System and method for personal identification number messaging
First Claim
1. A relay site associated with a wireless network for supporting communication of messages between mobile devices associated with the relay site, each of the mobile devices having a Personal Identification Number (PIN) address, wherein the relay site comprises:
- a relay data store having relay information for the mobile devices associated with the relay site, the relay information including PIN information;
a relay server connected to the relay data store, the relay server being adapted to control the operation of the relay site, the relay server comprising a user lookup module for querying the relay data store for PIN information for one or more recipient users specified in a given message; and
a network interface connected to the relay server, the network interface being adapted for connecting the relay site to the wireless network.
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Abstract
A relay site associated with a wireless network can send messages between mobile devices associated with the wireless network without having to transmit the messages to a host system. The messages include PIN messages and each of the mobile devices has a PIN address. The relay site includes a relay server for controlling the operation of the relay site, and sending the PIN messages between the mobile devices. The relay site also includes a relay data store having PIN information for users associated with the mobile devices. The relay server can access the relay data store to allow users that use the mobile devices to query the relay data store for PIN information of other users.
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27 Claims
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1. A relay site associated with a wireless network for supporting communication of messages between mobile devices associated with the relay site, each of the mobile devices having a Personal Identification Number (PIN) address, wherein the relay site comprises:
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a relay data store having relay information for the mobile devices associated with the relay site, the relay information including PIN information;
a relay server connected to the relay data store, the relay server being adapted to control the operation of the relay site, the relay server comprising a user lookup module for querying the relay data store for PIN information for one or more recipient users specified in a given message; and
a network interface connected to the relay server, the network interface being adapted for connecting the relay site to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile communications device comprising:
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a main processor that controls the operation of the mobile communications device;
a communication subsystem connected to the main processor, the communication subsystem being adapted to send and receive data including messages; and
a message application that interfaces with the communication subsystem to send and receive the messages;
the message application being adapted to allow a user of the mobile communications device to generate a pseudo-PIN message by specifying at least one e-mail address in an address field of a PIN message, and transmit the pseudo-PIN message to an associated relay site. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A wireless network comprising:
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a plurality of mobile devices, each of the mobile devices having a Personal Identification Number (PIN) address; and
a relay site associated with the wireless network for supporting communication of messages between the mobile devices, the relay site comprising;
a relay data store having relay information for the mobile devices associated with the relay site, the relay information including PIN information, a relay server connected to the relay data store, the relay server being adapted to control the operation of the relay site, the relay server comprising a user lookup module for querying the relay data store for PIN information for one or more recipient users specified in a given message, and a network interface connected to the relay server, the network interface being adapted for connecting the relay site to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for supporting communication of messages between mobile devices associated with a relay site, each of the mobile devices having a Personal Identification Number (PIN) address, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving a request at the relay site from a given mobile device for PIN information for a recipient user;
searching a relay data store for the requested PIN information; and
sending search results to the given mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product for implementing a method of supporting communication of messages between mobile devices associated with a relay site, each of the mobile devices having a Personal Identification Number (PIN) address, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium; and
program code means embodied by said computer readable medium, said program code means being executable by a processor for carrying out said method, wherein said method comprises;
receiving a request at the relay site from a given mobile device for PIN information for a recipient user, searching a relay data store for the requested PIN information, and sending search results to the given mobile device.
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