over a plurality of transport mediums mediums; and

integrated transport delivery device program code comprising program instructions executable by the processing subsystem and stored in the memory subsystem and upon execution cause the integrated transport delivery device to be operable to;

receive communication data for a communication to be delivered to a communication device over a first transport medium;

determine if the communication device is presently operable to receive the communication over the first transport medium; and

if determining that the communication device is not presently operable to receive the communication over the first transport medium, then;

determine which of the plurality of transport mediums over which the communication device is presently operable to receive the communication; and

select one of the plurality of transport mediums as a second transport medium for delivery of at least a subset of the communication to the communication device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the communication to be delivered to a communication device over a first transport medium comprises an e-mail communication.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the subset of the communication comprises a short messaging service (SMS) message.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the integrated transport delivery device program code comprises further program instructions executable by the processing subsystem and stored in the memory subsystem and upon execution cause the integrated transport delivery device to be operable to:

access transport options data; and

select one of the plurality of transport mediums as the second transport medium based on the transport options data.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the integrated transport delivery device program code comprises further program instructions executable by the processing subsystem and stored in the memory subsystem and upon execution cause the integrated transport delivery device to be operable to convert a least a subset the communication from a first transport medium format to a second transport medium format that corresponds to the second transport medium.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein the integrated transport delivery device program code comprises further program instructions executable by the processing subsystem and stored in the memory subsystem and upon execution cause the integrated transport delivery device to deliver the communication over the first transport medium when the mobile device becomes presently operable to receive the communication over the first transport medium.