Data Communications Over Voice Channel With Mobile Consumer Communications Devices

• US 20070230371A1
• Filed: 03/30/2007
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Obopay Mobile Technology India Pvt Limited (OBP Investments, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Obopay Incorporated (OBP Investments, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tumminaro, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,532,021 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/259
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/066 Telephone sets adapted for data transmision
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/353 where the information comprises non-audio but is provided over voice channels protocols for multimedia information services per se H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1295 Details of dual tone multiple frequency signalling

Abstract

Mobile consumer communications devices can communicate their program application data over the voice channel of a wireless communications network. Structured by a protocol suitable for the voice channel, the data are encoded into tones which are transmitted over the voice channel. A server receives the tones over the voice channel, which are decoded into program application data structured by the protocol, and passed to an enterprise application. The server can respond accordingly over the voice channel.

Claims

1. A method of operating a mobile consumer communications device communicating over a wireless communications network, said method comprising:

receiving program application data to be transmitted over said wireless communications network, said program application data structured by a protocol;

encoding said program application data into tones for a voice channel of said wireless communications network, said program application data structured by a protocol; and

transmitting said tones over said voice channel.